hormones
Is Testosterone Safe For Your Heart? MACE MYTH BUSTED!
Testosterone Myths Part 2: Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event (MACE) Introduction First and foremost, MEN, be grateful and thankful for Abraham Morgentaler, MD, a well published Harvard based Urologist, who did many of the studies on TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) showing it to be of benefit and not harmful to men. TRT Has More Benefits than…
Read MoreDoes Testosterone Cause Prostate Cancer? ANSWERED!
Testosterone Myths Part 1: TRT & Prostate Cancer Introduction First and foremost, MEN, be grateful and thankful for a doctor by the name of Abraham Morgentaler, MD, a Harvard based Urologist, who did most of the studies on Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) proving it to be of benefit and not harmful to men. Because of…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Differences Between Prometrium, Compounded Progesterone, and Progestins
Progesterone. A Series of What is the Truth? When it comes to hormone replacement therapy for women, particularly regarding progesterone, various delivery options are available. There are troches, triturates, suppositories, creams, gels, and capsules. Two common choices of bioidentical progesterone in capsule form are ‘Prometrium’ and ‘Compounded Progesterone’, both derived from plant sterols called Mexican…
Read MoreWhen Your Doctor Dismisses Your Symptoms, Could It Be Your Hormones Out of Balance?
When one goes to their doctor with symptoms such as fatigue, foggy brain, irritability, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression, decreased sex drive, or in men, erectile dysfunction, the only answer your MD usually has to give you is lose weight, exercise, or give you a sleep aid, an antidepressant or Viagra. But what is the real…
Read MoreHormone Replacement Therapy After Breast Cancer. Is it Safe? Part 1
“Psychologists have amply documented the human difficulty of changing our minds when the evidence says it is time to do so. The challenge for physicians is to recognize when we are stuck in an outdated paradigm, admit it, and move ahead.” Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) is Dangerous and Linked to Cancer This controversial, polarizing statement…
Read MoreWhy Your Doctor Tells You to Stop Hormones Before Surgery and Why You Should Not
If you are taking hormones and are due for an upcoming operation, you may have been told by your surgeon to stop taking your hormones a week to several weeks before the operation. This blog post will review why your doctor may tell you to stop your hormones and when and why you should not.…
Read MoreQuality of Life in the ‘Covid-Age’
As we walk through this “Covid-age”, I see people reflecting and ruminating on what is most important to them over and over again, until the answers come with more and more distinctions. One hormone helping us to see with clearer eyes and mind is Growth Hormone (GH). The Quality of Life Questionnaire, is a way…
Read MoreQuarantine Brain – Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome?
Covid 19 seems to have made us all perceive the world in a different way. It feels as if some good things and/or some not so good things have crept into our lives when we weren’t looking. No doubt, Covid 19 and subsequent quarantine has had a profound effect on us. When asking my patients…
Read MoreGrowth Hormone – The Anti-Aging Movement – Aging Is a Disease
The last blog ended as Growth Hormone received FDA approval in 1985 for children and adults deficient in growth hormone, also known as ‘Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome.’ (GHDS) As an aside; GHDS is legally defined by the score obtained on a medically accepted questionnaire called, “Quality of Life Questionnaire”. This questionnaire can be found in…
Read MoreHistory of Growth Hormone Treatment
History of Growth Hormone Treatment The discovery of Growth Hormone (GH) and its use is fascinating. “The tale is crammed with amazing insights as well as striking errors, serendipity, and unsuccessful labors, triumphs, and defeats.”* The search for GH to be used in GH deficient children began in the 1940’s when researchers discovered GH to…
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