HRT AND SKIN, SLEEP, HAIR AND TEETH
Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a Hormone Specialist in NYC and co-author of the book The Estrogen Alternative, the first book of its kind to outline the options and benefits of using synthetic hormones like Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs). The loss of estrogen in a woman’s body during menopause affects over three hundred tissues in her body and her bone health, of which there are 206 bones in a woman’s body. There is also an effect on a woman’s skin, hair, sleep, and teeth. Estrogen receptors have been identified on the skin cells that manufacture collagen, the main protein in the skin that is thought to keep skin plump. A loss of collagen results in wrinkling and thinning of the skin and a greater tendency to bruise. While it won’t turn back the clock, estrogen helps preserve collagen, which keeps skin moist. You may find that there are no number of gels and shampoos that will tame your hair, and there’s so much of it in your brush that you may fear you’re losing your hair. Estrogen maintains the growth of your hair and the rest cycle of the health of each hair. Hair loss can be due to stress – but it can also be due to your body’s adaptation to the loss of estrogen. Women who take estrogen fall asleep faster, sleep longer and have fewer episodes of
wakefulness during the night. Women taking hormone replacement therapy suffer a lower incidence of tooth loss, due to better skeletal bone health. Dr Goldstein, a Hormone Specialist in NYC says that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to replace the estrogen lost due to menopause, can improve a menopausal woman’s health significantly by mitigating her symptoms and supplying estrogen to her tissues. However, the answer is not simply to flood the body with more estrogen and hope these symptoms go away. The answer to relief for the symptoms of menopause and hormone imbalances requires addressing the symptoms a woman is experiencing and not merely the quantity of estrogen. Dr Goldstein takes an individualized approach with each patient, to listen to their symptoms, examine their gynecological health and assess their uterus and uterine lining with transvaginal ultrasound before prescribing any HRT. Dr Steven R. Goldstein, a leading Hormone Specialist in NYC works with women who are in menopause or approaching menopause to understand the changes their bodies are going through and their vasomotor symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, night sweats, foggy memory, vaginal dryness, low libido and more severe symptoms like osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and so on. He also evaluates whether they are candidates for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), particularly SERMs. A Certified Menopause Practitioner, a past President of the International Menopause Society and a past President of the North American Menopause Society, Dr Goldstein’s research has made significant contributions to the way gynecology is practiced. If you are menopausal or post-menopausal and suffering through the symptoms of menopause, then a consultation with Dr Goldstein may be appropriate to see if Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is right for you.