Bioidentical Estrogens, estrogen patches, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Hormone Balance, Hormone health, Hormones, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Menopause treatment, Premature Menopause
If you’re like most women and many doctors, understanding estrogen and hormone therapy is confusing. And even though we now know that estrogen is safe and beneficial for the vast majority of women, a lot of women are left afraid and avoiding estrogen because of...
Bioidentical Estrogens, estrogen cream, estrogen patches, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Menopause, Menopause treatment, Uncategorized
Are you currently using topical estrogen, or thinking of using a topical estrogen cream, patch or pellets? These forms of estrogen are becoming more commonly used and something I’m often asked about by my patients and by women whose doctors are less familiar...
Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, General Health, Hormone Balance, Hysterectomy, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Premature Menopause
Is menopause the same for natural and surgical menopause? In a word, “No.” These are two very different experiences. As I write in my best selling book, The Estrogen Fix: Natural or spontaneous menopause: When a woman’s ovaries naturally stop...
Brain Fog, Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, General Health, menopause symptoms, perimenopause, Premature Menopause, Uncategorized
You want to start a family and you’re 30 something years old. No problem. Right? You’ve got years and years of childbearing ahead of you, so what’s the rush? During the first part of my career as a leading fertility expert, I saw thousands of...
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, General Health, Hormone Balance, menopause symptoms, Premature Menopause, Women's Health
Do you have a strong family history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer? Are you thinking of doing a BRCA genetic test to find out if your genes put you at increased risk for those cancers? Would you visit your doctor or healthcare provider to get tested, or would you...
Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Hot Flashes, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, perimenopause
It’s almost summer. For most, summer equals fun. But for the millions of women in perimenopause or already in menopause, the heat of summer means increased hot flashes. Hot flashes are caused by a sudden release of heat accompanied by sweating. Blood...
