Menopause Specialist in NYC - Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD

Doctor Steven R. Goldstein MD is one of the nation’s top gynecologists in practice for over 25 years. He is a Menopause Specialist in NYC, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University School of Medicine, a Certified Menopause Practitioner, President of the International Menopause Society, and a past President of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

Over decades of private practice, Dr. Goldstein has worked with thousands of women in menopause or approaching menopause to better understand their bodies and the changes they are experiencing. Dr. Goldstein explains to his patients the symptoms and the changes their body is going through, and the fact that the symptoms they are experiencing are due to the reduction of the hormones Estrogen and Progesterone experienced during menopause.  When women’s bodies stop producing Estrogen and Progesterone naturally (due to age, menopause, or other factors) there are symptoms that arise such as hot flashes, sleep disturbances, foggy memory, mood swings, night sweats, vaginal dryness, free-floating anxiety and more. Of these, vaginal dryness and hot flashes are the two main symptoms of a lack of Estrogen. Vaginal dryness is also the reason for painful sex during menopause.

 

As a Menopause Specialist in NYC, Dr. Goldstein is an expert at treatment options for menopause such as hormone replacement therapy. This is not a “one size fits all” approach, but rather an approach where Dr. Goldstein tailors to the need of the patient. Depending on the severity of symptoms, pills, patches or creams can be prescribed that will give the patient estrogen synthetically.

The amount of estrogen given is not at a full replacement dosage, but just a fraction of the amount of estrogen that the ovaries usually produce. However, it is enough to alleviate two of the major symptoms of a lack of estrogen that prompt a visit to the gynecologist – hot flashes and vaginal dryness.

In the book “The Estrogen Alternative”, Doctor Goldstein was the first to outline the options and benefits to women interested in synthetic hormones, that is, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) for hormone replacement therapy. SERMs are developed by pharmaceutical companies and have gone through clinical trials showing safety and efficacy. They are FDA approved and are prepared to address specific symptoms.

 

If you are approaching menopause or in menopause, schedule a consultation with Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD, an expert Menopause Specialist in NYC, by visiting https://www.goldsteinmd.com/