A Call to Gynecologists: Don’t Let Menopausal Women Down

November 17, 2009 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

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The following post first appeared on Dr. Allen’s Huffington Post blog, as an urgent message to her fellow physicians. — Ed.
Patients with menopausal syndrome are flocking to infomercial doctors. They [...]

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Ten Myths About “Bio-identical” Hormones

November 4, 2009 by Lauren Streicher, M.D.

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Bioidentical is not a scientific term. It is a term made up by savvy market research gurus to describe certain plant-derived hormones distributed by compounding pharmacies.
The use of the word” [...]

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Dr. Pat, Hormone Therapy Gave Me My Life Back

June 27, 2009 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

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Dear Dr. Pat,
I read your medical advice to menopausal women, and I have a sense that you are not a big fan of hormone therapy. I am now forty-nine years [...]

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Bio-Identical Hormone Viral Outbreaks

June 10, 2009 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

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If I worked at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, I would ask to be put in charge of monitoring the financially and self-promotion-driven epidemics of “BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE [...]

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Ask Dr. Pat: Bioidentical Hormone Therapy and Making an Informed Decision

March 31, 2009 by Chris Lombardi

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Dear Dr. Pat,
I am 44 years old and know that the symptoms that I am having are really related to menopause.  I am having less frequent bleeding ranging [...]

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June Cross Tells NOLA’s Story; Chris Quinn Has Competition; Easier Bra for Aging Fingers; Washington Elena Kagan’s New Law School

January 6, 2009 by Elizabeth Willse

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‘New Orleans Is Not A City That People Leave.’ Tonight, on PBS on January 6th, we can learn what June Cross,
filmmaker and Columbia University journalism professor, has been doing in [...]

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The Vagina Dialogues: Sex, Drugs and Talk

November 10, 2008 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

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By Patricia Yarberry Allen
This is a case study that couples in midlife should read.  There can never be too much communication in the bedroom.
Sam and Linda got married in [...]

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Ask Dr. Pat: Hormone Therapy and Treatment in the Early Menopausal Transition

October 13, 2008 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

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Dear Dr. Pat,
I am 46 years old and have missed 4 menstrual periods this last year. In fact, I have had no period for the last two months. My [...]

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Hormone Therapy and Diagnostic Tests: Interpretation is Important

October 9, 2008 by Elizabeth Poynor, MD

Dear Dr. Poyner,
I have been using Vagifem, a vaginal estrogen, twice a week because I had pain with intercourse without it. This has worked really well along with a lubricant [...]

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Don’t Panic, Say Experts, Consider Staying at Work; Ellen Newest Cover Girl; Not Such a Rush to Screen for Osteoporosis; New, Massive NIH Study on Hot Flashes

September 22, 2008 by Women's Voices For Change

A new 'Cover Girl' for the new power age: Once, the largest cosmetic company in America wanted at its center the youngest, dewiest sylph around. Now, says the New York [...]

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