Male Menopause is Called Andropause
Women don’t corner the market on hormonal decline. Men have a drop off in their hormone levels as well. It may not be as “in your face” as our lovely menopause, but it is just as important to take it seriously! Read more
Perimenopause: The Beginning of Hormone Imbalance
Filed under: Health, Hypothyroidism, Testosterone, Uncategorized, menopause
When I had the last of my four children I was nearly 34 years old. I expected to have many years to get my body back in shape and enjoy life before any signs of menopause came along. But only a few years later, the first signs of perimenopause began. Read more
The Symptoms of Low Estrogen
Filed under: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Estrogen, Symptoms of Menopause
As women, when we age, we begin to lose estrogens. This is happening to women at younger ages than ever before. Loss of estrogens causes the onset of perimenopause, the first stage of menopuase. Estrogens are the primary sex hormone in females and are responsible for regulating reproduction. Read more
The Symptoms of Low Progesterone
If you are a woman, it is possible to experience symptoms of low progesterone now matter how old you are. Your body produces hormones naturally and they are meant to work together and balance each other out. When one hormone level is too high or too low, it causes an imbalance with the other hormones and that is when you begin to have symptoms. Read more
