HRT AND SKIN, SLEEP, HAIR AND TEETH
Dr Steven R. Goldstein is a Hormone Specialist in NYC and co-author of the book The Estrogen Alternative, the first book of its kind to outline the options and benefits of using synthetic hormones like Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs). The loss of estrogen in a woman’s body during menopause affects over three hundred tissues in her body and her bone health, of which there are 206 bones in a woman’s body. There is also an effect on a woman’s skin, hair, sleep, and teeth. Estrogen receptors have been identified on the skin cells that manufacture collagen, the main protein in the skin that is thought to keep skin plump. A loss of collagen results in wrinkling and thinning of the skin and a greater tendency to bruise. While it won’t turn back the clock, estrogen helps preserve collagen, which keeps skin moist. You may find that there are no number of gels and shampoos that will tame your hair, and there’s so much of it in your brush that you may fear you’re losing your hair. Estrogen maintains the growth of your hair and the rest cycle of the health of each hair. Hair loss can be due to stress – but it can also be due to your body’s adaptation to the loss of estrogen. Women who take estrogen fall asleep faster, sleep longer and have fewer episodes of