Women’s Hormone Health
The Basics of Estrogen Replacement Therapy for Women
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Read More6 Nutrition Tips to Regulate Women’s Hormones
Assuming you don’t have a disease or disorder that’s causing hypogonadism (low testosterone or low estrogen), you can still experience the effects of low testosterone or low estrogen if your diet and exercise regime isn’t exactly where you’d like it to be. Women’s hormones can be positively or adversely affected by their diet, which leads…
Read MorePotential Causes of Hormonal Hair Loss in Women and Men
Along with the many symptoms of hormone imbalances that affect how we feel physically, there are also possible symptoms that negatively impact our looks, self-confidence, and identity — hair loss is one of those. Man or woman, we all want to look and feel our best. Hair loss is hard as it is, but hormonal…
Read MoreHormone Replacement Therapy for Women — Testosterone for Hormone Balance
When we mention the term hormone replacement therapy, women think “estrogen.” That’s not surprising because, when it comes to hormone replacement therapy for women, almost all the publicity surrounding symptoms and treatment of female hormone imbalance is focused there. A lot is written about the female sex hormones — estrogen and progesterone — because their fluctuations…
Read MoreTestosterone Replacement Therapy for Women — Why Estrogen Isn’t Always Responsible for the Way You Feel
Testosterone replacement therapy for women is a novel concept for many. In fact, testosterone is often ignored in the publicity around hormone therapy for women — female low testosterone is frequently overlooked, or it may be misdiagnosed as some other issue altogether. Women’s bodies have 3 major sex hormones, but the primary focus when dealing…
Read MoreFemale Hair Loss Causes — Is It Testosterone?
While this is surprising to many people, pattern baldness doesn’t only occur in men — we see cases of female hair loss, the causes of which are, most commonly, hormone related. For many women, having a full head of healthy hair is associated with youth and beauty — two qualities that, as a woman, you…
Read MoreHow to Decrease Testosterone in Females
Let’s discuss how to decrease testosterone in females. If you’re worried that your testosterone is too high, you’re probably wondering how to decrease your testosterone. In females, only 1/10th of the testosterone of the average man is produced, but you can still experience high testosterone levels — levels that are above normal for your sex…
Read MoreWeight Loss for Women Over 50 Is Hard, but This Might Make It Much Harder
Let’s talk about the difficulty of weight loss for women over 50. If you’re in that category, you’re probably already nodding your head. It seems much harder to lose weight the older you become, doesn’t it? Why is that? First, let’s discuss the basics — then, we’ll talk about the role your hormones play. Weight…
Read MorehCG and Pregnancy
hCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin, is a hormone closely associated with fertility and pregnancy — in fact, hCG and pregnancy have long been associated, so much so that the first home pregnancy tests, developed in the 1960s, were developed to test for hCG levels. Though levels of hCG in pregnancy can vary significantly from person to…
Read MoreFertility Shots for Men and Women — Just the Basics
Fertility shots or injections, for both men and women, can be a subject fraught with misinformation, fear, and anxiety. There’s a lot on the line when you’re attempting fertility treatments — it’s not simply the money (although that is definitely a concern, as these fertility shots can often be prohibitively expensive), but it’s how much is…
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