Hormone Imbalance

Though many things may cause us to experience occasional irritability, ongoing mood changes may be hormone-related in both men and women. When irritability becomes a recurrent theme, it may be time to investigate hormones as a potential cause.

Many men are reluctant to seek medical treatment even when the symptoms of low testosterone become burdensome, and it can be tempting to try DIY strategies to avoid seeing a healthcare practitioner. Often, this begins with exercise. But can exercise help low testosterone?

Understanding how stress can influence your hormonal state is always valuable. But in the midst of a global pandemic that is introducing new and unpredictable stressors, it takes on even greater importance.

For many women, hormone treatment for heavy periods is the best startegy to have lighter and safer hormonal cycles. It’s a way to make that part of life far more regular, comfortable, and manageable.

Do you feel as though you’re experiencing increased irritability and rapid mood swings that seem to come out of nowhere? Are they impacting your day to day life? If so,…

Sometimes referred to as male menopause or andropause, age-related hypogonadism can complicate normal aging for men, leaving them desperate for effecting ways of balancing male hormones.

Fatigue can be an insidious ailment, creeping up on you day after day and night after night. For a while, you might think you are just tired; work has been…

Millions of Americans have high TSH, but many aren’t aware that anything is wrong—or don’t realize the symptoms they have are related to their thyroid. Knowing the symptoms of high TSH can put you on the road to receiving the care you need to improve your quality of life and protect your long-term health.

Does it feel like just yesterday when you were in your prime, energetic, and fit? Or does it seem like a lifetime ago? Whenever they occur, unwanted changes like weight gain and loss of fitness can be deeply distressing, but when you’re over 50, losing weight and recapturing physical health can seem elusive.

There are many reasons men go without treatment for androgen deficiency. It may be that the changes in your hormone levels came on so gradually that you don’t recognize how seriously they are impacting your life, even as it becomes evident to those around you. You may dismiss your symptoms as normal complications of aging and think you just have to live with them. Even if you know something is wrong, you might not want to admit that there’s a problem. Or you may be embarrassed to talk about what you are experiencing, even with the most compassionate of medical professionals. But whatever the reason and whatever your stage of life, you can make a different choice.