"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...
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"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...
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"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...
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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...
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"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...
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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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