The IPM Blog

Testosterone is the primary male hormone. There are enormous consequences of testosterone deficiency or excess on energy, libido, physical and mental condition and performance. There is a gradual...

A major stumbling block to the use of estrogen replacement in women is the concern that it will increase the risk of breast cancer.  It has been recommended that hormone replacement is withheld from...

One unquestioned benefit of hormone replacement is the preservation and restoration of bone density. In our experience, it is possible for most patients to raise bone density without bisphosphonates...

  Menopause is ovarian failure. The ovaries lose the ability to produce estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Estrogen and progesterone fall to nearly undetectable levels.  Some testosterone...

Hormone replacement therapy enhances well-being. Omitting hormone replacement when symptoms and findings indicate deficiency will prevent optimal recovery. However, hormone replacement alone may not...

 We see many people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s who attribute their symptoms to aging. This idea may come from their physicians, who, in glib response to their questions about the origin of...

Hormones interact with each other. Changes in one hormone invariably affect the activity of other hormones. For instance, testosterone is converted into fatty tissue to estrogen, and the...

Too high an estrogen dose may cause breast tenderness or enlargement, weight gain, headache, or irritability.  These side effects are far more common with non-bioidentical estrogens.  ...

Why would pellets be better than oral hormones or creams? Pellets are the only formulation than provide a completely stable blood level for months.  All of the other formulations will produce...