Natural progesterone cream is a popular product designed to address a wide variety of hormone-related symptoms in women. What’s more, natural progesterone cream is inexpensive, easy to use, and accessible—many versions are even available over-the-counter. It may seem like the perfect solution for women who aren’t ready to seek professional help for their hormones. But…
Patients seek bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) for a multitude of different reasons. Perhaps you feel sluggish, fatigued, or unmotivated. Maybe you’re experiencing hot flashes. Or perhaps you’ve run up against a wall when it comes to weight loss, and you’re wondering if hormones have something to do with your inability to lose weight. Bioidentical…
Many of us are familiar with cortisol’s tainted reputation. In the media of yesteryear, cortisol was frequently tarred as the “belly fat builder” or as a leading cause of being overweight. More recently, people have started to realize that cortisol is far more complicated than earlier reports suggested. In fact, there is some evidence suggesting…
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is relatively uncommon in women. Men across the world use intramuscular injections, gels, patches, and pellets to supplement their falling testosterone levels. For men, the benefits and risks of pellet therapy are relatively well-documented. But even though women also produce testosterone and their testosterone levels naturally fall during the aging process,…
If you struggle with symptoms like abnormal periods, fatigue, or mood swings, you may be feeling the effects of high estrogen. Unfortunately, many women don’t recognize that their physical or emotional distress is caused by an overabundance of this critical hormone. That may be because the broad collection of symptoms associated with high estrogen can…
Progesterone is a powerful hormone that, in women, has primary impacts on the menstrual cycle, fertility, and pregnancy. Progesterone levels naturally rise and fall during a woman’s monthly cycle and are closely associated with the ovulation process. But the concept of “progesterone deficiency” is not so straightforward. Usually, your progesterone levels would only be tested…
Many women know that their bodies naturally produce testosterone. But what happens when your testosterone levels fall abnormally low? You might have wondered this when researching a troubling combination of symptoms—including low libido, fatigue, and lowered mood—and coming across popular health sites that proclaim low testosterone to be the root cause of them all. While…
For those who struggle with hyperthyroidism or thyroid cancer, radioactive iodine treatment (RAI) can be a life-changing treatment option. But despite the promise of RAI, there is often a downside: you are likely to develop transient or permanent hypothyroidism after completing treatment. If you have had RAI or are about to start, this potential outcome…
Jenny had always struggled with difficult periods. She was used to bloating, breast tenderness, cramps, and the constant feeling of irritability that seemed to make her physical pain even worse. But later, as a passionate and dedicated college athlete, Jenny experienced a shocking change. Two weeks out of every month, she lost all desire to…
Angie couldn’t understand why she felt worse after the hysterectomy than she did before. At first, she assumed she was still recovering and just needed to give it a bit more time. But even seven months later she was still struggling to get out of bed. It seemed as if every part of her life…
