Men's Health, Women's Health, and Aesthetic Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
There are several published medical studies that have found a protective benefit against the severity of viral influenza with elevated estrogen levels – in particular, higher ESTRADIOL levels – for women. These studies looked, for instance, at data from the 1918-1919 worldwide “Spanish flu” pandemic and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Although CoVID-19 isn’t strictly speaking …
Hormones and Risk of Corona Virus Infection (CoVID-19)Read More
Dear patients and all friends of Optimal Wellness Medical Group, I recently received this email (pictured below) from Medquest Pharmacy in Salt Lake City, and I’ve also had other physicians who utilize bio-identical hormones in their practices notify me about this very real threat to the availability of bio-identical hormones in this country. I would like …
*Originally published in Women’s Lifestyle Magazine A reader writes: Dr. Lasater, may I ask your advice? I have been in menopause for about three years now, and because I was so bothered by hot flashes and night sweats, my doctor finally agreed to put me on an estradiol patch, after I had begged …
*Originally published in Women’s Lifestyle Magazine A reader writes: Dr. Lasater, can you please offer some advice for a problem I have that’s quite embarrassing? I’m 50 years old and my husband and I have been happily married for 25 years. The first 23 or so of those years had been fantastic for us, as …
Ask the Doctor: Can Anything Be Done to Help a Woman with Diminished Libido?Read More
*Originally published in Women’s Lifestyle Magazine A reader writes: Dr. Lasater, may I ask your advice? One of my close friends, age 50, stopped having her monthly periods last year. She’s having awful hot flashes, night sweats, and moodiness. I’m not quite 50 yet and although I’m still having periods, they’re becoming much lighter …
Ask the Doctor: Menopause, Hormones, and Life ChoicesRead More
