Menopausal Hormone Replacement Health Benefits

Menopausal Hormone Replacement Health Benefits Susan is a 54 year old accountant suffering from many diverse health problems, such as vague aches and pains in the muscles and joints, difficulty remembering things or finding words, insomnia, dry skin and hair, … Continue reading

Needless Fear of Estrogen Replacement Causes Suffering

Needless Fear of Estrogen Replacement for Menopause by Jeffrey Dach MD Bioidentical Hormones could have saved 50,000 Lives according to Dr. Philip Sarrel Professor of OB/Gyne at Yale Medical School. Dr Cathleen Rivera followed 1,000 Pre-Menopausal women (under age 45) … Continue reading

Menopause Accelerates Aging New Study

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Two UCLA Studies Show Menopause Accelerates Aging A new study by Dr Morgan E. Levine from UCLA in PNAS shows that  menopause accelerates aging. (1)  A second study by Dr Judith Carroll from UCLA reported in  Biological Psychiatry that “insomnia … Continue reading

A Mysterious Recurrence of Menopausal Symptoms

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A Mysterious Recurrence of Menopausal Symptoms by Jeffrey Dach MD A 55 year old post menopausal executive secretary had been doing well for many years on her bioidentical hormone program. Last week, she called the office to report her menopausal … Continue reading

New Study Shows Women Prefer Bioidentical Hormones

A new study  from the  Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve examined women’s attitudes about bioidentical hormones for menopausal symptoms.(1) Above left image: Case Western Reserve Campus Courtesy of WIkimedia. How Was the Study Done ? The study was … Continue reading

Lexapro for Hot Flashes, Medical Victimization or Joke?

Lexapro for Hot Flashes, Medical Victimization or Joke?

Lexapro for Hot Flashes – Medical Victimization or a Joke? by Jeffrey Dach MD A JAMA study by Ellen W Freeman shows that Lexapro is “marginally” more effective than placebo for Hot Flashes.  This is laughable, and surely you must be joking?  The authors … Continue reading