CATEGORY: Estradiol


Titles of Research Articles on Hormone Treatment Are Often Misleading

Research article titles can be very different from the actual research results. Don’t stop at the headline of a written article or blog about hormones or you who take hormones will unnecessarily feel anxiety all the time.  Journalists and bloggers[...]
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Possible Issues Related to the Insertion of Testosterone Pellets in Women

Make sure your hormone doctor is experienced, and concentrates on pellet therapy as their primary medical practice. Most of you know that when I replace Testosterone hormones for my female patients who lose testosterone as they age. I only used[...]
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Possible Early Complaints after the Initial Testosterone Pellet insertion – Part II

Dr. Maupin discusses the most common side effects for women after beginning hormone replacement. Most of you know that when I replace hormones for my female patients, I only use Bioidentical estradiol and Testosterone in the form of long-lasting subcutaneous[...]
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Possible Early Complaints after the Initial Testosterone Pellet insertion for Women

Dr. Maupin discusses the issues some women may have from testosterone replacement. Most of you know that when I replace hormones for my female patients, I only use bio-identical estradiol and testosterone in the form of long lasting (3-6 months) subcutaneous[...]
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Some Possible Side Effects of Testosterone Pellets for Women

Dr. Maupin explains the problems that can occur during the first month or two of hormone replacement. Most of you know that when I am replacing hormones for my female patients, I only used Bio-identical estradiol and Testosterone in the[...]
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Don’t Trust Your Lab’s Reference Ranges! – Part 2

The "normal" or "reference ranges" provided by lab companies are not always the healthiest values. A doctor must have an ideal, healthy range for any test which they is using to diagnose a patient.  Diagnosticians cannot decide whether this ideal[...]
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Don’t Trust Your Lab’s Reference Ranges!

Why does BioBalance change some of the normal lab value ranges from what is provided by the lab company? Dr Sullivan and I spend much of our visits with our patients explaining the meaning of each lab test that we[...]
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Dementia Is Delayed Or Prevented By Replacing Your Estradiol

At menopause blood levels of estradiol (E2) decrease to nearly zero. I have always told women who are menopausal that giving Estrogen to them after menopause lower’s their risk of Alzheimer’s, decreases their insulin resistance and helps decrease belly fat. [...]
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Estrogen Replacement Therapy Update – The Truth

BioBalance Health only uses bio-identical estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone in pellet form. I answer many questions about Estrogen Replacement Therapy ERT every day.  Many of these questions are based on outdated information that women, and even doctors have not updated[...]
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Breast Cancer and Hormone Replacement Therapy

Dr. Maupin answers questions about hormone replacement in patients with breast cancer, or high risk of getting breast cancer. At BioBalance we have been treating women who have had ER positive breast cancer with Testosterone Pellets for 20 years Testosterone[...]
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