In this video, Dr. Simon, is interviewed by Andrea Donsky, Nutritionist, Research and Menopause Educator, and Co-Founder of We Are Morphus. The interview addresses women’s sexual health, covering the impact of hormonal changes on libido,… Read More »
In a recent article, Hot Flash Drug Succeeds in Two Pivotal Trials, published on the www.medpagetoday.com website, the novel non-hormonal treatment, elinzanetant, is discussed. It has shown significant success in alleviating hot flashes in postmenopausal women… Read More »
An important message from my assistant and practice manager: Hello, my name is Barbara Gallagher. Most of you probably don’t know me, I am the behind-the-scenes person that tends to Dr. Simon’s business and consulting… Read More »
It is well known that erectile dysfunction (ED) increases in prevalence and severity as men* age. Approximately 50% of 50-year-old men have some symptoms of ED, increasing to 60% of 60-year-old men, 70% of 70-year-old… Read More »
Dr. James Simon discusses the importance of sexual health during menopause and encourages clinicians to open up the conversation with patients. He discusses several treatment options and resources with Dr. Marla Shapiro. Dr. Marla Shapiro:… Read More »
Dr. James Simon discusses the importance of sexual health at menopause and encourages clinicians to open up the conversation with patients. He reviews treatment options and resources. (www.menopause.org)
Is penetration ever painful for you? Whether it’s with fingers, toys, or penises, you’re not alone: An estimated 50% of menopausal women with sexually active partners experience pain during vaginal penetration. And that’s just women… Read More »
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), which affects about 10% of women in the United States, is defined as the persistent or recurrent deficiency or absence of sexual desire accompanied by personal distress. There are treatments… Read More »
There is so much misconception about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and menopause. I was recently featured on #justASK, a healthcare podcast dedicated to providing evidenced-based information from a team of sexual health experts. #justASK is… Read More »
Debunking Myths About Intimacy and Aging
How many times have you shuddered the moment someone mentions your parents or your grandparents having sex? As a doctor specializing in sexual health, I’ve seen that inevitable gasp time and time again. The mere… Read More »
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, founder of the wellness and lifestyle brand goop®, recently launched a new “sexual health supplement” marketed under the name DTF. According to advertisements, this product is intended to “support women’s sexual desire, arousal, and mood.” We believe this claim to be an example of a misleading campaign marketed to consumers that is unsupported by scientific evidence.
How the US Government and The Media Conspired to Convince Women That Menopausal Hormone Therapy Was Dangerous” presented at ISSWSH 2020 Orlando, FL March 5, 2020
Dr. Simon explains why even doctors need to be educated on menopause.
Check out Dr. Simon’s view on hot flashes.
If your partner is going through menopause, here’s a brief guide for survival. Menopause isn’t just a challenging time for the person going through it, but it can also be difficult for partners, friends, and… Read More »
Back in April 2020, an article in the Journal of Women’s Health prompted me to think about the differences between men and women’s life and death responses to COVID-19. That article illustrated what we’ve heard… Read More »
We are pleased to share a recent article in Washingtonian Magazine featuring an interview with our own Dr. James Simon, “The Menopause Whisperer.” In the article, Dr. Simon discusses female sexual dysfunction, the state of… Read More »
Pellet Hormone Replacement FAQ We know that Hormone Replacement Therapy is essential for managing severe menopause (or andropause, aka “manopause!”) symptoms, and hopefully there is an easy way to deliver it, right? Fortunately, there is!… Read More »
As the number of postmenopausal women continues to grow — reaching an estimated 1 billion worldwide — patients might believe that doctors have a good sense of the full range of menopausal symptoms and how… Read More »
Personalized Care Any medical treatment should be considered specific to the needs and hormone concentrations of each individual patient. This is why we share our full breadth of knowledge about endocrinology, medical safety, and treatment… Read More »
We unequivocally support the use of menopausal hormone therapy to mitigate menopause symptoms and prevent disease for a variety of patients. Let’s review the facts of the case. THIS IS NOT FAKE NEWS! When… Read More »
The symptoms of menopause are numerous and we now know that a large part of women’s working memory is affected by menopause. Memory is affected by both the levels of hormones and their fluctuations. As… Read More »
I’d like to clear up some confusion regarding the use of estrogen to offset the symptoms of menopause. I won’t bury the lead; vaginal estrogen IS a safe menopause treatment for almost all menopausal women… Read More »
Upon hearing a cancer diagnosis a person’s world changes immediately and forever. The person becomes a patient. The patient has to make myriad decisions about treatment plans, and the possibility of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy…. Read More »
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are patient records of health-related information that can be created, gathered, and managed by authorized clinicians and staff within one health care organization. EMRs were designed to streamline the daily workflow… Read More »
If you’re in the New York City area on April 7-9, 2017 join me and colleagues at the The Westin NY at Times Square for our annual Survival Skills for Today’s Gynecologist program. It’s a… Read More »
Balancing Hormones Through Perimenopause, Menopause, and Beyond
In different ways, cultures around the world celebrate when young girls become women around the time of their first menstrual period, but few celebrate the milestone of menopause. Why is that? Perhaps because we focus… Read More »
Sexual empowerment not only applies to equality in the boardroom of the work place, but in the bedroom as well. Equality in comfort and sexual satisfaction, and equality in the types and numbers of treatments… Read More »
A tiny butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck has an important role in overall well-being; it helps regulate body temperature as well as metabolism (how fast you burn calories). When the thyroid is… Read More »
For women going through the menopausal transition, there’s no better discovery than a safe, natural, nonhormonal treatment for hot flash relief that really works. So a study just presented at the annual scientific meeting… Read More »
There is a Non-Hormonal Prescription Option for Hot FlashesNon-Hormonal Prescription Option for Hot Flashes Hot flashes and its nocturnal cousin, night sweats, the highly descriptive street names for the vasomotor symptoms (VMS) experienced by as many as 80% of menopausal women, are the… Read More »
Dreaming Of A Good Night’s Sleep?
Getting a good night’s sleep may just be a dream for many menopausal women. Studies indicate that, along with hot flashes, mood swings, migraine headaches, trouble sleeping is another, unpleasant side effect of menopause. Approximately… Read More »
Menopausal Migraines Are Real
For years, my patients going through menopause have complained of migraine headaches. But for some reason, research has never been able to back up what I’ve known for years, and what women have been experiencing… Read More »
Get Your Sex Life BuzzingVibrators are often the punch line of the joke; the gag gift at the bridal shower or the cause of an embarrassing situation in a sitcom. But, the reality is, personal massagers are no joke…. Read More »
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 BHTThanks 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 BouncebackEleven 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 »
The Truth about TestosteroneThe 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 ResponseScientists 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 »
Early menopauseNew 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 »
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 »