Abbott Clinic

Abbott Clinic The clinic has 2 nurses, Katrina Muzquiz, RN, Missy Calhoun, Clinician
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We are a gynecology clinic that takes care of women's healthcare including Well women exam, Xeomin for Wrinkles, Menopause therapy, Urogynecology, Pelvic Floor medicine, Preventive Health, Reproductive health management.

08/29/2024

American Journal of Physiology (Volume 317, Number 2, July 29, 2019)
Women and CVD (cardiovascular disease). CVD is the leading cause of death in women, following menopause there is a rise in CVD risk factors. A quick anatomy lesson. The artery is composed of a muscular layer a middle layer an a inner layer. The middle layer is where calcium can accumulate. The muscle responds to tightness. The inner layer makes nitrous oxide that relaxes the artery.
The estrogen receptors that recognize and respond to estrogen ,particularly to estradiol. (The most abundant estrogen molecule.)
The receptor declines in function over time and becomes less active without estrogen and eventually unresponsive. This may suggest early and continuous estrogen replacement.
The loss of estrogen receptor function may explain the increase of CVD in older women and little estrogen.

08/19/2024

Estradiol, menopause and Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
The incidence of CVD in women is much lower in women until the onset of menopause. It increases thereafter eventually exceeding men. There are radical cell changes in estrogen, high in pregnancy and then progressively lower in aging. CVD rises and surpasses the incidence in men as levels decline.
In the study Women's Health across the nation (Journal of Endocrinology and metabolism August 2021) raised interest in CVD among women, reinforced by the Women's Health Initiative observation that early use of estradiol in menopause reduced the CVD risk and late (>10 years and age 60) may even be a risk of CVD.
The timing issue of estradiol administration seems to be involved in CVD, breast cancer, bone disease, and probably more to be discovered.
Reducing risk of these diseases is being hotly debated in our medical society. Back to the idea estrogen has a body wide effect not just breast and pelvic.

08/08/2024

Okay, Sorry my typist was unavailable due to work. Back at it.

Source; Cancer 2022 The impact of estrogen on Immunity and inflammation.
"Bikini thinking is wrong." Traditionally we regulated estrogens to the female reproductive system breast and pelvis. Other studies indicate that s*x hormones alter a host of immune responses. Estrogen can control the inflammatory response. Estrogen is mainly produced in the o***y in women, in the te**es in men. COVID is a case in point.
Viral infections are recognized and the cell receptors activate an immune response. It was noted that women fared better from COVID than men. Premenopausal women fare better than post menopausal women and survival was better in perimenopause.
In bacterial infections severe inflammation can lead to death.
Candidiasis is more severe in estrogen deficient women than healthy peri menopausal women. After an infection is cleared the body must reduce the inflammation (redness goes away) or inflammatory storm occurs. High estrogen levels seem to prevent a storm and sometimes death. It is evident that estrogen influences a wide range of body systems. Poorly understood at present but evidently we are really complicated and have much to learn.

03/27/2024

We at Abbott Clinic miss the conversations with our patients. The thought of a blog on Facebook about menopause and estrogen replacement has been discussed. The idea of an online, on going blog about life after forty is being discussed. What do you think? Is that something you would subscribe to.

12/06/2023

It is with mixed emotions that I announce my retirement after 54 years from active practice, effective 12/31/2023. It has been a great pleasure providing for your health care needs over the years, and it is not easy for me to give it up.

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3700 Rufe Snow Drive Suite 200
North Richland Hills, TX
76180

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 11:30am

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+18175902395

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