Hello everyone! I’m excited to announce that my colleague, Nathalie Bonafé, and I have completed and uploaded a four-part series on menopause, estrogen, and the brain. I invite you to take a look at the videos and I guarantee you will find them interesting and, […]
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What’s new for vaginal health?
Sadly, as we age, the quality of our skin changes. It becomes drier, less elastic, and more fragile. This is very apparent to us when we inspect our faces, arms, and legs. However, you may not realize that these changes also occur in the vagina, […]
What is bioidentical hormone therapy?
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 […]
More HRT and menopause updates coming soon!
Greetings loyal followers. I’m sorry that I have not been very active lately in posting new material. These last few months have been a bit challenging with a series of medical and family issues (Covid finally caught up with me!). Fortunately I have not had […]
Does estrogen help prevent Parkinson’s disease?
There’s a good chance you know someone who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. It is very common. It affects about 3% of the population of those age 65 and up to 5% of people over 85. A number of celebrities have been diagnosed with […]
Does estrogen prevent Alzheimer’s disease?
I don’t think many people will disagree with me if I say that the brain is the most important organ in the body. We can live without some body parts and manage pretty well if other parts aren’t working 100%. But most of us would […]
Hot Flash Update – what’s new and on the horizon?
A hot flash is the signature symptom of menopause, affecting over 80% of women. Most of the time hot flashes begin a few years before menopause and last for five to seven years. In some cases, however, hot flashes can show up ten years before […]
Why do we get belly fat as we approach menopause?
It is very disconcerting to start putting on belly fat as you get older – especially when you have been diligent in your diet and exercise program. Yet this is a very common experience for women in their mid and late forties. Why does this […]
Does Estrogen help protect women from severe Covid-19?
Ever since the onset of this pandemic it has been observed that men fare worse than women when it comes to having a severe case of a Covid infection – more men than women require admission to ICUs and the death rate from Covid is […]
Why does everyone think HRT is so risky?
Much of what we learn about medicine comes from the newspapers. Unfortunately, things get reported in ways destined to grab our attention. And while the headlines are generally credible, results of studies can be presented in ways that are misleading. Making sense out of the […]