Dr. Dominique Fradin-Read

  Dr. Dominique Fradin-Read If you’re struggling to get pregnant, should you consider taking vitex for fertility? See what studies and medical experts have to say. Vitex, aka chasteberry, rightly earns its designation as “the women’s herb” for several reasons. First, this native Mediterranean herb has been used across different cultures for centuries to promote female hormonal balance. Second, vitex is one of the best natural allies to help  alleviate PMS symptoms . Later in life, it also may help  combat symptoms during menopause . Given its power to im p rove these facets of women’s health, you might be curious as to whether vitex influences reproduction. Does vitex increase fertility, or have a substantial impact on conception otherwise? Here’s a look at the scientific literature behind vitex for fertility and menstruation. Plus: two doctors who specialize in women’s health weigh in. How Vitex Impacts Pregnancy Hormones Before trying to find a clear-cut answer about vi...

  What to Do about Low Testosterone French-born, Los Angeles-based physician  Dominique Fradin-Read, MD, MPH , is known for fixing hormones. For decades, she has seen testosterone levels plummet in otherwise healthy young men. “It used to be that this only really happened to people who had been under major physiological stressors, like radiation or chemotherapy,” she says. But, she says, more and more men are going to their doctors with complaints of symptoms-like mood volatility and erectile dysfunction-that mimic andropause, the testosterone drop that happens later in life. “I’m extremely surprised to see how low testosterone can go.” The answe r  to these complaints, she says, isn’t Viagra. Or any other symptom Band-Aids. Testosterone levels in the body are a response, largely, to lifestyle, including diet, exercise, stress, and environmental exposures. And behavior change in each of these dimensions is vital to correcting-not just covering up-low testosterone. While F...

  My name is  Dominique Fradin-Read . I practice in Santa Monica, California. I’m originally from France, came in America 10 years ago and my field is mostly preventive medicine anti-aging and regenerative medicine. As a physician, I got interested when I saw that conventional medici n e was not really helpful to keep my patient healthy. So, I moved towards a more holistic approach to health, aiming at improving optimal health in all my patients and non-genetic. I have finished my fellowship program. I did it quite quickly in one year. I wanted to really learn as much as possible as quickly as possible to be able to offer to my patients the best care possible to keep them healthy. So, in my practice, I offer a comprehensive approach to health, which includes first lifestyle optimizing, diet nutrition, recommending exercise, helping people quit smoking. Then I, of course, optimized all the biochemistry hormone replacement therapy. I use a lot of bioidentical hormones. I also us...

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