CATEGORY: Hormone Replacement
There is More to HRT than Replacing Estrogen
This week, Brett Newcomb and I discuss several misunderstandings regarding hormone replacement. There are many misconceptions regarding this kind of treatment, many of which are introduced by sensationalist media that is misinformed, themselves. We attempt to debunk some of these[...]
Individualized Medicine: A Real Life Example
Today in my office, one of my patients stopped me and said with a big smile, “You saved my life!” This is a phrase I love hearing and thankfully, I've heard from my patients many times. Sometimes, what they mean[...]
Hair Loss as a Side Effect of Hormone Replacement
This week, Brett Newcomb and I continue our discussion on the differences between medicine that is personalized and medicine that is directed by guidelines. We focus our attention specifically on this dichotomy in regards to the side effect of hair[...]
Testosterone Replacement Headlines: Can They Be Trusted?
This week, Brett Newcomb and I are once again examining the news media and the way that they present information about medical research and medical progress, often through misleading headlines. Last month, Dr. Andrew Kates—a cardiologist at Washington University—published an[...]
Age Management Medicine Group’s National Conference in Orlando
This past week Brett Newcomb, two of the BioBalance Health nurses, Laurie Sills RN, NP and Susie Ahrens, RN, and I attended The Age Management Medicine Group's (AMMG) national conference in Orlando, Florida. While at the AMMG meeting, BioBalance Health[...]
Answers to Your Questions About Hormones
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb continue to answer your questions about hormone replacement, treatment, diagnoses, and hormone pellet therapy. Welcome again to the BioBalance Healthcast. This week Brett and I are going to continue our responses to our readers' and[...]
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy FAQ
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb answer FAQs from subscribers about treatment, diagnoses, hormone replacement, and hormone pellet therapy. Welcome to the BioBalance Healthcast. This week, Brett and I are going to answer FAQs from our viewers. If you have[...]
Does Testosterone Replacement Cause Heart Attacks in Men?
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss concerns being brought to light as a result of recent studies by the US Veterans' Hospital that asks the question, "Does Testosterone Replacement Cause Heart Attacks in men?" One of my patients recently[...]
What Doctors Who Don’t Specialize in Hormone Replacement Don’t Understand
I often receive accusations from colleagues who don't understand the difference between total testosterone (inactive form + active forms of testosterone) and free testosterone (active form.) As several of these very educated and accomplished doctors claim, my female patients' testosterone[...]
The Secret Female Hormone
Dr. Maupin discusses her new book, The Secret Female Hormone: How Testosterone Replacement Can Change Your Life We are very excited today to talk about something that we’ve been working on for the last two years. Dr. Brett Newcomb and[...]