Understanding the Role of Bioidentical Hormone Therapy in Menopause
The symptoms of menopause, during which women can feel physical and emotional discomfort, are often blamed entirely on declining levels of estrogen, but the hormone imbalance behind the symptoms is more complicated. In the years leading up to menopause, levels of progesterone drop faster and further than estrogen. The gap between the two is what […]
Veozah for Vasomotor Symptoms: A Non-hormonal Option
For most women going through menopause, vasomotor symptoms are not a footnote. Hot flashes and night sweats often interrupt sleep, derail meetings, and soak clothing. They persist on average seven to nine years, and in roughly a third of women, longer than ten. About eighty percent of women experience vasomotor symptoms during the menopausal transition. […]
What Women Should Know About Preventative Healthcare Today
For so many women, their own health takes a back seat – not because they ignore it, but rather because life is loud. Work, family, caregiving, aging parents, hormones, sleep, stress. Life is like a three-ring circus, and women are the jugglers, mistress of ceremonies, clowns, and sometimes, the performing seals, all at the same […]
Testosterone Therapy for Women Back in the Spotlight
Despite years of research and real-world use, there is still no FDA-approved testosterone therapy designed specifically for women. Now, that gap is getting renewed attention. Discussion around testosterone therapy for women has shifted in recent years, moving from the margins back into focus. More clinicians and patients are revisiting its potential role, particularly for postmenopausal […]
Introducing Menopause Hormone Therapy
Menopause hormone therapy (MHT) is a new term for what used to be called hormone replacement therapy or HRT. If you’ve never heard about menopause hormone therapy, it’s worth remembering that the change of name from “hormone replacement therapy” is more of a paint job than any substantial change in the actual concept of treatment […]
Evenity Cover Has Been Denied? You Still Have Options
The old saying “the devil is in the detail” has never been more applicable than it is right now. Multiple patients are discovering that what they regarded as straightforward access to prescribed medication once a doctor had issued the script is being slowed down, and in some cases completely blocked – Evenity cover has been […]
Estrogen Patch Shortage? How to Get Yours
The stimulus for this article came from a cry for help from a person who had never before considered sourcing her medications from anything other than traditional “brick-and-mortar” local pharmacies, but was driven to desperation owing to her inability to obtain a product she had grown to depend on, due to persistent shortages of estrogen […]
Endometriosis Awareness Month – Understanding Endometriosis and Menstrual Health
Endometriosis is a chronic condition that can impact a woman’s daily life in a profound way. It occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in places outside the womb where it does not belong, and cannot leave the body. It affects the menstrual health of an estimated 190 million women of […]
Evenity for Treating Osteoporosis
Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg) is a prescription medicine used in treating osteoporosis in people who face a high risk of fracture, especially after menopause. It differs from other options because it is not just aimed at slowing bone loss. It is designed to boost bone rebuilding while also lowering the pace of breakdown . For patients living […]
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Safety
For many women navigating menopause, the question of whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is safe has lingered for years -sometimes in the background, sometimes with real anxiety. The facts haven’t always been clear, and for a long time, opinions were shaped more by fear than by careful interpretation of the science. Today, that narrative is […]
