A physician's analysis of the WHI study: what it actually tested, how its findings were misapplied, and what subsequent research has clarified.
Lire la suiteWhy recurrent UTIs, vaginal dryness, and urinary urgency in midlife women are often caused by estrogen decline rather than infection.
Lire la suiteBirth control pills and hormone replacement therapy both contain hormones, but they serve different purposes. Why the distinction matters for women approaching perimenopause.
Lire la suiteA physician's review of the evidence on hormone therapy and breast cancer risk. What the WHI actually tested and how bioidentical hormones differ from synthetics.
Lire la suiteHow hormone therapy changes after a hysterectomy. Whether you still need progesterone, how surgical menopause differs, and what a BHRT protocol looks like.
Lire la suiteWhy testosterone matters for women's health, how it influences libido, energy, and cognition, and why most physicians overlook it.
Lire la suiteWhy progesterone is overlooked in women's health, what it does beyond reproduction, and its critical role in sleep, anxiety, bone density, and brain health.
Lire la suiteMany perimenopause symptoms are dismissed as stress or aging. A physician's guide to the overlooked signs of hormonal decline in women in their late 30s and 40s.
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