Heavy Menses? Low Progesterone.
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Progesterone is a naturally occurring hormone which women lose before they lose their estrogen. While estrogen levels drop off before menopause, progesterone …
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Women’s Health
Still not receiving equal care – in the doctors office and in the research institutions. Forcing a round peg in a square hole.
SSRI drugs – careful, if you plan to get pregnant
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: SSRI drugs, initially FDA approved antidepressants are increasingly used for anxiety, PMS, and I am not joking… shyness. Originally prescribed by …
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Oxytocin – time to look closer.
Introducing Oxytocin by Bradford S. Weeks, M.D. Tell me, do you enjoy a gentle and intimate back rub? A nice meal? A loving hug? …
Ladies love outlaws…. when ovulating
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Well THAT explains it. Why Women Choose Bad Boys: Ovulating Women Perceive Sexy Cads as Good Dads ScienceDaily (May 14, …
Its the pelvic girdle…
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: The wider the pelvis, the less vertical the femur as it attaches to the tibia and fibula – the less vertical …
Bones and Sex (and sugar)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/health/23bone.html?nl=health&emc=healthupdateema6 In Theory Examining the Mystery of Skeleton, Sugar and Sex By AMANDA SCHAFFER Published: August 22, 2011 THE HYPOTHESIS Bones help regulate fertility in …
Mammograms… oops.
Quandary With Mammograms: Get a Screening, or Just Skip It? – By DENISE GRADY Published: November 2, 2009 Here we go again. Another study raises …
Not just nothing
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: A small but nice step for women… Yankees honor Waldman before Game 1 NEW YORK — Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman has become …
Seizures and hot flashes
Dr. Weeks Comment: Drugs work (of course) but corrective medicine options work better. Seizure Drug Enhances Sleep For Women With Hot Flashes ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, …
Is that a phone in your pocket…..?
Dr. Weeks Comment: keep it turned off! Keep That Phone Out of Your Trouser Pocket! Last month, Martine Hours, the chief science advisor to the …