We are a small 501(c)3 non-profit organization. My
husband and I decided to start this non-profit to help find solutions for the treatment of hypogonadism in women and men.
Hypogonadism, pronounced, hi-po-go-nadism, is a hormonal condition that affects every woman and man over the age of 30 years. The gonads
are glands that produce gonadal hormones. They are located in the lower abdomen of women and in a special sack called the scrotum in men. These organs are more
commonly known as ovaries in women and testicles in men.
The ovaries and the testicles have a great deal in common:
1)
The ovaries and testicles have the same purpose in women and men
a. Provide material for reproduction, eggs from an ovary and sperm from a testicle
b.
Provide the proper amounts or ratio of gonadal hormones to maintain strong bones, sexual health, memory, restorative sleep,
muscle tone and many more functions.
2)
Both produce the same hormones, estradiol,
testosterone, progesterone, and dhea, just in different amounts or ratios.
Current solutions for treatment of hypogonadism are limited and not nearly as effective as they can be. There is a bias toward treatment of
this particular endocrinopathy or hormone problem because of the reproductive aspect of the gonads. This bias is mostly demonstrated in denial of treatment to
both women and men.
Another reason for denial, particularly, for women is the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and the drug Premarin™.
Even though it was widely advertised that the WHI used HRT or hormone replacement therapy, it did not. Since the WHI used Premarin™, which
is not HRT, the results of the WHI are irrelevant to the treatment of hypogonadism in women. To learn about this black mark on American history as
well as other topics relevant to hypogonadism please peruse the side bar of topics.