Ask Andi Anything! Oxytocin and Menopause: Can the “Love Hormone” Help?

There’s been quite a bit of research about oxytocin recently and its important role in hormone optimization for women in perimenopause and menopause. Learn about oxytocin's potential to improve mood, libido, sleep, weight, and relationships.

There’s been quite a bit of research about oxytocin recently and its important role in hormone optimization for women in perimenopause and menopause. Learn about oxytocin's potential to improve mood, libido, sleep, weight, and relationships.

Three Big Reasons Fears About Hormone Replacement Therapy Are Overblown

Many patients are afraid of hormone therapy too, and some have never even heard of bioidentical hormones. Recent research has shown that many of these fears are overblown and may still be preventing women who could benefit from hormone therapy from getting the help they need.

A friend of mine was having daily hot flashes, unexplained weight gain, and recurrent urinary tract infections. Just one of this trio of symptoms would have been enough to make her cry, but living with all three was devastating.  

Compounded Bioidentical Hormones vs Synthetic Hormones: What’s the Difference?

Hot flashes and night sweats are drenching your clothes and draining your energy. One of your friends is on hormone replacement therapy, and it’s really helping her hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. But you don’t want to put synthetic products into your body, so on you go—flushed and sweaty.  

Hot flashes and night sweats are drenching your clothes and draining your energy. One of your friends is on hormone replacement therapy, and it’s really helping her hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. But you don’t want to put synthetic products into your body, so on you go—flushed and sweaty.

Brain Fog in Menopause: Can Low Dose Naltrexone or BHRT Help?

With your eyes glued to the computer screen, you beg your brain to focus. You’re preparing for a meeting, which shouldn’t be difficult. But your thoughts are moving in slow motion. What has happened to your quick, clear thinking? Are you just overtired? Getting the flu? Nope. It’s brain fog.

With your eyes glued to the computer screen, you beg your brain to focus. You’re preparing for a meeting, which shouldn’t be difficult. But your thoughts are moving in sloooowww motion—like there’s a gelatinous sludge in your mind that you’re trying to plow through. What has happened to your quick, clear thinking? Are you just overtired? Getting the flu? Nope. It’s brain fog.

Where Did My Eyebrows Go?

How hormones affect your eyelashes and eyebrows, and what you can do about it.

What You Need to Know About Hair Loss

It can feel distressing when you notice an unusual amount of hair in the shower or on your pillow when you wake up. But don’t panic! We all shed some 50 to 100 hairs a day, so it’s completely normal for some strands to come loose. But if the amount of hair loss increases significantly, it would be a good idea to find out why.

Compounded Bioidentical Hormones vs Synthetic Hormones: What’s the Difference?

Hot flashes and night sweats are drenching your clothes and draining your energy. One of your friends is on hormone replacement therapy, and it’s really helping her hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. But you don’t want to put synthetic products into your body, so on you go—flushed and sweaty.  

Hot flashes and night sweats are drenching your clothes and draining your energy. One of your friends is on hormone replacement therapy, and it’s really helping her hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. But you don’t want to put synthetic products into your body, so on you go—flushed and sweaty.

What NOT to Say to a Woman in Menopause (and Other Lifesaving Tips)

In that regard, what is proper etiquette when speaking to a woman in perimenopause or menopause? For example, what should you say to a woman who is visibly having a hot flash? Is asking if she’d like a cold towel or a glass of ice water equivalent to saying, “So, how far along are you?”

Menopause and You: Dr. Angela DeRosa Explains Why Hormones Aren’t Linear

If you’re a woman nearing menopausal age, there is likely one question at the forefront of your mind: What exactly should I expect? And if you’re already going through menopause, you’re probably wondering: And if you’re already going through menopause, you’re probably wondering: When will my symptoms go away?