CATEGORY: Author Archive
The Most Common Prostate Screening Method Is Obsolete
This week Dr. Maupin and Brett Newcomb are continuing their conversations about Prostate Cancer, exams, and treatments in aging men. Most of the updated information comes from a recently published article in Huffington Post. You will find this article linked[...]
The American Sugar Conspiracy That Is Killing Us
It is not an accident that the US has the fattest sickest adults in the world and our government's paternalistic approach has put the economic interests of an economic segment above the health of private citizens. All Americans have been[...]
Dr. Maupin Interviews Patient Dennis Morgan
Learn how Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy and Dr. Maupin helped patient Dennis Morgan "Get his life back". Dennis is a 68 year old retired attorney. He was the General Counsel for a large natural gas company for thirty years. When[...]
Doctor, Do I Need Growth Hormone Too?
Growth Hormone’s role after men are finished growing is to build muscle and burn fat, as well as keep the production of muscle and bone normal as it is in young men. The answer to our title question is generally[...]
Fatigue While on Testosterone Pellets
Initially when both men and women come to me for midlife symptoms, fatigue is the second most common complaint. Frequently I hear my patients complain that they are “tired” even though they have been on testosterone pellets (some with estradiol)[...]
Sexual Rhythms in Relationships
What makes us desire a particular individual from among a group? Is it looks, is it cultural expectations, or could it be something genetic in our makeup? For centuries men have been trying to resolve the riddle of attraction. In[...]
Can You Get Over an Addiction?
Addiction may often be an attempt at self -regulation through self medication. It could be legal or illegal based on what society thinks is OK to crave or seek these substances. Remember addiction is a medical issue not a legal[...]
Your Insurance Company Plays Doctor – Without a License
I know in the state of Missouri, the insurers have no license to practice medicine, but they do anyway and we as a community let them. Yesterday I spent the day writing letters to insurance companies to try to get[...]
The Psychology of Weight Loss and Maintaining Ideal Weight
So many Americans struggle with their weight. Those who are identified as obese experience physical problems and social problems. They are subject to bullying and shaming and often are discounted in job markets and struggle with self-esteem. There is an[...]
What Precludes Beginning Testosterone Replacement?
Prostate Cancer is a real and serious concern for men of a certain age. When we encounter men who are in denial about or resistant to this reality, it causes grave concern. What Precludes Beginning Testosterone Replacement? Current Untreated Prostate[...]