The Good Old Stuff

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The Good Old Stuff Thyroid Deficiency – A lecture presented to the New York Polyclinic School and Hospital, New York, New York on April 1914 by Dr. Eugene Hertoghe Dr. Eugene Hertoghe was a Belgium physician who became a foremost thyroid expert in his time.  He became so noted for his keen observations that one … Read more

Vaginal Application of Hormones

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Dr. Uzzi Reiss shared the nuances of vaginal application for hormones at the Women’s Hormone Network, Irvine, California, November 2019 He explained that the vagina actually has 4 different blood supplies. If you use an applicator and apply a hormone cream deep into the vagina, the absorption of hormones in that area is systemic, affecting … Read more

Neglected Balance of Estradiol and Progesterone

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Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior is a tireless researcher of women’s hormonal functions and related health problems. She has identified and published information striking at the social myths that prevent good therapy. Ignorance, lack of good science and poor translation to clinical use abound. Recently, she shared “Women’s Reproductive System as Balanced Estradiol and Progesterone Actions- … Read more

Nitric Oxide (NO) – Yes, We Want It

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In 1998, the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology acknowledged the work of Furchgott, Murad and Ignarro characterizing this simple molecule containing 1 oxygen atom and 1 nitrogen atom. (1)  This molecule appears everywhere in the plant and animal kingdoms.  Called a neurotransmitter, the activity of NO is diverse and complicated. The discovery of NO … Read more