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Posts by Beth Rosenshein
It shouldn't be. Testosterone is a hormone that all human beings need to stay healthy. When I hear that menopause is normal and natural and therefore should go untreated I think about how everyone suffers from that kind of thinking. Around age 40-50 everyone needs reading glasses. That is natural and normal. Should only men wear reading glasses but not women? What do you think about when you think...
9/26/2008 7:56:21 AM
Reading the most recent headlines about menopause you would think older women should not use HRT. New evaluations of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) are saying that using HRT does not raise a woman's risk for disease until about age 60-65 or after about 10 years on HRT. There are so many problems with this statement it is hard to know where to begin. First of all, hormone replacement therapy wasn't...
9/17/2008 10:45:54 PM
Here's the thing. It is pretty much accepted that throughout a woman's life hormone changes will influence her skin. So when research shows otherwise I always want to see how the research was done so I can learn something new. I recently read a medical study that at first glance gave me the impression that hormones given for menopause would not help skin continue to look good. I regularly talk to dermatologists...
9/1/2008 10:40:33 PM
Putting a name on an illness is the first step in the direction of finding a treatment for it. For instance, a treatment for high blood pressure is something that will lower blood pressure and a treatment for a fever will lower the fever. This is how clinical trials evolve into effective treatments. Except when it comes to menopause. Have you ever asked yourself why treatment for menopause is so hard...
8/19/2008 11:13:44 PM
According to the National Women's Health Information Center, the answer is most women. I don't agree. I believe every person, man or women, deserves to know if they have an illness and has the right to decide for themselves if they want treatment or not. So I contacted the National Women's Health Information Center via their website. I requested that women be informed that untreated menopause is untreated...
8/13/2008 10:31:01 PM
It feels good to see progress. I opened my email yesterday and saw that the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) had issued a new position statement on hormone use for women with hypogonadism (menopause). Normally, I find NAMS to be inaccurate, misleading, and insensitive to women struggling to find effective treatment for hypogonadism (menopause), so when I saw something that was actually scientifically...
8/6/2008 10:30:35 PM
One of my goals has been to change the idea that a woman can be a "healthy post-menopausal woman" without any treatment at all. This is my goal because every woman deserves an opportunity to receive treatment and be as healthy as she can be. It is more difficult to accomplish this goal when doctors actively discourage women from seeking effective treatment for a very real illness. Recently, Oprah had...
8/1/2008 7:48:37 AM
I was talking to a friend of mine today, who happens to be a pharmacist, and we were musing over how easily women give up when told that they do not need treatment or invalidate the things that they say they are experiencing. If a man feels that he is not receiving appropriate treatment or his provider is not listening to him, he is willing to find someone who will help him. My friend sees it every...
7/28/2008 7:43:42 AM
I've experienced the beauty and power of sexual activity for decades. From the wonderful sexual relationship I have with my husband I experienced a beautiful bond that has grown more lovely over the years. From our love for one another we created our dear, sweet, children. We have been fortunate to have the blessing of being able to express our love for one another both verbally and sexually. Unfortunately,...
6/22/2008 1:11:15 AM
Rather than blog about melatonin I decided to write about respecting a woman's choice to not choose hormonal treatment for hypogonadism. This is fundamental. Like any illness, as long as a person is informed about having an illness, in this case hypogonadism, the choice to forgo a particular treatment option needs to be respected. I know I can go on a on about hormonal treatment for hypogonadism and...
5/29/2008 10:19:00 PM
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