CATEGORY: Pellets
Our Most Frequent Questions…about Uterine bleeding while on Estradiol Pellets
“I am post-Menopausal, so why do I have uterine bleeding?” Q: Why do I have to take Progesterone every night? Post-menopausal bleeding is one of the side effects of any estrogen replacement therapy, including estradiol pellets. We can prevent break-through[...]
Our Most Frequent Questions…about laboratory test
"Why do I need so many lab test at BioBalance Health?" Dr. Maupin answers this question and more. Q: Why do I need so many tests to replace my testosterone and or estradiol with pellets? We order these tests for[...]
Low Testosterone Found to Result in More Severe Covid Infections
Washington University study shows men who have low Testosterone levels are associated with severe Covid infections. Welcome to the BioBalance Healthcast, I’m Dr. Kathy Maupin and my partner Dr. Rachel Sullivan, joins me today to discuss a new research finding[...]
The Ugly Truth About Finasteride – The Post Finasteride Syndrome
The oral enzyme inhibitor Finasteride, is used to decrease hair loss and treat prostate enlargement. FINASTERIDE is a name of a medication that is commonly used in both dermatology and urology. It is an oral enzyme inhibitor that is used[...]
Autoimmune Disease is one of the Top 10 Causes of Death in Women.
How replacing your testosterone can help treat autoimmune disease. Autoimmune disease is one of the top 10 causes of death for women. The rate of growth of this group of diseases in women over the last 19 years is rapid. [...]
What to do when your doctor wants you to stop your hormone therapy.
The most likely cause of hair loss is low thyroid, followed closely by medications. I will give your PCP the benefit of the doubt that he or she doesn’t know anything about hormones, but that does not excuse him/her from[...]
What to say when your primary care doctor questions your use of Bio-Identical Hormones.
Pellets are mysterious to most doctors and drug reps, so they just tell patients they are “dangerous” or useless to scare patients from using them. Primary doctors who practice general medicine, generally don’t know anything about hormones and or worse[...]
Why Does Dr. Maupin think Making Muscle is Key to Anti-Aging?
The benefit of exercise is the most well documented anti-aging activity and treatment to reverse aging available. When you come to my office, I don’t just weigh you, but I do a full body composition with the InBody machine before[...]
Painful Intercourse is a Common Problem for Women
Most causes of painful intercourse are not “in your head” or psychological. Painful intercourse is a common problem that OBGYNs diagnose and treat every day, but it is often a very upsetting problem that women don’t like to talk about[...]
Why Do Women Need Estrogen?
Estradiol prevents vascular disease, heart disease, stroke, and arrhythmias. Today, women are very legitimately concerned about the risk of breast cancer. They regularly ask Drs. Maupin and Sullivan to just give them replacement testosterone and not give them estrogen because[...]