Last month Medscape published study results of postmenopausal women who answered questions regarding sexual activity. Researchers wanted to know what factors affected sexual enjoyment. A little more than 24,000 women (average age of 64) completed Read More…
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Non-hormonal Treatment for Vaginal Atrophy Symptoms
Are you are in your forties, fifties, or sixties and experiencing symptoms related to low estrogen? Do you have vaginal dryness or burning, painful intercourse, feel like you’re getting a urinary tract infection often (even though you’re not)? Has Read…
Depression– An Important Topic in Gynecology
One of the first blogs we ever posted (back in 2014) was about depression, and I think it’s important that we revisit this topic often. When we say depression, we’re not talking a few days of having the blues– we…
Vaginal Atrophy Symptoms Helped by MonaLisa Touch
I was doing some browsing online looking at the various clinical trials that are being conducted in the field of gynecology– specifically regarding vaginal atrophy symptoms. Vaginal atrophy, as you know from my other blogs, happens because of lowered Read…
Adding Testosterone to your Hormone Replacement Therapy
Are you taking hormone replacement therapy but still feel like something’s missing? Are you experiencing loss of muscle mass, low energy, or cloudy/foggy brain? Or have you noticed that you feel pretty good, but your libido is gone? Adding testosterone…
Vaginal Atrophy and How it Affects a Woman’s Quality of Life
Vaginal Atrophy is a medical term to describe a variety of physical symptoms that result from reduced estrogen levels in the female body (it usually occurs during natural menopause but is likely to occur after hysterectomy or with certain cancer…
Urinary Incontinence– You Don’t Have to Deal With It
Have you ever laughed so hard that you noticed a small amount of urine leakage? Maybe you sneezed or coughed and had the same issue? This is something we hear a lot of women complain about. Most women think it’s…
Why did Switching to Generic Medication Cause Problems/Side-Effects?
Have you ever switched from a name brand medication to a cheaper generic medication and had some problems with the adjustment? Maybe you got a few headaches, maybe you broke out in acne, or maybe you felt like your emotions…
Cost of MonaLisa Touch Treatments & Quality of Life
Today I’d like to do something most doctors will not do, and that’s to talk about the cost of MonaLisa Touch treatments. We’ve been offering MonaLisa Touch treatments to our patients and are having great success; however, some patients are…
Cinco de Mayo Tips for Interstitial Cystitis Sufferers
This weekend is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday where we celebrate the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire on that date in 1862. Here in America it tends to be a day of indulging in all things Mexican– from…