Women and Testosterone?

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Why Women Need To Rethink Testosterone

To most, referring to women and testosterone in the same sentence appears to be an oxymoron. After all, when we think of women and hormones we often think of estrogen and progesterone.

But before you think this article is for women training to be body builders, think again.
 
 

Women secrete three different hormones from their ovaries:

As women age, they can expect their testosterone levels to decrease at a level of 1-3% per year beginning in their 30’s and 40’s. As levels diminish and women go through perimenopause and menopause they can experience a decrease in libido, energy, bone density, muscle mass and as a tradeoff they add depression, hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness, weight gain.

Since the Women’s Health Initiative in 2002 many women have stayed clear of hormone replacement therapy and have been told to “embrace menopause,” which is a nice way of saying “suck it up!” If treatment is provided, women are often prescribed a plethora of other synthetic medications that treat the various symptoms and/or sent to a local psychiatrist for a cocktail of psychotropic medications.

Why treat the symptoms and not the cause? 

Testosterone replacement for women does just that by attacking the root cause of the problem and bringing back normal hormone levels so you can feel like you did in your 20’s and 30’s. Natural bioidentical hormone replacement increases libido, muscle mass, bone density, energy and mental acuity not to mention that testosterone therapy is antiproliferative (to inhibit tumor cell growth), but who would want any of that right.

Bioidentical testosterone therapy for women has also been shown to prevent against cardiac disease, Alzheimer’s, and arthritis, just to name a few.

So, if you experiencing an increase in cellulite, noticing your skin losing its elasticity, or experiencing a decrease in libido?

If so, then bioidentical hormone replacement might be right for you. Now this does not mean that testosterone is a cure-all and supplementation of other hormones, vitamins and minerals may be needed.

To find out if testosterone, hormone replacement, and other supplementation are right for you contact VitaliT Medical Clinics.

And stay tuned to our future blogs as we take a closer look at the Women’s Health Initiative and evaluate the pros and cons of various types of bioidenital hormone administration.

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