I talked with Christa Biegler on The Less Stressed Life podcast about something patients ask me constantly. What are my actual options for hormone replacement, and how do I pick the right one? There's no single answer, so I wanted to walk through how I actually think about it. Perimenopause Is the Second Puberty By your mid thirties, your egg supply has already dropped to around 10 percent of where you started. Your eggs get lazy, and the communication between your brain and

Like it or not, GenX (born 1965 - 1981) are now entering their 4th and 5th decade of life. Despite many of us now being well into the middle of our lifespans, too often the conversation surrounding menopause remains one of shame and stigma or worse - utter confusion. Our mothers were not given the opportunity to help mitigate the symptoms of peri and menopause. This reality stems from unfounded and (thank goodness) debunked fear of breast cancer and blood clots when the top

Let’s give you the facts to Healthier & Happier Living Unfortunately there are many myths and false narratives when it comes to women and hormones. The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study which began in 1991, hoped to give women definitive answers on hormones. However, what women were given was a messy study with questionable early findings. Now that we can look back 20 years, the medical community needs to apologize - TO YOU! Most Common Fears Surrounding Hormone Replace

Let’s normalize a woman’s desire. Women!! - stop beating yourself up for either wanting sex more or less than your partner. There are many reasons for your high or low desire and many of them can be addressed with your partner and/or your healthcare provider. Here are a few of the most common reasons… 5 Reasons Women Feel Shame with both High and Low Desire in Long Term Relationships Women with low desire have something wrong with them. Women have traditionally been dismis