Similar to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women, HRT in men has had a controversial past regarding its risks and safety when it comes to something called cardiovascular disease (CVD). The most common types of CVD include heart attacks and strokes, but it includes any type of disease that affects the heart and blood vessels in the body.
A lot of research has been done to study the relationship between testosterone replacement and CVD. While the majority of research has shown that replacing testosterone in men can decrease the risk of CVD and death, a small amount of studies between 2010 and 2013 suggested otherwise.
This past summer, this research was published, and the results have changed everything.
Read moreDuring menopause, the hormones progesterone and estrogen drop, and this causes symptoms like hot flashes and mood changes. The severity of these symptoms range from woman to woman, but they can sometimes be severe enough to require treatment.
Over the last 25 years, HRT has been proven time and time again to be safe and beneficial for menopausal women. For this reason, I prescribe HRT for many of my patients, and many have had improvements not only in their health but their overall quality of life.
Read moreCardiovascular disease is a group of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels in the body, and it’s the number one cause of death and disability in the world.¹
Two of the most common types of cardiovascular disease are heart attacks and strokes.
The majority of my patients are looking to improve their overall health and decrease their risk of having heart attacks, strokes, and other types of cardiovascular disease. So while my initial appointments with them include reviewing the above risk factors, there is something else that I always add to their initial blood work: homocysteine levels.
Read moreIn his most recent memoir, Heart: A History, Jauhar walks us through his path of sacrifice, discovery, and, ultimately, clarity.¹ He explains that since the middle ages, there has been an understanding of the importance of the heart. Only over the last several hundred years has there been an advancement in knowledge and treatment methods of the heart.
These advancements in cardiology were made alongside a great deal of time, effort, and sacrifice. Jauhar discusses the great lengths that brilliant minds went to in order to develop many of the treatments and devices that we so heavily rely on today.
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