What exactly is Progestin? How does it differ from Progesterone and Progestogen? Find out as Dr. Deborah Moskowitz clarifies the terminology surrounding this group of female hormones.
Women with histories of emotional and/or physical abuse may experience a lot of emotional upheaval in conjunction with the process of giving birth. Compassionate and understanding physicians can go a long way toward easing the process.
For healthy, low-risk pregnant women, water births—giving birth in a pool of warm water—-can reduce time spent in labor, lower the need for Cesarean section, and increase the chances that the birth process will be uncomplicated. Though popular in France, water births are still rare in the US, but the numbers are growing. Holistic Ob.Gyn., Jan Stafl, MD, describes his experiences.
Frustrated with conventional hormone therapies and fearing potential side effects like breast and ovarian cancer, massive numbers of menopausal women are turning to natural alternatives like soy isoflavones, Black Cohosh, and Red Cover. Susan Love, MD, and Deborah Moskowitz, ND, share their views.
Obesity and associated chronic diseases cost this country roughly $147 billion a year in direct medical expenses. It’s not a problem that will be legislated away by health care reform plans that perpetuate status quo medical approaches. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) therapy, when combined with a careful diet plan, regular exercise and other hormone-based treatments, can make a huge difference in helping people lose weight, and could help trim the nation’s health care budget as well.
Millions of Americans take calcium in the hopes of preventing osteoporosis. But without understanding how calcium, vitamin D and various hormones interact, many will not get the benefits they seek. Plus, a comparative look at various forms of supplemental calcium.
Roughly 1 in 7 American couples have difficulty conceiving, and each year they spend between $2-3 billion on fertility drugs, assisted reproduction, and other medical services. In many cases, drug based interventions can be avoided through greater attention to the couple’s nutritional status and stress level, both of which profoundly affect fertility.
Thyroid hormone plays a central role in energy metabolism and immune competence. Accurate diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism is essential to restoring health. But most physicians rely too much on questionably reliable blood tests, and not enough on what their eyes and their patients are telling them. This photo gallery, compiled by Roby Mitchell, MD, reveals the common clinical signs of hypothyroidism.
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