Sex Hormones and their Impact on Mental Health
- Speaker:
- Felice Gersh, MD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 03 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Nov 03, 2023
- Product Code:
- POS078691
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
As the prime directive of life is the creation of new life, the ovarian and testicular produced sex hormones, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, are typically seen by the public and by health care professionals as solely important for sexual functioning and reproduction. But reproduction is viewed narrowly, rather than seen as involving every organ system working in optimal unity. Successful reproduction requires that the entire person is optimally healthy, including the cardiovascular, immune, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, genitourinary systems … as well as an optimally functioning neurological system!
Human reproduction necessitates supportive relationships, love and bonding, and critical thinking for survival to enable a substantial longevity, facilitating multiple prodigy to be conceived, born, and raised to their sexual maturity. Sex hormones should be renamed as life hormones, acknowledging their enormous contribution to the healthy functioning of every bodily system, with a keen recognition of their vital involvement in both cognitive and emotional health, which will be detailed in this presentation.
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Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Sex Hormones and their Impact on Mental Health (8.4 MB) | 51 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Felice Gersh, MD Related seminars and products
Felice Gersh, MD, is a multi-award-winning physician with dual board certifications in OB-GYN and integrative medicine. She has degrees from Princeton University and University of Southern California School of Medicine, completed the two-year fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine, and the four-year residency in OB/GYN at Kiser Hospital, Los Angeles. She is the founder and director of the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine, which provides comprehensive health care for women by combining the best evidence-based therapies from conventional, naturopathic, and holistic medicine. She taught obstetrics and gynecology at Keck USC School of Medicine for 12 years as an assistant clinical professor, where she received the highly coveted Outstanding Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award. She now serves as an affiliate faculty member at the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, through the University of Arizona School of Medicine, where she lectures and regularly grades the case presentations written by the fellowship students for their final exams. She has had many scientific articles published in prestigious medical journals, and most recently had an article chosen to be featured in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. She is the bestselling author of PCOS SOS, PCOS SOS Fertility Fast Track and Menopause: 50 Things You Need to Know.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Felice Gersh has an employment relationship with Integrative Medical Group of Irvine. She receives a speaking honorarium and consulting fee from Nestle, Harbor Compounding Pharmacy, Pure Encapsulations, METAGENICS, Ascend Pharmaceuticals, and IBSA Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Gersh receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Dr. Felice Gersh is a member of the California Medical Association and the Orange County Medical Association.
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Objectives
- Discuss the critical involvement of the sex hormones in optimal functioning of every organ system and the interrelationships among organ system to support overall bodily health and reproductive success.
- Compare the specific effects of each of the sex hormones on cognitive and emotional health.
- Explain the mechanisms involved in the support of emotional health by each of the sex hormones, including neurotransmitter production, peptides, the endocannabinoid system, and the autonomic nervous system.
- Provide an integrative approach to the optimization of sex hormone production and replacement through the decades of life.
Outline
What are the sex hormones?
- Where are they produced?
- How do they work?
- What are their primary and secondary functions-include their connections to all organ system functions
Sex hormones as neurosteroids
- What are the specific roles of sex steroids in the brain?
- What are the specific roles of sex steroids in the autonomic nervous system?
- How does the brain get sex hormones?
How do the sex steroids affect mood?
- The role of neurotransmitters
- The role of peptides
- The role of the endocannabinoid system
The integrative approach to hormone optimization
- How can the production and balance of sex hormones be optimized?
- How can sex hormones be replaced due to reduced production with aging?
- Summary of the integrative approach to hormone optimization: including nutrition, fitness, circadian rhythm alignment, relationships, toxicant avoidance, stress management
- Acknowledge the current limitations of research in this growing field
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Nurses
- Social Workers
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