If T4 Does not Improve Symptoms, and Normalizing TSH Does not Guarantee or Infer Improvement in Symptoms, Then How Should we Treat Patients?
If T4 Does not Improve Symptoms, and Normalizing TSH Does not Guarantee or Infer Improvement in Symptoms, Then How Should we Treat Patients? Written by Neal Rouzier, MD Recommended Pre-Reading:
Treating T3 Deficiency, the Evidence You Need
I do not believe that there is any one subject in medicine that is as misunderstood, politicized, debated, denigrated, and contentious as thyroid hormone. The pharmaceutical thyroid industry has spent millions on brain-washing physicians and convincing them that thyroxine is the best and only thyroid medicine that should be utilized. So many patients have relayed to me that their PMD will no longer treat them if they continue to take Armour Thyroid.
Meta-Analyses of the Risks, Benefits, Complications, Adverse events, and Outcomes Associated with Testosterone Replacement
One would think that the cardiovascular and endocrine worlds would embrace this as a gamechanger for preventing both diabetes and CVD.
Not so.
The 7 Hormones Everyone Should Know
An overview of DHEA, Melatonin, Pregnenolone, Thyroid, Testosterone, Estrogen, and Progesterone
Estrogen Dominance in Men
Testosterone replacement therapy has a significant role in protecting aging men’s health, including greater protection against heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. However, it naturally increases estrogen levels in men, which has brought the benefits of testosterone therapy into question.
Transdermal vs. Oral Estrogen
While experts agree estrogen has far reaching benefits in menopausal women, researchers tend to disagree on how estrogen therapy should be administered.
Clearing Up Controversy about Hormones and Cancer
Since the 2002 report known as The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Trial, Prempro sales have fallen to $161 million annually and more than 10,000 lawsuits have been filed against Pfizer by women, who declared the company’s HRT drug lead to their development of breast cancer and other health ailments. Pfizer Inc. recently set aside $772 million to settle these cases.
Melatonin for Sleep
Dr. Rouzier recently provided some tips in response to an online publication writer who asked the question, “What are some tips on how to avoid sleep disruptions when season’s change?”