Posts by Dr. Scott Shapiro

My goal is to inform (and sometimes entertain if the mood strikes!), with articles I've read, my personal experiences, clinical experience and stories shared by my patients. To delve right in, I cannot tell you how many patients I've seen who share common stories. Most start like this: ".Well, my primary care doctor ran a TSH test (thyroid stimulating hormone), and said my levels are fine. I'm still...
3/20/2018 7:00:00 AM
Every human body produces hormones. Some hormone production increases from birth to the young adult stage. Then the body slowly reduces the amount of hormones that are produced.Decreased libido, less energy in general and unhappy side effects result from your body producing less. I’m a member of The North American Menopause Society and they have a great article Changes in Hormone Levels, which discusses...
2/10/2016 5:00:00 AM