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The Many Benefits of Precision Medicine
Personalized medicine, also called precision medicine, focuses on tailoring treatments and care specifically to each patient. It takes into account a patient's genetic makeup, family history, and lifestyle habits to form a completely customized health plan.
There are several benefits to precision medicine, including weeding out medications that aren’t effective and learning more about your body and how it responds to different treatments.
If you're interested in precision medical care, Dr. Inga Zilberstein is happy to offer it at her practice in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York. She's an experienced OB/GYN providing bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, tips for navigating menopause, and other testing as part of her personalized medicine plan.
Who is a candidate for precision medicine?
Precision medicine is a customized care plan for each patient. Instead of approaching people with the same disease as a whole, it offers individualized care and treatment to each patient based on their own genetic makeup.
Precision medicine is the future of the medical field. It allows doctors to personalize care, medications, and preventive screenings to your specific needs. Anyone can benefit from personalized medicine, but the following are excellent candidates:
- People with drug sensitivities
- People living with cancer
- Patients with genetic disorders
- People who’ve found previous treatment regimens ineffective
- Patients looking to learn more about their health
Anyone, even people without specific diseases, can benefit from precision medicine. It's an excellent way to develop a better understanding about your body and how your genetic makeup affects your well-being.
The many benefits of precision medicine
Precision medicine has multiple advantages over traditional medicine, mainly because it's not one-size-fits-all. Dr. Zilberstein offers the option of personalized medicine because of its many benefits to your health. Some of these benefits include:
Completely customized care
A significant advantage of precision medicine is the completely customized care it provides. You don't have to be just a number in a study; you're the No. 1 patient every single time.
Better treatment outcomes
By focusing on each specific patient, their lifestyle and environmental factors, and their own genetic makeup, precision medicine provides exceptionally better outcomes than the general approach that comes with traditional care. The result is fewer adverse reactions and better health and wellness.
Lower healthcare costs
Trial and error with medications and treatments costs money, which usually comes out of your pocket. Precision medicine helps reveal the root cause of health problems and homes in on treatments that work for you, which cuts costs.
Early disease detection and preventive care
Precision medicine allows us to know more about your health and what you're at risk for. We can then provide treatments and lifestyle tips to slow or prevent chronic health conditions.
Because we focus on your genetics and needs, we can detect chronic health problems faster, which gets you treatment quickly. The result is an earlier diagnosis and better health outcomes.
Advanced diagnostic studies
Precision medicine takes advantage of advanced diagnostic studies and tests. The DUTCH test, GI mapping, and organic acid testing are three examples that serve to evaluate your well-being from the inside out.
Personalized medication plan
Targeted medication therapy is another advantage of precision medicine. Dr. Zilberstein studies your test results, which reveal the molecular and genetic basis for diseases affecting you, and interprets them to develop a personalized approach to your medication. This can mean fewer side effects and more effective treatment.
Contact Inga Zilberstein, MD, to learn more about precision medicine and how it can benefit your health. Call or text 830-254-5941, or send a message through our website.
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