| OCTOBER,
2011
Are
you confused about hormones?
Is
it safe to use hormones?
What
Are Your Options?
Are
you experiencing anxiety, depression,
difficulty sleeping, pain, fatigue, brain
fog, and low libido? Is your significant
other experiencing loss of energy, loss
of muscle mass, increased body fat, loss
of libido, loss of a morning erection
and depression? Did you know that low
testosterone can increase your risk of
cardiovascular disease?
One
of the most disturbing things I have
encountered in my practice is women and
men being treated as protocols. Menopausal
women have been treated per protocol for
years...as if all women are the same. There
has been little consideration as to how each
woman differs in terms of health risks
such as bone or heart, diet, lifestyle,
need for supplements, and finally her
personal hormone levels. As each woman
enters menopause, she should be individually
supported, medically evaluated for hormone
levels and risk assessments, and given
the appropriate advice tailored to her
particular needs. Therefore I
recommend being tested properly.
The
Menopause
Profile identifies deficiencies
(or excesses) of important sex hormones
estradiol, estrone, estriol, progesterone,
and testosterone. It can provide guidance
in the therapeutic intervention of several
conditions associated with sex hormone
imbalances in women:
Endometriosis
Breast Cancer
Hypertension and Heart Disease
Osteoporosis
Low libido
Men
can experience Andropause with
clear cut symptoms.
With
advancing age, levels of bioavailable
testosterone in men often plummet, corresponding
to a marked decrease in sexual function.
By the time a man reaches age 50, his
bioavailable levels of testosterone may
be only half their youthful levels.9 Significantly,
testosterone loss has been shown to precede-not
simply accompany--both a drop in sexual
interest and frequency of erections. Experts
on sexual dysfunction specifically advise
that testosterone be measured in male
patients with low sex drive and/or decreased
testicular size as well as Cortisol and
DHEA.
The Male
Hormon Profile measures circadian
activity of the free fraction of testosterone
by analyzing 4 saliva samples collected
at specific times over a 24-hour period.
AndroEssence provides a focused overview
of hormonal balance in men, to evaluate
dynamics of sex steroid metabolism
that can profoundly affect a man's
health throughout his lifetime.
Some
3 million American women take estrogen
replacement therapy and men are missing
the boat altogether!. It's quite effective
at alleviating menopausal symptoms such
as hot flashes and vaginal dryness but
there are risks associated with HRT.
Estrogen
therapy can also cause a whole host of
nasty side effects. These include nausea...
headaches... breast tenderness... hair
loss... and abdominal cramps. Plus, depression...
dizziness... bloating.., body hair...
uterine fibroids... and abnormal vaginal
bleeding.
What's
more, several studies show that taking
estrogen can increase your risk of breast
cancer and endometrial cancer by as much
as 13.9 times! On the front page of the
Daily News there was an article about
receint studies that show long term use
of HRT (hormone replacement therapy can
cause cancer in 80% of the women tested!
Luckily,
you don't have to expose yourself to
these risks. And you don't have to suffer
any side effects, either. That's because
clinical studies show that an herb called
black cohosh works much better than estrogen.
In one study, women were divided into
three groups: one group received estrogen,
another received a placebo (dummy pill),
and a third received black cohosh. Result:
The black cohosh group got better results
on all symptoms, including hot flashes,
fatigue, and mood swings. Even more amazing,
the researchers found that black cohosh
actually reversed menopausal changes
in the vagina. There was an increased
proliferation of vaginal tissue.. .plus
improved vaginal muscle tone and a decrease
in vaginal dryness. |
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