The Case Against Birth Control Pills

"Dear Dr. Erika,Thank you for keeping me up on this valuable information.  I am currently taking Activella.I have a question for you - I am concerned for my daughter who is 25 - she like many of us,has been taking birth control for many years.  Are the hormones in...

The Politics of Bioidentical Hormones

"The Politics of Bioidentical Hormones As promised I will spend the next few weeks providing you with focused information on bioidentical hormones and then expand into general issues in women’s health. I will do my best to give you all the information honestly and kindly...

What Women Need To Know About Supplements

"If you have been into a health food store, vitamin shop or pharmacy recently you have no doubt encountered a giant wall (or walls) of vitamins filled with multiple brands of every letter of the alphabet, every mineral, herb and every combination in between.  It’s no...

Panic attacks or heart attacks? My adrenaline surges are scaring the crap out...

When I was a young medical student I learned that good medicine was practiced when errors were made in the favor of over diagnosing heart attacks, rather than under-diagnosing them. A senior resident used to say: “A sign of a good coronary care unit is one where 70% of...

Searching for symptoms on the internet?

"I routinely convince myself that I am dying of Lupus, MS, ALS, cancer, and whatever else! What's a person supposed to do?" ~Anonymous When I went to medical school every time I learned about a new disease, I...

Premenopause, Perimenopause and All those other Confusing Terms

For those of you who know me well, you are well aware of how I abhor these terms.I’ve spent the better part of the past 10 years fighting even thoughtless use of menopause, perimenopause, postmenopause and...

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