Archive for the ‘Male Menopause’ Category

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Jan 24

Hormone Q&A

What are bioidentical hormones? Bioidentical hormones are hormones with an identical chemical structure to the hormones your body produces naturally. Derived from plant sterols from soy or diosgenin (wild yam), these hormones mimmic exactly the actions of the body’s own hormones. A prescription from your ND (with prescribing rights) or MD is required, and bioidentical [...]

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Jan 5

Andropause

Andropause, another word for male menopause, refers to the hormonal decline of men as they age leading to androgen deficiency and its related symptoms.  Between the age of 50-70, men experience a slow decline of testosterone which leads to: decreased muscle and increased fat mass low libido and erectile dysfunction male breast growth prostate problems [...]

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