CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘Menopause’ Category
Estrogen: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All
It takes a very well-trained doctor to customize estrogen dosages to each woman. Estradiol, is the essential, necessary hormone of women, sometimes called the “female hormone”. It is produced in the ovary prior to menopause and is the primary feminizing[...]
Answering the Questions Women Have About Menopause – Part II
There are a few risks created by taking estrogen, but the benefits outweigh them. After the big 3 questions about menopause that I answered last week the next most frequently asked questions include: #4 If I need to take estrogen,[...]
Menopause: The Three Top Questions Women Ask
Menopause can occur between age 42 and 56, and is not predictable. Recently Women have begun asking the questions about Menopause that should have been answered years ago by their OBGYNs. Unfortunately, OBGYNs have not been trained in hormone replacement[...]
Menopausal Women on Estradiol: Were you told your Estradiol is too high?
Estradiol taken non-orally (patch, cream or pellet) is safe and does not cause breast cancer, liver cancer, or cause blood clots. If you are female who is menopausal and you have experienced your OBGYN or internist drawing your blood to[...]
Reversal of Advice for Breast Cancer Patients Experiencing Severe Menopausal Symptoms
Female patients should have the right to receive post-menopausal hormone therapy. Menopausal Symptoms I waited to announce the emerging research regarding the safety of post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy for breast cancer patients suffering from severe menopausal symptoms until the research[...]
News Flashes about Menopause, Metabolic Syndrome, Dementia and Cancer!
Menopause is tied to a higher rate of depression and anxiety, in conjunction with insomnia. There is a lot of New Medical Information that is important for patients to make healthy decisions about their care or the care of their[...]
PMS – You are really not crazy!
PMS is a Hormonal Imbalance that Causes Emotional Symptoms. Last week one of my pellet patients asked me to see her daughter, even though I don’t see young women anymore since I began BioBalance Health for people over 40. I[...]
What is your Excuse for Refusing Estradiol and or Testosterone Replacement?
The list of benefits continues to grow when replacing your hormones (Testosterone and Estradiol). Are you menopausal and have any of the following symptoms? Hot Flashes Night Sweats Dry Vagina Painful intercourse Dry skin Lack of sex drive Lack of[...]
Headlines About Menopause are Meant to Scare us. Don’t be Manipulated!
Women are continually barraged with misleading information that makes us think that menopause is no big deal. Recent Research seems scary if You read only the Titles of the Medical News about Menopause……But Menopause is a completely treatable condition! Even[...]
The Progesterone IUD is a new prevention for Post-Menopausal Bleeding
IUD’s can be used for more than just birth control. Often in medicine, doctors discover a new use for an old treatment or a treatment that is approved for one use and serendipitously doctors find a new use for a[...]