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For many women, the journey through perimenopause and menopause can feel like navigating uncharted waters. The hormonal shifts bring a host of challenging symptoms, from hot flashes and night sweats to mood swings and vaginal dryness. In the search for relief, you've likely come across the term "bioidentical hormone replacement therapy" (BHRT). It sounds appealing, doesn't it? The word "bioidentical" suggests a natural, safer, and more personalized approach. In fact bioidentical hormone therapy ...
The latest on HRT and Breast Cancer Reduction from Dr Steven R. Goldstein, a Menopause Specialist in NYC. You would have to be living under a rock not to realize that there has been an explosion in interest in the menopausal transition. The membership in the Menopause Society (previously known as NAMS: North American Menopause Society) in two years has gone from 2,000 to 7,600. There is a tremendous amount of information on the internet and social media which, fortunately, has raised awarenes...
Dr Steven R. Goldstein, a Menopause Specialist NYC, is a past President of the International Menopause Society, The Menopause Society, and is a Certified Menopause Practitioner. Dr Goldstein has seen a noticeable rise in interest for the use of testosterone from Menopausal women. As a leading hormone specialist in NYC, he has penned this article to inform women about testosterone therapy for women. Testosterone, normally thought of as a male hormone, is produced by women for their entire live...
Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a Menopause Specialist in NYC. He is a Certified Menopause Practitioner, a past President of the International Menopause Society, and the author of several books on Menopause. Thirteen years ago, when I was president of NAMS (what was the North American Menopause Society, recently renamed The Menopause Society), if I were at a cocktail party speaking to a few women who found out I was a gynecologist, and I mentioned that I was president of the Menopause Society… It c...
Dr Steven R. Goldstein is one of the world's top experts on the science of Perimenopause, one of America's leading Gynecologists and a tenured Professor at New York . He is a nationally recognized Menopause expert and a tenured Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine. A Perimenopause Specialist in NYC, Dr Goldstein offers some helpful information on the topic of Perimenopause, specifically bleeding and spotting. Much is said about Menopause, but less abo...
Bone Health is more than just OsteoporosisIn my office almost all women are cognizant of breast health, have a great fear of breast cancer, and for the most part are attuned to the importance of competent periodic breast imaging… the key to earliest detection. The goal is not to have a better bone density score on a Dexa test at age 82, the goal is to not break a hip at age 82 Bone health IS more than just osteoporosis. My hope is to get these same patients to be just as concerned about ...
To my patients, I am writing this email blast from Lisbon, Portugal where the 18th World Congress of the International Menopause Society has just concluded. As many of you know, I have been the president of this society for the last two years and this meeting was the culmination of that term. There were over 1,700 healthcare providers from 76 countries, 183 invited speakers with dozens of scientific sessions, debates, “meet the expert” sessions, and over 200 oral or poster communications. I...
To my patients,In a recent Sunday New York Times there was an article entitled, “Why do we dread menopause” by a professor named Susan Mattern from the University of Georgia.In the article "why do we dread menopause" she highlights that if you Google search “menopause and…” you come up with a whole assortment of very negative symptoms like weight gain, depression, hair loss, etc. She goes on to state that such a bleak view of menopause is unique to only modern cultures. S...
Menopausal changes that don't have to be In last Tuesday's Science Times there was an article entitled, "Menopausal vagina monologues." It was an excellent article talking about the fact that without any estrogen in menopause the vagina becomes atrophic. It loses blood supply and elasticity. It loses its normal pH (acid/base balance) because it cannot support the normal predominant bacteria called lactobacillus that feasts on glycogen and produces lactic acid, thus lowering the pH. Studies have...
Maintaining Bone Health In today's New York Times Science Section, there is an excellent article by Jane Brody entitled, "Fear of Drugs' Hazards may Put Bones at Risk." She reiterates a problem that I have seen evolving in clinical practice over the last several years. As the reimbursement for performing bone density tests had gotten so low that many facilities (including ours) could not stay open without losing money, the number of bone density tests being ordered nationwide has declined sharp...