CATEGORY: Research
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[...]
Weight Loss Secrets: Drinking Alcohol Counteracts Fat Loss
Drinking alcohol while you are attempting to lose weight will block fat loss and sabotage any diet plan! Introduction: For many years I have advised my patients to abstain from alcohol while they are working on losing fat and to[...]
The Thyroid Myth that Doctors Still Believe
The thyroid gland is the most important gland to human life. I have had hypothyroidism since I was 23, so I have had an interest in the thyroid gland, how it works and what treatments work and which ones[...]
The Death of Title IX, and the End of Women’s Equality
The decision to make women compete against biologic men is an uneducated, unscientific decision. Title IX is a Federal Civil Rights Law passed as part of the Education Amendment of 1972. It is now in jeopardy of being reversed in[...]
Women, Birth Control Pills, and Hair Loss
The risks associated with being changed to a Low dose birth control pill. Did you know that taking Low dose birth control pills can be dangerous to your hair? Many birth control pills are considered healthier because they are “low[...]
Understanding what your doctor means when they say, “Standard of care”, and “I follow the guidelines”.
If your doctor tells you they are following the standard of care you should let them know you understand that is the minimum they can do. Doctor lingo is often confusing to those patients who don’t work in the medical[...]
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[...]
Orgasms, Testosterone, and the Causes of Anorgasmia
Dr. Maupin continues her discussion on “women and sex” focusing on the causes of anorgasmia. Summary: Doctors traditionally divide the female and male orgasms into four stages as though all were the same and progressed identically along the same pathways. [...]
Prostate Medicines are Interfering with some Men’s Love Life
The most common new prostate medicine is Tamulosin. It can help shrink the prostate as it swells around the urethra without surgery. Prostate cancer is a concern for most men as they age. We have culturally been told that if[...]
Got Testosterone? Wins the Independent press award for men’s health!
"GOT TESTOSTERONE?" - A book for men and the women who love them. Got Testosterone? The recent book written by Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb, MA LPC, just garnered the prestigious First Place Award for Men’s Health by the[...]