Testosterone is important for women too

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Here it is, the final piece of the hormone puzzle. I'd love to see this doctor in Tucson and add to the estrogen and thyroid I'm taking now.

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The Savvy Woman's Guide to Testosterone: How to Revitalize Your Sexuality, Strength and Stamina (Paperback)by Lee Vliet (Author)

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Product DescriptionTestosterone is as natural to women as estrogen. It is not just a man's hormone. From a woman's teens until menopause, her body makes more testosterone than estrogen! Testosterone is crucial to a woman's health and well-being. Loss of testosterone can cause loss of sex drive and sexual sensation, marked fatigue, low energy, hair loss, decreased stamina, loss of height, and other symptoms. New testosterone therapy options for women are poised to hit the consumer market in 2005 and will revolutionize approaches to help women's sexual response, much as Viagra revolutionized the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men. Now it's women's turn. This book is written by a nationally known women's health physician and hormone specialist to provide reliable, cutting-edge medical information, important now to overcome stigma and negative myths about testosterone. Dr. Vliet teaches women to avoid risks of improper dosing using new treatment options with bioidentical testosterone. This book will help women learn ways to restore libido, improve muscle strength, build healthy bone, and maintain normal energy levels. About the Author Lee Vliet, M.D., is the founder and Medical Director of HER Place®: Health Enhancement and Renewal for Women Inc. She has studied and written about the effects of hormone changes on PMS, PCOS, migraines, sleep problems, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, osteoporosis and cardiovascular risks, etc. Her bestselling books include Screaming to Be Heard: Hormone Connections Women Suspect and Doctors Still Ignore, It's My Ovaries, Stupid! and Women, Weight and Hormones. Dr. Vliet maintains a medical practice in Tucson, Arizona, and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit Dr. Vliet's Web site, www.herplace.com.

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What we don't know CAN hurt us!, June 10, 2005

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Kitty Werner "katinvermont" (Waitsfield, Vermont United States) - See all my reviewsAmazing information here. So much of what we women suffer from can be dealt with by a simple balancing act -- among our hormones! Since over 400 body functions are affected by hormones, if one hormone is out of balance, don't you think that would affect our bodies? All 400-plus functions--somehow? Of course! But, most doctors and the Feds don't "get it." Men can get Viagra for their "issues," we get Premarin or Prozac. Some choice! So what happens to women without enough of the balance of testosterone? We lose our hair, lose interest in sex, tire easily, have no stamina, age early... and that's just for starters. We don't need much, we need just enough to be healthy. It's time we women educated ourselves. Here's the book to start with. It is loaded with actual patient case histories, with the results described by the patients themselves. You can easily find a case history similar to your own. Certainly something to take to your doctor. Mine is listening.... he really didn't know. Until now! Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you?

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Guide to Testosterone, September 19, 2005

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Deborah in Montana - See all my reviewsI recently read Dr. Vliet's book on the beneficial effects of taking testosterone hormone for hormonal imbalance in this area. I had just visited Dr. Vliet at Herplace Clinic in Tucson and found my hormonal levels to be way out of whack (as I had suspected) and I am now on a regime to get back in balance. The effect of testosterone is a fascinating one, in conjunction with the other hormones of estradiol and thyroid in particular, and if you ever wondered what a wonderful dance these hormones do and the roles that they play in achieving a healthy balanced state - this is a must read. I also recommend the other book I have read by Dr. Vliet, "It's My Ovaries Stupid" Don't be put off by the silly title - all her books are full of documentation and references and she has certainly done her homework. In my opinion, she is the preeminent clinician in this area and should be taken very seriously.