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Why “Bioidentical” Hormone Therapy Is a Misnomer: What You Need to Know

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 ...


TESTOSTERONE THERAPY FOR WOMEN: MYTHS AND REALITIES

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...


CLEARING UP MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL PILLS

Dr Steven R. Goldstein MD is an Obgyn in Manhattan who has helped thousands of patients deal with abnormal uterine bleeding, menopause, perimenopause and other gynecological issues. Dr Goldstein has this to say on the misconceptions of birth control pills. I find it disturbing that there still are so many misconceptions about the non-contraceptive benefits of hormonal contraception (birth control pills, rings, patches). I have talked to many patients, at many ages, about the fact that suppressi...


THE MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT IUDs

Dr Steven R. Goldstein, a NYC Gyn writes the following about IUDs I have spoken to many of my patients about my opinions about IUDs. Intrauterine devices, which is what IUD stands for, have been around for several thousand years. The first IUDs were actually stones put into the uteri of camels when nomads were crossing the desert in order to keep a camel from getting pregnant. These devices are not inducing an abortion. Apparently, in a survey of almost a thousand physicians in the United State...


Menopause, Perimenopause is having a moment

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 ...


PUBLIC LACK OF AWARENESS CONCERNING BLEEDING AFTER MENOPAUSE

  PUBLIC LACK OF AWARENESS CONCERNING BLEEDING AFTER MENOPAUSE From Dr. Steven R. Goldstein, Menopause Specialist in NYC A recent study published in the journal Menopause, entitled “Public Awareness and Provider Counseling Regarding Postmenopausal Bleeding as a Symptom of Endometrial Cancer” came to my attention. It of course refers to bleeding after menopause. I was shocked by the findings, and although they represented a wider cross-section of women than typically find their way to...


Low Dose Birth Control Pills

Misconceptions About Low Dose Birth Control Pills From Dr Steven R. Goldstein, NYC Gyn There are many misconceptions about Low Dose Birth Control Pills. When Dr. Goldstein was a medical student, pills came in 80 and 50 microgram strengths of estrogen. By the time he was a resident, they were 50 and 35 micrograms. Most of his career, they have been 35, 30, 25 and 20 micrograms. Now they make a 10 microgram. However, the lowest doses are not always the best choice for women under thirty. Often ...


Specialist for Premature Ovarian Failure and Premature Ovarian Insufficency

Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a Menopause Specialist in NYC and one of the nation’s leading gynecologists. In private practice for over 25 years, Dr Goldstein has  treated many patients with early menopause, and is a specialist for Premature Ovarian Failure and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency. A co- author of the book “The Estrogen Alternative”, he is the first hormone specialist in NYC to write about Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) for the relief of menopausal symptoms which a...


Could it be Endometriosis?

Dr Steven R. Goldstein, Gynecologist for Endometriosis in NYC What is Endometriosis? Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a NYC Gynecologist and specialist for Endometriosis in NYC. Endometriosis is an all too common gynecologic condition where the glands that lie inside the uterine cavity can come to lie outside the uterus in the pelvis. When the endometrial glands bleed (that is a period) these glands located outside the uterus bleed as well. This can cause some scar tissue. If there is a collection ...


Dr Goldstein receives the Ian Donald Gold Medal Award from the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Steven R. Goldstein MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, receives the Ian Donald Gold Medal Award at the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG). This is the highest honor this society awards and is given  annually to an individual "who has changed the way ultrasound is practiced through research or innovation." Over the 33 years since this society began only once before was this award given to someone lik...