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Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormones and Lab Pointers

by Romeo Mariano, MD (June 20, 2009)

Some pointers from answering a recent post.

Optimizing Vitamin D May Improve Cognitive Performance

by Romeo Mariano, MD (June 10, 2009)

In a large study of 3369 men between the ages of 40-79, Vitamin D 25 OH levels correlated with psychomotor processing speed. Of interest is that the Vitamin D 25 OH concentration was 63 +/- 33 nmol/L. Cognitive dysfunction was most pronounced when Vitamin D 25 OH concentration was below 35 nmol/L.

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Post-SSRI Anhedonia, Sexual Dysfunction and Fatigue II

by Romeo Mariano, MD (April 9, 2009)

[QUOTE=Alexander]The thing is though is that if there is RT3 dominance, adding a medication which contains T4, even armour, will make a person more hypothyroid instead of increasing metabolism by converting t4 into rt3 instead of t3. My total testosterone is within range but in the lower end of normal.[/QUOTE] Since the lab tests given [...]

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7-Keto DHEA

by Romeo Mariano, MD (March 25, 2009)

Quote: Originally Posted by hardasnails1973 I have notice several people in the past that had low dhea levels having normal e2 levels but when they started adding in dhea 50 mgs a day their estrodial level shut up the ass. If 7 keto gets the same benefits of dhea (as clained) with out the estrodial [...]

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