Getting your body back in balance!
Menopause is ovarian failure. The ovaries lose the ability to produce estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Estrogen and progesterone fall to nearly undetectable levels. Some testosterone production is taken over by the adrenal glands, so that blood levels in some women are maintained. Menopause occurs at the average age of 51. Stress, illness and certain...
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One unquestioned benefit of hormone replacement is the preservation and restoration of bone density. In our experience, it is possible for most patients to raise bone density without bisphosphonates (Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, Zometa), with the use of specific supplements and hormones. Both estrogen and testosterone improve bone density. Higher doses have greater effect,...
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Testosterone is the primary male hormone. There are enormous consequences of testosterone deficiency or excess on energy, libido, physical and mental condition and performance. There is a gradual decline in the production of testosterone, about 1-2% per year, beginning in the 30s or 40s, and continuing into older age. Testosterone depletion results from the combined...
Read MoreAllan Sosin is the founder and medical director of the Institute for Progressive Medicine. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School and is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology, the study of kidney disease.
Sex hormone replacement therapy was founded on the false assumption that hormones with similar chemical structure had identical actions and side effects. That erroneous belief holds to this day.
We see many people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s who attribute their symptoms to aging. This idea may come from their physicians, who, in glib response to their questions about the origin of symptoms, respond “What do you expect? You’re 70 years old.”
Allan Sosin is the founder and medical director of the Institute for Progressive Medicine. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School and is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology, the study of kidney disease.
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