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Denial of hormones is more than women should bear – The Medical Republic

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Katy couple discovers benefits of hormone replacement therapy – FOX 26 Houston

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Gender-affirming care clinic in Thunder Bay, Ont., closes, leaving patients with limited options – CBC.ca

Gender-affirming care clinic in Thunder Bay, Ont., closes, leaving patients with limited options  CBC.ca

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What It Means That Lisa Rinna Is On HRT For Menopause – Women’s Health

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Lisa Rinna Was Initially ‘Very Scared’ of Hormone Replacement Therapy. She Isn’t the Only One – The Messenger

Lisa Rinna Was Initially 'Very Scared' of Hormone Replacement Therapy. She Isn't the Only One  The Messenger

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MrBeast’s Kris Tyson Shares Before and After Photos Following 1 Year of Hormone Replacement Therapy – PEOPLE

MrBeast's Kris Tyson Shares Before and After Photos Following 1 Year of Hormone Replacement Therapy  PEOPLE

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Lisa Rinna Was ‘Really Scared’ to Undergo Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause Symptoms: ‘I Haven’t … – Yahoo Entertainment

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Kris Tyson Before And After HRT Pictures – BuzzFeed

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Hormone replacement therapy and early menopause tied heightened risk of rheumatoid arthritis – Medical Dialogues

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Open for Business: Alpine Wellness opens new clinic for integrative medicine and hormone health – KOLO

Open for Business: Alpine Wellness opens new clinic for integrative medicine and hormone health  KOLO

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Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right for You? What to Know – Motherly Inc.

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Easy as visiting the GP: Doctors push for accessible hormone treatment as childrens waitlist swells – The Age

Easy as visiting the GP: Doctors push for accessible hormone treatment as childrens waitlist swells  The Age

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How to Balance Hormones: 11 Nondrug and Drug Options – Verywell Health

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Hormone Replacement Therapy Market Poised for a Remarkable US$ 23,729.6 Million Valuation by 2034, Fueled by a … – Yahoo Finance

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Stephanie is professional, personable, and a joy to be around. She puts you right at ease. Explains all procedures. She is very knowledgeable in all aspects of her profession.

(Injectable and hormone patient TS from Awendaw)

I really bonded with Stephanie! She explained things so well. I am looking forward to seeing her again

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Stephanies the best!

(hormone and injectable patient BR from Mount Pleasant)

Stephanie is a life changer! I know my body well, and going through changes she makes me feel like I am not loosing my mind. Going to my regular OB doctor in regards to hormonal issues I have been told that what I am going through is not pre- menopausal. Wrong!!! Stephanie has me set up on hormone replacement therapy that has been a game changer. I feel great, I have a ton of energy and I most importantly I feel balanced all day long. Her knowledge and expertise is top notch! I highly recommend her. Not only is she knowledgeable, she goes the extra mile to explain things, she also gives you options to what you as a patient are comfortable with. I love that she supports the route (you as a patient) decides to do. I highly recommend Stephanie at Charleston Hormone Replacement and Aesthetic Services.

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Stephanie Donovan is the absolute best at what she does. She takes her time to review your labs and to talk about any aesthetic procedures in detail so that you feel completely comfortable with what your goal is. Shes knowledgeable about the latest technology and knows how to customize the right solution just for you. I trust my face, lips, and everything with her!

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Stephanie is amazing! Love the new office. She has helped me improve my quality of life so much I cant even explain how good I feel all the time now. Super friendly, professional, and always caring and super helpful. Cant recommend her enough!

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Stephanie is amazing at what she does! She has changed my life with educating me on the importance of hormone therapy and has provided excellent care. She has a heart for what she does and truly cares about her patients.

Hormone Patient

Cannot say enough good things about my experience with Stephanie! She thoroughly takes the time to listen and care for her patients. The best in Charleston for injectables and hormones!

Hormone and Cosmetic Patient

So happy I finally found Steph again!!! She is the BEST in Charleston. Definitely give her a try for all your aesthetic needs as well womens health!! Hormone guru!!! Highly recommend !!!!

Aesthetic patient from Isle of Palms, SC

Everyone should get their levels checked at one or more points in life to optimize our health and general feeling of wellness and this is a great place to do it! The initial consult was very attentive and detailed. Stephanie spent a lot of time explaining my results so that I felt confident in the drivers of my symptoms and next steps I needed to take. Definitely recommend. 🙂

-Hormone Patient from Charleston, SC

I went today to have a pellet as Im visiting from out of town and it was time. I was nervous because it was my first time here and I wanted to make sure it would be pain-free. Stephanie was fantastic. Put my mind at ease. It was not painful at all and she was wonderful to deal with!

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My teenage son was indoctrinated by the trans cult from the classroom to the clinic: Mother left ‘grieving’ fo – Daily Mail

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Hormone Evaluation and Replacement Therapy | Amen Clinics

The adrenal glands are part of what is called the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis, which controls how your body reacts to stress. When faced with a stressful situation, your adrenal glands release a cascade of hormones, including adrenaline, DHEA, and cortisol as part of your fight-or-flight response. Once the threat has passed, your body processes normalizeyour heartbeat and breathing slow to their usual rate, your muscles relax, and your adrenals turn off production of those hormones until they are needed again.

In cases where stress becomes chronic, there can be a seemingly constant flow of stress hormones, that in turn, overwhelm your body and contribute to brain health/mental health issues. Chronically high cortisol levels also cause your blood sugar and insulin levels to spike. This can lead to harmful changes in the brain, including a drop in the calming neurotransmitter serotonin. High levels of cortisol are linked to mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

In the brain, chronic stress produces more white matter and fewer neurons (gray matter) than normal, skewing their balance and disrupting communication within the brain.

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Depression can hit hard during the winter months, here’s how to prevent it – NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ

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As a study finds a stable weight is key to living longer, a leading nutritionist’s guide on how to… Escape t – Daily Mail

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I worked at the Tavistock gender clinic. Closing it was the right move – The Dallas Morning News

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What causes hormonal imbalance and how to avoid it? – GMA News Online

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Thyroid Hormone: What It Is & Function – Cleveland Clinic

Your body controls your thyroid hormone (T3 and T4) levels through a complex feedback loop. Your hypothalamus releases thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), which triggers your pituitary gland to release thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which stimulates your thyroid to release T3 and T4.What is thyroid hormone?

Thyroid hormone is the hormone thats mainly responsible for controlling the speed of your bodys metabolism. In infants, thyroid hormone is critical for brain development. Your thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of your neck under your skin, makes and releases thyroid hormone. Its a part of your endocrine system.

Hormones are chemicals that coordinate different functions in your body by carrying messages through your blood to your organs, muscles and other tissues. These signals tell your body what to do and when to do it.

Metabolism is the complex process of how your body transforms the food you consume into energy. All of the cells in your body need energy to function.

Thyroid hormone actually represents the combination of the two main hormones that your thyroid gland releases: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Theyre often collectively referred to as thyroid hormone because T4 is largely inactive, meaning it doesnt impact your cells, whereas T3 is active. Once your thyroid releases T4, certain organs in your body transform it into T3 so that it can impact your cells and your metabolism.

Your thyroid also releases a hormone called calcitonin to help regulate calcium levels in your blood by decreasing it. Calcitonin isnt grouped into the thyroid hormone name, and it doesnt impact your bodys metabolism like T3 and T4 do.

The production and release of thyroid hormone thyroxine (t4) and triiodothyronine (T3) is controlled by a feedback loop system that involves the following:

Your hypothalamus is the part of your brain that controls functions like blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature and digestion.

Your pituitary gland is a small, pea-sized gland located at the base of your brain below your hypothalamus. It makes and releases eight hormones.

Your pituitary gland is connected to your hypothalamus through a stalk of blood vessels and nerves. This is called the pituitary stalk. Through the stalk, your hypothalamus communicates with your pituitary gland and tells it to release certain hormones.

To start the feedback loop, your hypothalamus releases thyroid-releasing hormone (TRH) which, in turn, stimulates your pituitary gland to produce and release thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). TSH then triggers your thyroid to produce T4 and T3. Of the total amount of hormones that TSH triggers your thyroid to release, about 80% is T4 and 20% is T3. Your thyroid also needs adequate amounts of iodine, a substance you get from the food you eat, to create T4 and T3.

This hormone chain reaction is regulated by a feedback loop so that when the levels of T3 and T4 increase, they prevent the release of TRH (and thus TSH). When T3 and T4 levels drop, the feedback loop starts again. This system allows your body to maintain a constant level of thyroid hormones in your body.

If there are any issues with your hypothalamus, pituitary gland or thyroid, it can result in an imbalance in the hormones involved in this system, including T3 and T4.

Once your thyroid releases thyroxine (T4) into your bloodstream, certain cells in your body transform it into triiodothyronine (T3) through a process called de-iodination. This is because cells that have receptors that receive the effect of thyroid hormone are better able to use T3 than T4. Therefore, T4 is generally considered to be the inactive form of thyroid hormone, and T3 is considered the active form of it.

Cells in the following tissues, glands, organs and body systems can convert T4 to T3:

Thyroid hormone (T3 and T4) affects every cell and all the organs in your body by:

Several blood tests can measure your thyroid levels and assess how well your thyroid is working. These tests are often called thyroid function tests and include:

Your provider may order additional tests to assess your thyroid function, including:

Several conditions can result from or cause abnormal thyroid hormone levels. Thyroid disease is very common, with an estimated 20 million people in the United States having some type of thyroid condition. A person assigned female at birth is about five to eight times more likely to have a thyroid condition than a person assigned male at birth.

Thyroid conditions include:

Issues with your pituitary gland or hypothalamus can also cause abnormal thyroid hormone levels since they help control thyroid hormone levels.

Abnormal thyroid hormone levels usually cause noticeable symptoms. Since thyroid hormone is responsible for controlling the speed of your metabolism, too much thyroid hormone can make it faster than normal and too little thyroid hormone can slow it down. These imbalances cause certain symptoms, including:

If you experience these symptoms, contact your healthcare provider. They can run some simple blood tests to see if your thyroid hormone levels are irregular.

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Thyroid hormone is an essential hormone that affects many aspects of your body. Sometimes, you can have too little or too much thyroid hormone. The good news is that thyroid conditions are highly treatable. If youre experiencing any thyroid hormone-related symptoms or want to know if you have any risk factors for developing thyroid disease, dont be afraid to talk to your healthcare provider. Theyre there to help you.

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Menopause – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic

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Menopause is the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles. It's diagnosed after you've gone 12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States.

Menopause is a natural biological process. But the physical symptoms, such as hot flashes, and emotional symptoms of menopause may disrupt your sleep, lower your energy or affect emotional health. There are many effective treatments available, from lifestyle adjustments to hormone therapy.

In the months or years leading up to menopause (perimenopause), you might experience these signs and symptoms:

Signs and symptoms, including changes in menstruation can vary among women. Most likely, you'll experience some irregularity in your periods before they end.

Skipping periods during perimenopause is common and expected. Often, menstrual periods will skip a month and return, or skip several months and then start monthly cycles again for a few months. Periods also tend to happen on shorter cycles, so they are closer together. Despite irregular periods, pregnancy is possible. If you've skipped a period but aren't sure you've started the menopausal transition, consider a pregnancy test.

Keep up with regular visits with your doctor for preventive health care and any medical concerns. Continue getting these appointments during and after menopause.

Preventive health care as you age may include recommended health screening tests, such as colonoscopy, mammography and triglyceride screening. Your doctor might recommend other tests and exams, too, including thyroid testing if suggested by your history, and breast and pelvic exams.

Always seek medical advice if you have bleeding from your vagina after menopause.

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Menopause can result from:

Naturally declining reproductive hormones. As you approach your late 30s, your ovaries start making less estrogen and progesterone the hormones that regulate menstruation and your fertility declines.

In your 40s, your menstrual periods may become longer or shorter, heavier or lighter, and more or less frequent, until eventually on average, by age 51 your ovaries stop releasing eggs, and you have no more periods.

Surgery that removes the ovaries (oophorectomy). Your ovaries produce hormones, including estrogen and progesterone, that regulate the menstrual cycle. Surgery to remove your ovaries causes immediate menopause. Your periods stop, and you're likely to have hot flashes and experience other menopausal signs and symptoms. Signs and symptoms can be severe, as hormonal changes occur abruptly rather than gradually over several years.

Surgery that removes your uterus but not your ovaries (hysterectomy) usually doesn't cause immediate menopause. Although you no longer have periods, your ovaries still release eggs and produce estrogen and progesterone.

After menopause, your risk of certain medical conditions increases. Examples include:

Urinary incontinence. As the tissues of your vagina and urethra lose elasticity, you may experience frequent, sudden, strong urges to urinate, followed by an involuntary loss of urine (urge incontinence), or the loss of urine with coughing, laughing or lifting (stress incontinence). You may have urinary tract infections more often.

Strengthening pelvic floor muscles with Kegel exercises and using a topical vaginal estrogen may help relieve symptoms of incontinence. Hormone therapy may also be an effective treatment option for menopausal urinary tract and vaginal changes that can result in urinary incontinence.

Sexual function. Vaginal dryness from decreased moisture production and loss of elasticity can cause discomfort and slight bleeding during sexual intercourse. Also, decreased sensation may reduce your desire for sexual activity (libido).

Water-based vaginal moisturizers and lubricants may help. If a vaginal lubricant isn't enough, many women benefit from the use of local vaginal estrogen treatment, available as a vaginal cream, tablet or ring.

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin: Hormone, Purpose & Levels – Cleveland Clinic

What is human chorionic gonadotrophin?

Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is a hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy. Its sometimes called the pregnancy hormone because of its unique role in supporting a pregnancy. HCG is found in your urine or blood around 10 to 11 days after conception (when a sperm fertilizes an egg). Your hCG levels are the highest towards the end of the first trimester (10 weeks of pregnancy), then decline for the rest of your pregnancy. Healthcare providers measure hCG to confirm a pregnancy and provide details on how the pregnancy is progressing.

After conception occurs, a fertilized egg travels through your fallopian tubes to your uterus. The fertilized egg (called an embryo) implants (attaches) into the wall of your uterus. This triggers the placenta to form. Your placenta begins producing and releasing hCG into your blood and urine. HCG can be found in a persons blood around 11 days after conception. It takes slightly longer for hCG to register on urine tests.

HCG increases quickly (almost doubling every three days) for the first eight to 10 weeks of pregnancy. Healthcare providers look at how quickly a persons hCG levels rise in early pregnancy to determine how the pregnancy and fetus are developing.

Once your placenta begins making hCG, it triggers your body to create more estrogen and progesterone. Together with hCG, these hormones help thicken your uterine lining and tell your body to stop menstruating (or releasing eggs). The correct balance of these three hormones sustains and supports the pregnancy.

This chart shows how your hCG levels rise quickly and steadily in the first trimester before declining:

These numbers should be used as a guide only. Your levels may rise differently. Its not the number that matters as much as how the number changes. Your healthcare provider will let you know if your hCG levels need to be checked and what your test results mean for your pregnancy. Remember that healthy pregnancies may have lower than average hCG levels.

HCG can be detected in either blood or urine. However, a blood test is more accurate because it can detect smaller amounts of hCG.

There are two different types of blood tests to detect hCG:

An at-home pregnancy test will be positive if hCG is detected in your urine. A urine hCG test is performed by either peeing on a chemical strip or placing a drop of urine on a chemical strip. At-home urine tests typically require higher hCG levels to return a positive.

Keep in mind a low hCG level doesnt diagnose anything. Its a tool to detect potential issues. If your healthcare provider is concerned about your hCG level, they will test your levels again in two or three days. Then, they will compare the results to get a better picture of whats going on with your pregnancy.

HCG levels are typically not checked more than once or twice during pregnancy. Healthcare providers check hCG levels in the first trimester but usually dont need to check again. If initial hCG levels are lower than average, your provider will test hCG levels again in a few days. Assessing hCG levels is done sequentially, testing several days apart and comparing levels. Some prenatal genetic tests use hCG levels to check for the possibility of a fetus having a congenital disorder.

All people have small amounts of hCG in their bodies (almost undetectable levels). Your hCG levels rise fast and peak around 10 weeks of pregnancy. After that, they fall gradually until childbirth. In rare cases, germ cell tumors or other cancers may cause your body to produce hCG.

A low or declining hCG level may mean several things:

If your hCG level is low for the gestational age of the pregnancy, your healthcare provider will recheck your hCG levels in two or three days or perform an ultrasound to get a better look at your uterus.

High levels of hCG could indicate:

HCG injections can increase your chances of becoming pregnant when used with IVF (in-vitro fertilization) or IUI (intrauterine insemination). It works by inducing ovulation (when ovaries release an egg).

If you have a history of infertility, monitoring hCG levels early in pregnancy can help healthcare providers determine if a successful pregnancy has occurred.

HCG helps with the production of testosterone and sperm in people assigned male at birth (AMAB). Its also been used to treat undescended testicles in male infants.

Most of the time, youre unaware of your hCG levels other than when you take an at-home pregnancy test. Your healthcare provider may tell you your hCG levels are low based on the gestational age of the pregnancy. Obstetricians typically check hCG early on in pregnancy but dont continue to check it unless there are signs of problems. If your healthcare provider is concerned about how your pregnancy is progressing, they will recheck hCG levels and perform other diagnostic tests like ultrasound.

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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is known as the pregnancy hormone. Its claim to fame is that its the hormone at-home pregnancy tests check for. Your body produces a lot of hCG during the first trimester to support your growing baby. Your hCG levels provide valuable insight into your pregnancy and may alert your obstetrician to potential issues. However, if your pregnancy is going well, chances are you wont ever know what your hCG levels are. Contact your healthcare provider if you have questions about your hCG levels or what they mean.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic

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Polycystic ovary syndrome is a condition where you have few, unusual or very long periods. It often results in having too much of a male hormone called androgen. Many small sacs of fluid develop on the ovaries. They may fail to regularly release eggs.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a problem with hormones that happens during the reproductive years. If you have PCOS, you may not have periods very often. Or you may have periods that last many days. You may also have too much of a hormone called androgen in your body.

With PCOS, many small sacs of fluid develop along the outer edge of the ovary. These are called cysts. The small fluid-filled cysts contain immature eggs. These are called follicles. The follicles fail to regularly release eggs.

The exact cause of PCOS is unknown. Early diagnosis and treatment along with weight loss may lower the risk of long-term complications such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Symptoms of PCOS often start around the time of the first menstrual period. Sometimes symptoms develop later after you have had periods for a while.

The symptoms of PCOS vary. A diagnosis of PCOS is made when you have at least two of these:

PCOS signs and symptoms are typically more severe in people with obesity.

See your health care provider if you're worried about your periods, if you're having trouble getting pregnant, or if you have signs of excess androgen. These might include new hair growth on your face and body, acne and male-pattern baldness.

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The exact cause of PCOS isn't known. Factors that might play a role include:

Insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone that the pancreas makes. It allows cells to use sugar, your body's primary energy supply. If cells become resistant to the action of insulin, then blood sugar levels can go up. This can cause your body to make more insulin to try to bring down the blood sugar level.

Too much insulin might cause your body to make too much of the male hormone androgen. You could have trouble with ovulation, the process where eggs are released from the ovary.

One sign of insulin resistance is dark, velvety patches of skin on the lower part of the neck, armpits, groin or under the breasts. A bigger appetite and weight gain may be other signs.

Complications of PCOS can include:

Obesity commonly occurs with PCOS and can worsen complications of the disorder.

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