ASK DR. LO When it comes to menopause, why do women seem to age suddenly – like dropping off a cliff – but men experience a more gradual decline?    The ovaries in women and the testicles in men make most of the sex hormones; eventually, they stop working, but with completely different patterns. For…

How does semaglutide work? What makes it safer than its prescription weight loss predecessors? In the past, the most effective weight loss drugs were amphetamine-based diet pills (“speed,” phentermine and others). As you would expect, they dramatically suppressed appetite and gave people a very energetic, euphoric effect. But almost nobody keeps weight off after taking those drugs, and they…

Discover revolutionary treatments to help banish your middle-aged bulge If it feels like losing weight just gets harder and harder, especially once you hit 40, it’s not just you. While it’s natural for our bodies to undergo changes over time, multiple factors make weight loss more difficult in our middle-aged years. It’s a struggle to…

Women Have Been Misled About Menopause: The truth about perimenopause and menopause   Hot flashes. Sleepless nights. Mood swings. Irregular vaginal bleeding. Painful intercourse.  During your 30s, 40s, and 50s, many women experience a range of these physical and emotional changes. Menopause, and the time surrounding it, can make you feel crazy — like your…

And why the normal testosterone range is a big lie Amidst the hustle and bustle of life’s responsibilities, it’s easy to overlook a silent but significant factor that plays a crucial role in both how you feel every day AND your overall health — testosterone.  This mighty hormone not only affects muscles and libido, but…

Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know About Bioidentical Hormone Therapy   Imagine having the vitality and energy of your younger years as you age into your 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.  Does it feel a bit impossible right now? Like you’re in a constant battle with mood swings, weight gain, poor sleep and low energy…

Dr. Gustav Lo on the top 5 treatments at his regenerative medical practice:   1. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy Hands down, bioidentical hormones are the foundation of regenerative medicine. Our hormone levels drop with age. By 55, testosterone is about half what is was in men in their 20s; it’s even worse in women –…

When women are considering bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), they naturally think of estrogen – I mean, it’s THE female hormone, right? Well, not exactly… Why do women take testosterone replacement? In women after menopause, both estrogen and testosterone levels are much lower than “young normal” hormone levels, and both are important to maintaining health…

Courtney Lo, PA and RegenCen Founder, on vaginal rejuvenation: What is vaginal rejuvenation and why now? In about 2017 regenerative vaginal rejuvenation treatments made their splash. Until then, there weren’t restorative treatments for the vagina – they even took us by surprise! But what surprised us more were the number of our peri- and postmenopausal…

Hormones like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone (yes in women!) deplete with age so all women eventually need hormone replacement. That’s the easy answer. When a woman should start hormone replacement is more complicated and most easily answered by dividing it into two questions. First, when can women replace testosterone, progesterone, and other supplements for hormonal…