Very often when women are in perimenopause they are bewildered and mystified by what appears to be a sudden and unexpected onset of symptoms. Night sweats, hot flashes, raging mood swings, uncontrollable crying, depression and anxiety seem to come out of nowhere. That is because despite the obvious symptoms of hormonal changes, they are likely [...]
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PMS, also known as premenstrual syndrome, occurs when there is a drop of progesterone levels in a woman’s body, just prior to the onset of her menstrual period. Common emotional symptoms of PMS are irritability, rage, feeling overwhelmed, depression, anxiety, mood swings, and reduced self-esteem. PMS also triggers a variety of physical symptoms, such as [...]
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During her years of menses a woman will experience hormonal phases which correlate directly with her menstrual cycle. Over her lifetime, she will experience not only this normal ebb and flow of monthly hormonal changes, but, as her ovarian function begins to wane and her body produces fewer hormones, she will transition into other hormonal [...]
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Ever since the now infamous World Health Initiative study came to a grinding halt in 2002, skittish physicians, fearful of putting their patients at an increased risk for breast cancer, coronary heart disease or stroke, have been reluctant to prescribe hormone replacement therapy for their patients. Likewise, frightened women have avoided hormone replacement therapy all [...]
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As Wendy approached menopause, she thought she was losing her mind. “Oh my god, it was a nightmare,” said the 53-year-old from Brooklyn, N.Y. “I could not remember words. Even a word like ‘dog’ might not come to mind. I’d have to go through the alphabet to come up with the word. And words I’d [...]
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In recent years, hormones have been the subject of bad press. Of course, everything in the media is about getting attention. The truth can be twisted in ways to get attention! Beware of what you read. Most reports are from studies that used synthetic hormones that are not natural to your body. The Women’s Health [...]
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Melissa, 38, came into the center complaining of fatigue, aches, pains, and difficulty sleeping and having less stamina to go about and finish her day. Prior to her arrival at Mia’s Center, Melissa went to her family doctor who had prescribed antidepressants and told her it sounded like she was suffering from depression. This was [...]
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Published inScienceDaily (Dec. 9, 2010) — While endogenous estrogen (i.e., estrogen produced by ovaries and by other tissues) does have a well-known carcinogenic impact, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) utilizing estrogen alone (the exogenous estrogen) provides a protective effect in reducing breast cancer risk, according to study results presented at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio [...]
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