When women go through menopause their bodies no longer make two important female hormones – estradiol and progesterone. Since the loss of these hormones causes a number of symptoms as well as medical consequences, many women are interested in replacing these hormones. This is what […]
Category: The Basics
What is perimenopause?
The phases of a woman’s reproductive life Perimenopause is similar to puberty, but in reverse. Whereas puberty is the phase women go through as their ovaries ramp up to create monthly ovulation, perimenopause is when this process winds down. When perimenopause starts, the number of […]
How do estrogens work?
If you have an inquiring mind you may wonder how it is that estrogens, or any other hormone or drug for that matter, actually do the things they do in the body. I find this aspect of medicine fascinating and admire the dedicated researchers who […]
What is progesterone and how safe is it?
When we talk about female hormones, we immediately think of estrogen and frequently don’t give much attention to the other major hormone involved in the female reproductive system – progesterone. Progesterone is like the little sister of estrogen. It compliments and does a lot of […]
What is menopause (and the other phases before and after)?
Technically, the term menopause refers to the point in time when a woman is no longer fertile and when the last viable egg has been released. It’s pretty amazing that we’re born with over 3 million eggs nestled in our ovaries and by the time […]
What kinds of hormones are the best?
By the time we reach menopause, our ovaries have pretty much quit producing the two major types of female hormones – estrogen and progesterone. There is still a small amount of these hormones circulating in our systems, but at levels far lower than during our […]