Loss of estrogen around peri-menopause and after the menopause or during the period of breast feeding, after giving birth, causes vaginal dryness, painful intercourse and lack of interest in having sex because no-one wants to do something that is painful. Further the lack of estrogen causes disturbed sleep and fatigue and slows down metabolism. No […]
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I was asked by many friends why there is no FDA approved testosterone preparation for women in 2020 after my recent presentation on my new YouTube channel “Integrative Endocrinology with Beatriz Olson”, on the value of testosterone replacement for women who are bothered with low libido and have hypo-sexual dysfunction disorder (HSDD)? This is
Depression in the perimenopause has been found to be due to swings in estrogen levels and deficiency of progesterone because there are no or few ovulatory cycles at this time of life. We women knew this personally, but it takes years for academic medicine to give affirmation to what we women intuitively knew. It
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This is an extensive summary of current data on osteoporosis and my review of proceedings from NIH conference on 10/2018 on Preventing fractures in individuals with osteoporosis. This article is not for the impatient or weak hearted! Many patients come to me because I am an integrative physician, hoping to escape pharmacologic therapies
For Osteoporosis month: Dr. Beatriz Olson’s 2019 Osteoporosis Opus. Read More »
If under age 60 or within 10 years of menopause Don’t miss out! Do it! The benefits of HRT outweigh risks. I am including many references that support new ideas about this life saving issue so you may share with your doctors if they are concerned about giving you hormone therapy. I am more
I have reported on this issue in prior blogs, but the formal publication of the data obtained from the 2017 online survey of 12,146 hypothyroid respondents was finally published this June in the journal Thyroid by Sarah Peterson et al. Of the 11,166 respondents that made the final cohort 6,949 reported being on levothyroxine alone,
Dissatisfaction of Hypothyroid Patients & Thyroid hormone replacement. Read More »
