Are sex hormones important to sexual function in women? Of course, they are. That is why they are called sex hormones. If sexual function was lost with menopause (advanced hypogonadism) can it be restored? Yes, if the reason was the loss of the ovarian hormones (peri-menopause or menopause). Restoring of all of the ovarian hormones […]
Extending and improving fertility is possible We are all taught that there is little or nothing that can be done to extend the fertile years for a woman. This is incorrect. A woman’s fertility can be improved and extended. The key to understanding how to extend and improve the window of fertility in women is […]
Menopause happens to men too! Blog posted on Wellness.com by Beth Rosenshein Menopause is a word that is usually reserved for women, so we think it only happens to women. Not true! If we look at how menopause occurs in a woman we can easily see how it can occur in a man as well. […]
Why start so early? You need to start early because it will take time to find a doctor that knows the difference between a horse from a human. What does a horse have to do with menopause? Believe it or not, all of menopausal medicine is based on research that used hormones obtained from horses. […]
Menopause hormone trials are designed to fail How can a hormone clinical trial predictably fail? Only on purpose. Scientifically based hormone replacement clinical trials are easy, cheap, and eventually always successful. It is only a matter of adjusting dosages and measuring hormone levels to find success. Done right a hormone replacement clinical trial is guaranteed […]
Originally posted to Wellness.com October 31, 2007 by Beth Rosenshein, Founder, DRF I have a different view of menopause than most. I see it not as a transition to be embraced but as a medical problem that causes a lot of ill health, and I see medical treatment as the solution to that problem. I […]
In 2012 I spent some time in Australia with my boyfriend at the time. One evening the conversation shifted to a different topic than the usual ones; Having children and at what age. “Well, I can have them at any point in my life, so I do not have to worry about that.” my boyfriend […]
Isn’t it normal for women to have hot flashes but not for men? Hot flashes occur in men and women who have profoundly low levels of sex hormones. Both women and men have the same sex hormones just in different levels. What is similar is that profoundly low levels of all the sex hormones will […]