BodyLogicMD In The News

December 2005 - After months of feeling sick, missing work and barely having enough energy to function, Diane Layton was fed up. At 48, Layton knew she had gone through menopause, but never expected that the symptoms would actually be strong enough to affect her work and personal life...

November 2005 - Talk about a downer. Women who turned to specially compounded plant-derived hormones to escape the dangers of hormone replacement therapy may be rubbing themselves the wrong way. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is warning there is no proof the so-called bioidentical hormones — often made in cream form — are any safer than the combination estrogen/progestin therapy that menopausal women had been...

November 2005 - As a 54-year-old psychotherapist, Laurie Forbes has had professional as well as personal experience in dealing with the effects of fluctuating hormones around menopause. For a couple of years, Forbes tried commercial estrogen and progestin products to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. But, she says, the treatment was even worse. Then she heard about Women's International Pharmacy in Madison, Wis., and Youngtown, Ariz. Women's International is one of what appears to be a growing number of pharmacies making and selling "bioidentical hormones," so called because their chemical structure is identical to that of some hormones made by the ovaries...

October 2005 - Menopause is not an illness, it’s a fact of life! Menopause is no longer taboo spoken by women in hushed tones behind kitchen doors. Today’s generation of women are afforded more knowledge about menopause and treatment, and play a more active role in deciding what’s their best option....

October 2005 - That’s right. The “change of life” believes in equal billing. Men go through the equivalent of female menopause and even have similar symptoms including lack of energy, weight gain, loss of muscle mass, irritability, and lowered sex drive. Erectile dysfunction is another symptom that men may deal with during this stage in their lives. And, if that’s not enough, blood pressure and blood sugar levels may also increase...

July 2005 - Tom Nestel began to suffer from severe fatigue in his 20s, which got worse as he moved into his 30s and 40s. For years he was being treated for depression and thyroid problems, but nothing seemed to help. He then sought out the help of Dr. Gary Gallo, who after performing blood tests and other tests, including a bone density test, figured out that Tom was losing testosterone and going through andropause.

July 2005 - The debate over whether bioidentical hormones are the fountain of youth or snake oil continues throughout the United States. While Suzanne Somers is a major advocate and has written books about it, Dr. Lee Shulman believes that hormone therapy may make some people feel better, but the treatment is not unquestionably safe no matter how the hormones are made. BodyLogicMD's Chief Medical Officer says we need to replace hormones to maintain healthy physiological levels in our body.

July 2005 - Mood swings, weight gain, night sweats, memory loss and lack of libido are the common complaints of women aged 35 to 60. Those women looking for a better quality of life are turning to bioidentical hormone specialists such as BodyLogicMD’s Dr. Gary Gallo to give them a new lease on life. For women it is called menopause and it can be maddening. Natural bioidentical hormone therapy can re-establish hormone balance safely and effectively to restore women’s quality of life...

May 2005 - Shelley Kryko was experiencing hot flashes, moodiness, cramps, and wasn’t able to sleep through the night. However, after seeking the help of Dr. Gary Gallo, who specializes in bioidentical hormone therapy, she felt the difference immediately. He was able to replenish her testosterone, which decreases during menopause, by administering the hormone in a cream form.

April 2005 - Americans are living longer, but for many men and women, the passage of time is less than kind. Fatigue. Changes in the skin. Weight gain, particularly around the midsection. Loss of libido. Mood swings. Decreased stamina. Disturbed sleep patterns. These complaints can be traced to the naturally occurring decrease in hormone production associated with aging...