Yes, "breast cancer worry" is a factor listed as one of the "harms" of breast cancer screening. In fact, this "syndrome" is partly responsible for why the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently stated that this "test" is no longer a screening recommendation for most 40-something women. Wait,...

It is very popular to vilify estrogen these days. The most obvious reason is the result of several sensationalized interpretations of the famous WHI (Women's Health Initiative) "Prempro" data first out in 2002. While the attempt to objectify the effects of post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy is highly admirable, confusion...

When most of my patients ask me about menopause they want to know if they are "in it" or not, very few ask about the purpose of "the change." Most women feel that they just need to accept it, but acceptance is difficult when dealing with what often seems such...

Recently I have held some interesting conversations stemming from the debate about California's Prop 8. Specifically, if the law defines the state of matrimony to be legal only between a man and a woman, how does the law define a man and a woman? It has been ever present...

Could anyone forget the beautiful music of Evita, or even more compelling the black and white photos of Eva Peron, her cheeks becoming more and more hollowed as cervix cancer siphoned away her legendary vitality, causing her death at age 33? What is lesser known is that Juan Peron's first...

What Every Woman Needs to Know About PMS:
It's not the hormones...it is the departure of hormones as our cycle "resets."

Last night I asked my 15 year old son if he knew what PMS is; he said, " Of course: something with your period."

Newsweek last week tried to expose the risk Oprah Winfrey takes as oracle of all things important with regard to health and self-improvement. I must admit it's very hard for a gynecologist not to cringe these days upon hearing the words "Oprah," or "Suzanne." If I hear them, usually it...

Hormonal aging is one of the least known or discussed causes of wrinkles, dry, and sagging skin. Knowing the impact of waning estrogen on our skin can provide you with understanding of how combat some of the fallout of hormonal aging.

Today I became brave enough to buy one of...

HRT is all over the headlines; "bioidentical" is the latest buzzword used by public figures-many of whom have no medical training. Get the facts from a gynecologist who wrote the book on understanding hormones.

The best way to understand Bioidentical Hormones is to simply take away the term "bioidentical." Don't...