You may be a woman who is 45 years of age or older and experiencing the following hormone imbalance symptoms. If so, then you probably will want to consider something gaining popularity called rhythmic bio-identical hormone replacement. Following are hormone imbalance symptoms for you to see if you have: anxiety, allergies, foggy brain, weight gain, depression, dizziness, endometriosis, dry skin, fibrocystic breasts, hair loss, headaches, less libido, osteoporosis, or urinary tract infections. These are the typical symptoms associated with menopause and hormone imbalances, and they are caused primarily by the incorrect relationship between your body's progesterone and estrogen levels. Here's how it works The two female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, co-exist in a very delicate balance, and any variations of that balance can have an effect on your health. The amounts of these hormones that the woman's body produces every month can vary, depending on factors including age, nutrition, stress, exercise or ovulation or the lack of it. Our hormones begin falling off starting with perimenopause when hormones drop you back to the same range that a girl went through at the time when she was youngger that time between adrenarchy and puberty. As a woman's estrogen levels decreases into … Continue reading →

Nature.com Reproductive endocrinology Potential new therapy for hot flushes Nature.com Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) can effectively treat menopausal hot flushes, but is contraindicated in many women. A new study has now demonstrated that a neurokinin 3 receptor (NK3R) antagonist reduces the incidence and severity of hot flushes, ... See the original post here: Reproductive endocrinology Potential new therapy for hot flushes - Nature.com … Continue reading →

Testosterone, widely and misleadingly understood to be the male hormone, may provide relief to women experiencing the symptoms of menopause, according to a Shelby Township-based physician and many other experts. Dr. Charles Mok recently published the book Testosterone: Strong Enough for a Man, Made for a Woman, which educates readers about the benefits of natural hormone replacement therapy. Mok released the book, his first, in March. It costs $25.99 and is available on Amazon. The evidence for testosterone therapy is overwhelming, and we want to get the message to doctors and, importantly, to their patients, Mok said. Advertisement Men produce 10 times more testosterone than women, but in their early reproductive years women have 10 times more testosterone than estrogen coursing through their bodies. Many experts believe that its the loss of testosterone, and not estrogen, that causes women in midlife to tend to gain weight, feel fatigue and lose mental focus, bone density and muscle tone as well as their libido. Mood swings, anxiety and hot flashes are other common symptoms. Testosterone therapy, delivered in the form of a tiny pellet the size of a grain of rice that is inserted underneath the skin, is believed to keep women … Continue reading →