It's important to know when you took a hormone vs when your blood is drawn for lab testing but, it's less important than you might think for hormones that reach a serum steady state after repeated doses. Once in steady state, your serum hormone levels will always be within that.

In 1964 we thought it was a good idea to market to women a "daytime sedative" to help them with their daily stress and anxiety. This barbiturate was preceeded be the Female Renovating Pill of the 1920's for her "weak nerves" and was succeeded by various tranquilizers and

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46% of women notice voice changes during the transition to menopause - drier, weaker, lower, less able to hit the high notes - mostly because of loss of estrogen. Interestingly, while women with a low BMI who don't take estrogen drop their vocal frequency by an average of 14 Hz

Some people don't want to accept that certain things just aren't good for our health. Menopause is one such thing . Saying we dislike the condition does not mean we dislike the people who have the condition. We have to be able to separate the two things.

Oral birth control pills increase blood clot risk 4-8+ fold for the average woman. The oral estrogens used for menopause hormone therapy (MHT) increase clot risk 1.5- 2 fold. Transdermal estradiol in MHT increases blood clot risk ZERO-fold. Remind me again why we're so.

Oral birth control pills increase blood clot risk 4-8+ fold for the average woman. The oral estrogens used for menopause hormone therapy (MHT) increase clot risk 1.5- 2 fold. Transdermal estradiol in MHT increases blood clot risk ZERO-fold. Remind me again why we're so.

I looked at the primary studies that found correlations between specific estrogen metabolites and breast cancer risk. These are metabolites like you'd find in a DUTCH urine test. Contrary to almost everything you read online, there are more studies that show no significant

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Yes, you can take progesterone by itself in perimenopause. Early perimenopause is associated with a dip in progesterone production during the luteal phase (days 14-21 ish). Symptoms like heavy bleeding, severe PMS, migraines, anxiety, insomnia can occur because of that drop.

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Imagine saying this to a man going through menopause. "Okay, Mr. Smith, here's what's going to happen. First, your penis is going to dry up - like Sahara desert dry. We'll provide you with plenty of lubricant to keep on hand. Next, the healthy bacteria around your penis will

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