Bioidentical Hormone Resource Center

Steve Jobs is Many Things. He is a producer of Disney’s Toy Story movie, a Budhist, a vegetarian, a teetotaler, the driver of the silver mercedes without a license plate, mastermind behind the Ipod, Ipad, and Itunes, and most famously CEO and founder of Apple Computers. Recently he also revealed after much media scrutiny and investor concern over his dramatic weight loss that he suffers from hormone imbalance, bringing to public attention that this is not just a condition that affects women.

Here is a letter Steve wrote to the employees of Apple at the time:

So, what are the differences between the symptoms of a woman’s hormone imbalance and a man’s?

For a woman, one of the most obvious of the signs of menopause is a change in menstrual patterns.  Between ages 45 and 60, a woman’s ovaries make less of the female hormones, estrogen and progesterone.  Periods become irregular in both cycle length and flow, and eventually, stop completely.  This change indicates that a woman is growing beyond her childbearing years. Other symptoms include hot flashes, erratic sleep patterns, vaginal dryness, incontinence, weight gain, mild memory loss, low libido and mood swings.

Andropause, the term for male menopause, is a decline in the hormone testosterone. Testosterone is the hormone that stimulates sexual development in the male infant, bone and muscle growth in adult males, and is responsible for sexual drive. It has been found that even in healthy men, by the age of 55, the amount of testosterone secreted into the bloodstream is significantly lower than it is just ten years earlier. In fact, by age 80, most male hormone levels decrease to pre-puberty levels.

The symptoms of andropause are similar to the ones women experience and can sometimes be as overwhelming. However, the male menopause does not affect all men, at least not with the same intensity. Approximately 40% of men between 40 and 60 will experience some degree of lethargy, depression, increased irritability, mood swings, hot flashes, insomnia, decreased libido, weakness, loss of both lean body mass and bone mass and impotence.

Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, via creams, pellet therapy or other delivery methods, have been used successfully by patients throughout Europe and the United States since the 1930′s. Studies suggest bio-identical hormones are not only safe, but beneficial to the health of those using them.

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If you are concerned that you may be suffering from andropause or menopause, let us help you find a hormone doctor in your area that specializes in BHRT . Our mission is to provide information and resources to help you feel like the person you were meant to be again. Please visit www. bioidenticalhormonedoctors.com to make the first step to a new and better way of living.

Roger Clemens is going on trial today to testify that he did not lie to a congressional committee about taking HGH. Clemens has denied the charges. Each count (which there are six in all) carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

Clemens is not the only athlete to use HGH. There are many athletes that have been accused of or caught using HGH, such as Mark McGwire, Ken Caminiti, Andy Pettitte, Sammy Sosa, Jose Canseco, David Justice… etc.

What is HGH (Human Growth Hormone)? HGH, a natural hormone produced in the pituitary gland of the brain. HGH is considered “the key” hormone because it controls so many functions. It’s responsible for youth, vitality, energy and all of the health benefits we associate with youth. Dr. Daniel Rudman’s study in the New England Journal Of Medicine demonstrated the remarkable ability to reverse the effects of aging upon the human body with the employment of HGH.

What are the benefits of taking HGH? Due in part to his efforts, Dr. Rudmans’s study saw the effects of HGH upon overweight men between the ages of 61 and 80 years of age. HGH reduced the body fat of the men without altering their personal habits of eating, smoking, or exercise. Yet with the consumption of HGH, they lost an average of 14% of their body fat, while gaining an average of 8.8% lean muscle mass. Their skin became firmer and they experienced a localized increase in bone density. Over all, HGH appeared to reverse the effects of aging by 10-20 years.

After all this being said, the question can now be asked… Why would athletes risk their contracts, their position in a professional sport, and possibly time in jail for hormones? Are these hormones really that life changing, that these people would risk everything that they have worked for to take them?