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Men's Health, Women's Health, and Aesthetic Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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    • About Dr. Steve Lasater
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      • Testosterone Replacement
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      • Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement for Women
      • O-Shot for Women
      • Cholesterol Management
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    • Hormones and Risk of Corona Virus Infection (CoVID-19)
    • Rising Concern Over the Availability of Hormones
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    • Ask the Doctor: Can Anything Be Done to Help a Woman with Diminished Libido?
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Menopausal Hormones & Breast Cancer

September 21, 2020 //  by Nina Rand

A reader writes Dr. Lasater, may I ask your advice? My new doctor has recommended that I start bio-identical hormone replacement because I’m having fairly severe symptoms of menopause, with my last period having been one year ago, just as I turned 50; he also points out that the hormones may reduce my risk of …

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What Should I Do About High Cholesterol?

September 21, 2020 //  by Nina Rand

A reader writes: Dr. Lasater, I recently saw my primary care doctor for an annual physical and health review. He said that my cholesterol has remained high even though I have carefully followed his earlier recommendations to eat healthier. He is concerned as well because both of my parents had heart attacks in their 60s. …

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Is Cholesterol Testing Enough? Why You—and Your Family—Should Care.

September 21, 2020 //  by Nina Rand

A reader writes: Dr. Lasater, I’m a 55-year-old woman who has enjoyed fairly good health my entire life. My tennis partner, a woman who is my age, recently had a heart attack. She feels quite fortunate to have survived and is now getting back to her usual activity level, but she and her family are …

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Hormones and Risk of Corona Virus Infection (CoVID-19)

March 26, 2020 //  by Nina Rand

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 …

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Rising Concern Over the Availability of Hormones

December 16, 2019 //  by erinraemac

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 …

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Ask the Doctor: Weight Gain Post-Menopause

December 16, 2019 //  by erinraemac

*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 …

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Ask the Doctor: Can Anything Be Done to Help a Woman with Diminished Libido?

December 16, 2019 //  by erinraemac

*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 …

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Ask the Doctor: Menopause, Hormones, and Life Choices

October 22, 2018 //  by erinraemac

*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 …

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