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The Secret Female Hormone, How Testosterone Replacement Can Change Your Life

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The Secret Female Hormone

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How Testosterone Replacement Can Change Your Life

You know the experiences all too well. You can't sleep, so you start your day feeling exhausted. Seemingly overnight, you can't remember names, places, appointments-things you could previously recite at the drop of a hat. You want to be more active, but you have zero energy for that. And sex? Forget it!. By now, you've probably been told this is ""normal, "" or that it's the ""natural"" course of aging. And you might even believe it, because so many women approaching midlife have the exact same symptoms. In fact, millions of women worldwide are undiagnosed and untreated for hormone deficiency

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: The Secret Hormone That Saved My Life by Kathy C. Maupin, MD; Introduction; Part I: Testosterone and Aging; Chapter 1: Do You Have Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome?; Chapter 2: Why Testosterone Deficiency Is Not Acknowledged as a Woman's Disease; Chapter 3: How TDS Triggers the Aging Cascade; Part II: A Deeper Look at the Critical Hormones; Chapter 4: Sex and Testosterone; Chapter 5: The Symptoms of Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome; Chapter 6: The Long-Term Effects of Testosterone DeficiencyChapter 7: Progesterone Deficiency and Estradiol LossPart III: Moving Forward; Chapter 8: The Risks and Benefits of Replacing Testosterone, Estrogen, or Progesterone; Chapter 9: How to Make the Best Choice in Hormone Replacement; Conclusion; Appendix A: Troubleshooting Hormone Replacement Therapy; Appendix B: Glossary; Appendix C: List of Medications That May Be Replaced by Hormone Replacement; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; About the Authors