CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘Dr. Kathy Maupin M.D.’ Category
Skinny Fat – Are You Losing Your Mind?
Do you fear you will lose your capacity to think quickly, and to remember the facts that have been important to you personally and professionally? One of my greatest fears is that as I age I will lose my capacity[...]
Testosterone Pellets and the Illnesses of Aging
What diseases can be delayed or avoided if I take Testosterone Pellets? One question we regularly hear at BioBalance Health is: What diseases can be delayed or avoided if I take Testosterone Pellets? In discussing this question with our patients,[...]
Testosterone Replacement After Having Prostate Cancer
If a man obtains testosterone replacement therapy, does it increase their likelihood to develop Prostate Cancer? For many years doctors were trained and believed that if a man obtained testosterone replacement therapy, it would lead to an increase in the[...]
More FAQâs from women about hormone replacement
Dr. Maupin and Brett discuss questions and concerns from women considering hormone replacement. Our discussion this week covers some of the specific questions people ask when they begin to consider whether or not they are candidates for hormone replacement therapy.[...]
Low Dose Naltrexone and Depression
How to recognize different types of depression, and how medicine addresses these deficiencies. This may seem like a doctor problem and not a patient problem, but I think understanding the key differences in types of depression can guide patients to[...]
The Four Types of Depression
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter chemical in the brain. There are many neurotransmitters, and serotonin is the one we recognize as primarily impacting depression in your brain and body. Anti-depressants called SSRIâs, when they came out, were miracle drugs. They replaced[...]
Women and Migraines
Understanding the differences between Migraines and Headaches, and how to treat them both. We have many patients who come to us with what they are calling migraine headaches. Often, we find that they are having headaches, but not what we[...]
Certain Estrogen Products can Increase Your Risk of Clotting
It is a well known fact that estrogen can âcause blood clotsâ, but is that always true? Blood clots are scary. You can die from them. This week we are speaking about the risks of blood clotting and what you[...]
Personalizing PSA screenings for Men
There are new standards regarding PSA screenings for men as they age. Men have been told for decades that if they live long enough they will all die from prostate cancer. After age 40 men were told that they should[...]
Pheromones Make the World go Around
Pheromones can make us feel sexually attracted to the right people. Pheromones are the chemicals that are secreted from the âsweatâ glands of adults. These undetectable odors are the scents that bring men and women, men and men or women[...]