CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘the secret female hormone’ Category


Breast Cancer Risk Is Higher in Women with Low Muscle Mass and High Percent Body Fat

Since the threat of estrogen replacement has been put to rest, women are asking, "What are the real risks of breast cancer?". Several articles have come to the fore in the last few months that focus on the risk of[...]
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The Biggest Risk of Estrogen Replacement is Uterine Bleeding

Dr. Maupin and Brett Explain Menopause, Estrogen, and Uterine Bleeding. Women who have gone through menopause and still have a uterus, experience the loss of estrogen. If they then decide to obtain estrogen replacement, they will begin to have bleeding[...]
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Frequently Asked Questions by Women

Dr. Maupin and Brett address the concerns women have when pursuing hormone replacement therapy. This week we are taking an opportunity to discuss the most frequently asked questions from women who are considering Hormone Replacement Therapy from BioBalance Health. These[...]
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Replacement of Testosterone Does More Than Treat Specific Symptoms

What does "Normal" really mean when looking at you blood test results? We often speak in terms of something being normal for men of our ages. Lab tests return results in terms of a comparison to “Normal”. What does this[...]
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Dosing Hormone Replacement – Fast and Slow Metabolizers

Hormone replacement dosage can be significantly different from person to person. Even if they are the same gender, age, and size. It is a Little-known fact that each person has his or her own individual metabolism that breaks down food,[...]
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Painful Sex is Often the First Sign of a Serious Condition for Women

There are many factors and conditions that can cause painful sex. If you experience painful sex you need to find out why. Men seldom know that sex for women is sometimes painful. Many women do experience painful sex and seldom[...]
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Balancing the Most Common Side Effect of Testosterone Replacement – Facial Hair

Dr. Maupin and Brett discuss options for dealing with unwanted facial hair. Susan is a fairly new patient for me came in for her follow up patient visit after 3.5 months of estradiol and testosterone pellet treatment.  She should be[...]
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Chemotherapy may not be for every cancer patient

Should every woman who develops breast cancer be treated with chemotherapy? One of the most controversial topics in medicine today is “Should every woman who develops breast cancer be treated with chemotherapy?”.  Even more important, should chemotherapy be used as[...]
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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Try not to go "Doctor shopping" when you feel great, but just want to feel better. MY PRACTICE is centered around making people healthier, not curing disease like other doctors, however I live up to my resident nickname, “Radar”, which[...]
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Integrative Medicine – What’s In A Name?

Should medicine be approached from a preventative and disease focus, or from symptom alleviation and treatment? There are a lot of new terms that are being bandied about as modern American Medicine attempts to address its internal conflict over the[...]
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