How Menopause Can Affect Your Sleep

08 August 2019
Published in Hormones & Health

how menopause can affect your sleep

Menopause is a cycle middle-aged women go through that has some major hormonal, psychological, and physical changes as their ovaries gradually decrease in estrogen and progesterone production. As we all know very well, getting adequate sleep is very vital to a healthy, functioning life - especially when your body is going through a big transition such as menopause. Many female patients in their late 30s-40s with symptoms of insomnia come in for check-ups and are actually experiencing the beginning stages leading up to menopause, called perimenopause. Hormonal and/or lifestyle changes can impact your sleep pattern. Keep reading to find out more about how perimenopause and menopause can affect your sleep, and some solutions to consider trying!

Testosterone in women - is it physiological and clinically important?

04 August 2014
Published in Testosterone - Women

Testosterone is popularly known as the "male" hormone. While it is true that men have much higher levels of testosterone than women, and that testosterone contributes to secondary sex characteristics that physiologically distinguish men from women (increased muscle mass and facial/body hair), this does not mean that testosterone isn't important in women.

Testosterone Therapy vs. Estrogen Therapy in Surgically Menopausal Women - effectiveness comparison

28 July 2014
Published in Testosterone - Women

In a previous article I outlined a study showing the effectiveness of testosterone therapy on menopausal symptoms in pre- and post-menopausal women. Here I will present and comment on an insightful study that compared head-to-head the effectiveness of testosterone therapy and estrogen therapy in surgically menopausal women who had their ovaries removed.[1]

STUDY DESIGN:

Before the surgical removal of both ovaries (bilateral ovariectomy) women were randomly assigned to either a testosterone alone, estrogen alone, or placebo groups. There were 10 patients in each group.

Mean age of the women was 46 years. They had underwent bilateral ovariectomy due to having uterine fibroids (aka myoma), which are non-cancerous (benign) tumors that develop in the womb (uterus).

HORMONE TREATMENTS:

The testosterone group received injectable testosterone (enanthate); 200 mg/ml.

The estrogen group received injectable estradiol; 10mg/ml.

The testosterone/estrogen group received injectable testosterone (enanthate) 150 mg + 8.5 mg estradiol/ml.

All groups received 1 ml intramuscular injections every 28 days for 3 months.

Beneficial effects of testosterone therapy on menopause symptoms and quality of life

26 July 2014
Published in Testosterone - Women

Testosterone levels in women decline steeply with age during the reproductive years; by the time women reach their late 40, their blood testosterone levels are approximately half what they were in their 20s.[1, 2]

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How Menopause Can Affect Your Sleep

Testosterone in women - is it physiological and clinically important?

Testosterone Therapy vs. Estrogen Therapy in Surgically Menopausal Women - effectiveness comparison

Beneficial effects of testosterone therapy on menopause symptoms and quality of life

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