The sitcom of menopause
The sitcom of menopauseIt may not seem like the stuff of sitcoms when it’s happening to you, but my sister pointed out to me the other day that menopause was the theme of a recent CBS show called… Read More »
Pulling back the curtain on BHT
Thanks to recent published reports, specifically one entitled “The Hormone Hoax Thousands Fall For” in the October 2013 issue of More, assumptions about the safety of bio-identical hormone therapy (BHT) are again being called into… Read More »
HRT Bounceback
Eleven years after frightening findings in the Women’s Health Initiative caused so many women to abandon hormone therapy, medical practitioners continue to find benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for a wide variety of patients…. Read More »
More Sex Equals More Money
New research provides an additional benefit of frequent sexual activity – higher earnings. So says a Greek researcher who reports that people who have frequent sexual activity made about five percent more money than those… Read More »
Brisdelle
Menopausal women who suffer from a common physical problem – so common it may impact 80 percent of them – will soon have a safer treatment to consider. And I’m proud and humbled to have… Read More »
50 Shades of Play
(Role) Play it Safe with Open Communication Everyone is once again buzzing about the popular erotic novel, “Fifty Shades of Grey.” This time, people are talking about a recent study that’s reignited debate on whether… Read More »
The Truth about Testosterone
The use of testosterone as a form of hormone replacement for women emerges from time to time in the mainstream media as a little used, but effective therapy and it’s important to understand the many… Read More »
Roadmap to Sexual Response
Scientists have recently discovered a distinctive blood flow pattern in the brains of premenopausal women who are not interested in sex and unhappy about that. This distinctive pattern differs from that of women who have… Read More »
Dr. Simon’s report on a common sexual problem for post-menopausal women to be published in Medical Journal Menopause
When fertility treatment is “free”
Couples who take advantage of public funding for fertility treatments are changing the demographics of what has traditionally been a group of higher earners with more education. That’s what a recent study in Canada discovered… Read More »
Female “Viagra” raises questions
Ever since word came out that approval could be near for a pill that can increase sexual desire in women, experts in sexual health have been inundated with questions. And the answers may be still a… Read More »
Too Busy to Get Busy?
At one time or another, we have all claimed to be too busy for something we simply didn’t want to do. Claiming to be busy has become an acceptable stock response to the standard greeting… Read More »
Sex drive stalled? A checklist to re-start
It isn’t unusual for women to notice that their sex drive often slows down at different stages of their lives. Many times there are easy-to-identify reasons that could be easily overlooked. Here are the topics to explore… Read More »
Your Mammography Results Are In
The medical community has been a strong proponent of using screening mammography procedures for thirty years now – and that gives researchers a considerable amount of data from which to draw conclusions. Despite some back-and-forth… Read More »
Three Things to Require from a Sexual Health Expert
Everyone has shopped for at least one health care provider for some reason or another and certain criteria routinely come into play. Depending on the specialist, credentials are one thing that matters. Another could be… Read More »
Couples’ Cocktail – The Chemistry of Attraction
Studying the chemistry behind romantic relationships can seem to take the fun out of things – but it does give researchers a better idea of what causes the powerful emotions that poets have written about… Read More »
Why Douching is a Don’t
When it comes to our homes and possessions, we rely on an impressive inventory of cleaning supplies. Who among us does not have a closet full of cleaners for every surface in the home? For… Read More »
Early menopause
New study links early menopause with heart disease and stroke A study of more than 2,500 women ages 45 to 84 reported that those who experienced early menopause — either naturally or from surgical removal… Read More »
Women turning to over-the-counter sexual enhancement products
With no female alternative to the “little blue pill,” many women are turning to over-the-counter sexual enhancement products Not too long ago, I wrote a blog about a promising female libido drug — flibanserin —… Read More »
A call to review the Women’s Health Initiative
It’s not too late to help the next generation of women by reviewing the Women’s Health Initiative Ten years ago, the Women’s Health Initiative dropped a bombshell when it reported that hormone replacement therapy (HRT)… Read More »
Breast cancer treatment can lead to painful urinary/vaginal symptoms
Breast cancer treatment can bring about urinary/vaginal issues As if women with breast cancer haven’t endured enough already, they often develop painful changes in their vaginas or urethras — urogenital or vulvovaginal atrophy — as… Read More »
Fifty Shades of Grey
It’s either a guilty pleasure or an example of subservient sexploitation. Or both. One thing is certain – Fifty Shades of Grey, E.L. James’ bestseller has people thinking about sex, maybe in a new way…. Read More »
Menopause Physicians – Why So Few and Far Between?
These days, it seems like hormone “treatment centers” are popping up all over the place, and online “pharmacies” are constantly pushing the latest and greatest hormones for menopausal and postmenopausal women. But what about the… Read More »
When the Blazing Flame Turns to Soft Candle Light
Did you know that the female sexual response changes throughout a woman’s lifetime? It’s true. When a woman is young and in love, her sexual response is drive in great degree by desire, meaning she… Read More »