This Q&A was created by Dr. Andrew Goldstein, recounting the types of questions he is being asked in his gynecological practice in the aftermath of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study evaluating combined estrogen and progestin use in postmenopausal women ...

Testosterone is the hormone that affects sexual desire. While widely considered the male” hormone because it is responsible for masculine characteristics like facial hair and a deep voice, it is also present in much smaller amounts in women. Like estrogen, ...

The only way to determine if you are at a risk for osteoporosis is to have your bone mass measured. A special test called a bone mineral density (BMD) test can measure bone density and bone health in various sites ...

The Calcium Connection Calcium is a very important mineral for the human body.  It is essential to maintain an adequate intake of calcium for healthy bones and teeth.  It is available in many forms and has many names (calcium carbonate, ...

What you need to know from the shoulder to the hip to the knee It creeps up as silently as a thief in the night: many baby boomers, those born between the years of 1946 and1964, are used to decades ...