Majid Ali, M.D. In this article I introduce the term “Female Testosterone Toxicity State (FTTS) to sharply focus on what I see to an epidemic of testosterone toxicity in girls and women of all ages. With increasing frequency I see testosterone toxicity in girls and young women after they have seen pediatricians, gynecologists, and endocrinologists. Amazingly, when I review
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. When men Taking it are not in good cardiovascular health. It is this simple. This is my simple answer to a reader who asked me this question in reference to a report published in JAMA. Testosterone Therapy Tied to Heart Risks Veterans With History of Heart Disease Had Higher Risk of Death, Heart Attack and Stroke, According
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. Paxil for Menopausal Hot Flashes. Really! Majid Ali, M.D. To my great surprise, in early 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Paxil by another name (Brisdelle, a brand of paroxetine) for treating hot flushes associated with menopause. What did not surprise me about this was that this approval was strongly opposed by FDA’ own advisory
Read moreSeven for Menopausal Hot Flushes Majid Ali, M.D. Hot flushes (also called hot flashes) are extremely common and are experience by as 75% of menopausal women in the United States. These are caused by abnormal vascular (vaso-motor) responses to hormonal disruptions rooted in disturbances in the bowel-blood-liver axis. This is not the prevailing view. It is based on what my patients
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. I present the subject of sex (gonadal) hormone health by raising three questions: ☞ What did my professors and medical textbooks teach me about hormonal balance? ☞ What did evolutionary intelligent design teach me about hormonal homeostasis? ☞ What did my patients—the truest of all my teachers teach me about hormonal healing? What Did My Professors
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