Hypogonadism essentially is low testosterone production. The body is not making enough of the male hormone. Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, also affirms hypogonadism can happen in women too, because they produce testosterone from their ovaries and their adrenal glands. He describes this is a disease of aging and other diseases…...

Dr. Michelle Starke, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, considers systemic hormone therapy is very beneficial for a numerous aspect for women’s health. She affirms it is going to protect her bones, her heart, her brain, vaginal dryness and it has effects in the whole body. Estrogen can be taken in numerous ways…...

Women starting in their 60s, who have never taken estrogen replacement, are more likely to develop osteoporosis, affirms Dr. Michelle Starke, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida. She affirms she explains to the patient the pros and cons of taking a estrogen and hormone replacement therapy. The specialist refers to a WHI study…...

What is the role of testosterone in hair loss? Monica Ponce, Physician Assistant with Sunset Dermatology, tells us how hormones cause hair loss in men of different ages...

Systemic hormone therapy means a patient takes a pharmacological agent that goes through the woman system. Dr. Charles Kalstone, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains this is opposite to local hormone therapy, which will be estrogen absorbing trough the vagina into the system. Systemic hormone therapy comes in different forms: pills, transdermal…...

When women go through menopause, they can get hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Monica Ponce, Physician Assistant with Sunset Dermatology, explains the effect of HRT on hair loss. She also talks about the differences of hair loss between women and men...

Dr. Patricia Feito, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, explains how women are more susceptible to getting migraines than men, because of hormones: "Every single month women go through their menstrual cycle, so what we're seeing with the premenstrual patients is that when they have a drop and a sharp decline in their…...

Dr. Manuel Torres, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, explains how hunger hormones work when you're getting hungry because of a hormonal influence. "Everything we do comes from a sort of hormonal influence, so there's a hormone called Ghrelin that makes you hungry and Leptin is one of the hormones that helps you…...