Category: Women
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Can Bioidentical Hormones Cause Weight Gain? What You Should Know Before Starting BHRT
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…
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The Complicated Connection Between Cortisol and Weight Lossk
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…
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Testosterone Pellets for Women: Understanding a Unique Treatment Option for Your Symptoms
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…
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Recognizing the Symptoms of High Estrogen Can Help You Protect Your Health
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…
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Understanding Progesterone Deficiency Symptoms and Their Possible Causes
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…
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What Are the Real Effects of Low Testosterone in Women?
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…
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Treating Hypothyroidism After Radioactive Iodine Treatment Helps You Find Balance
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…
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Bioidentical Hormones for PMDD Can Help Women Treat Symptoms and Regain Stability
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…
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What Is The Best Test For Hypothyroidism? Getting the Right Diagnosis for Your Symptoms
When Mark first began feeling tired, he assumed that he was coming down with something. But as time wore on, he didn’t feel any better. Could it be stress? Not exercising enough? Not eating well?…
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How to Balance Cortisol Levels and Relieve Your Symptoms of Chronic Stress
Cortisol is essential to health. Our bodies normally produce cortisol throughout the day in a cycle—more in the morning as we wake, less in the evening to prepare us for sleep—to support our daily physical…