Thousands of women have their uterus and ovaries removed every year and immediately get forced into menopause. Their estradiol, progesterone and testosterone levels bottom out and they become very symptomatic. Unfortunately, many of their doctors do not explain the impending feeling of being miserable. They experience no sex drive, vaginal dryness, hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, fatigue, weight gain and mood swings (and about 50 other symptoms). In addition their risks for bone loss, heart disease and dementia sky rocket. The good news is that there is a solution and they can feel amazing again. I have become an expert
In my day to day business I get to speak to many married men and women about their health and happiness. As part of my initial consult I always ask them about the health of their marriage is because an unhappy marriage creates a lot of stress on the body and ultimately leads to suboptimal health. It seems as if an extraordinary amount of couples I speak with are having little to no regular sex and as a result are not happy. The goal of this post is to: Let you know that you are not alone In many cases,
Time and time again I here patients tell me that they had their testosterone levels (or any hormone level) checked and their doctor told them they were “normal”. Despite the fact that the patient is symptomatic (decreased energy, sex drive and libido) they leave without treatment thinking that they are “just getting old” because that is what their doctors tell them. The point of this blog is to let you know that “normal” is not optimal and that the majority of doctors miss this point. In addition, because the patients labs are “normal” they do not get treated.
