In my work in women’s health, I’ve noticed something: the questions women actually have about menopause are rarely the ones they ask out loud. They Google them at midnight. They mention them offhandedly at the end of a doctor’s appointment, already halfway out … Read more
Constipation during travel is widely reported and thinly studied, and an obesity medicine physician says most of what causes it is set in motion before the traveler leaves the house. “We hear about this all the time … Read more
If you’ve started a GLP-1 medication and noticed changes beyond the number on the scale, you’re not imagining it. Maybe your appetite has changed (of course), but so has your energy. Your menstrual cycle feels different. Your mood is shifting. You’re wondering whether your hair shedding … Read more
By Kara Fellows for Ivím Health More than 34% of women don’t know what reproductive stage they’re in according to a new study published in The Menopause Society’s journal Menopause. That confusion peaks in a key group. … Read more
Getting your hormone levels checked is simpler and less painful than ever before. Ivím’s Men’s Hormone Health program uses an at-home lab kit called Tasso. Once you take your blood sample and send it back, a lab processes your results … Read more
Search “testosterone therapy” and you’ll find no shortage of clinics offering to prescribe after a five-minute symptom quiz, no bloodwork required. It sounds convenient. It’s also how men end up on the wrong dose, or on a treatment that was never right for them … Read more
A “normal” testosterone reading doesn’t always match the rest of the picture: slower recovery, flatter sleep, drive that’s dropped off from where it used to be. HormoneIQ™ is Ivím’s proprietary assessment, built by Dr. Taylor Kantor and Dr. Jessica Duncan, that scores six specific … Read more
At Ivim Health, we believe patients deserve access to innovative care through qualified physicians, licensed pharmacies, and evidence-based medicine. That’s why our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jessica Duncan, testified before the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) in Washington, D.C. on July 23, … Read more
A federal advisory committee has recommended making BPC-157, a peptide popular in online wellness and fitness circles, available again through licensed compounding pharmacies. The FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee voted to recommend adding BPC-157 to the 503A … Read more
Charity was a heavy sleeper her whole life. Then, about two years ago, everything changed. “I could not get my brain to turn off at night,” she said. “And when I did fall asleep, it was so light that … Read more
