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Dr Brizendine on April 20, TED X BERKELEY come join me!

Louann Brizendine MD in conversation with Amy Tan April 11 7:30-9 pm

The Female Brain: Balancing Social Expectations and Personal Health

WOMEN achieve in many domains: at home, with their families, in their work, in caring for friends, and even with their appearance. Many times, women do not have the time or energy to care for themselves, or even to get enough sleep. This course will explore these unique pressures and investigate their origins,…

PLEASE COME if you are in BERKELELY next Friday October 5. 3:30 with wine reception to follow

The Female Brain, by Louann Brizendine

"In the spirit of a little peace, love, and understanding, guys need to read this book, which focuses on which parts of the female brain fire during what activities, and on the effects of hormones like progesterone,…

Louann Brizendine interviews Amy Tan, LIVE Sept 27, Palo Alto

The beloved author Amy Tan joins us in a lively conversation about the intersection of science and creativity. She will be interviewed by Louann Brizendine, M.D., author of The Female Brain and The Male Brain.

 I cannot express enough how fascinated I was with your books. The summer of 2011 will forever be coined 'the summer of the female brain' according to my boyfriend. It was all I quoted to him the entire season. I drove him crazy, although I think he secretly enjoyed it as well. :)
Best,
Nicole

6 ways Sex affects your Brain

Dads love betrayed

(CNN) -- As the song goes: "Summer lovin', had me a blast."

But for dads with daughters who are falling in love for the first time, it might be anything but a blast. Unless that KABOOM! is the sound of Dad's heart exploding in sadness.…

From the New Scientist 2012: The sexes may be more alike than we thought. A startling new theory says that some of the disparities between our brains may be there to make us act the same

     SEVERAL years ago, the car I was driving was rear-ended by another at a stop sign. No one was hurt, but my passenger and I had to wait around to give a statement to the local police. Later on I asked my companion if he had noticed that the officer addressed most of the questions to him, even though…

After orienting 300,000+ rookie dads-to-be over 22 years in Daddy Boot Camp, with 50,000+ veterans assisting (the real experts on new dads - rookies who return with their 3-6 month old babies), reading The Female Brain and The Male Brain was amazing. It helped explain the core issues faced by new dads, did so without spinning the results in terms of gender neutrality (i.e., men bring nothing unique to the table as dads), and opened the door to us rational men "fixing the problems"…

Doctors rally for Postpartum Depression in Sacramento

http://www.centerforfemalesexuality.com/blog/tag/louann-brizendine/

A high school in Long Island, NY has some young, budding biologists that say: 'Dr. Brizendine uncovers the mysteries of the Female brain in seven insightful and entertaining chapters. The chapters go through the life of a female. Each chapter goes from the birth of the female brain to the mature female brain. This a must read for Women and Men across the globe.'…

Lack of Hormones and joint pain

Doctors know nothing about this and once the surgeon is done with you, they really don't want to hear your complaints...for me, this is embarrassing since i am a doctor and i know m profession is not doing a good job with this issue or lots of other issues about women's hormones and…

So does it all get better once you hit menopause? I am turning 54 next month and have not a period since last April. I've been suffering through peri menopausal symptoms since I was 40. But as it turned out, those paled in comparison to what started up when I turned 50.

Since then, I seem to have every menopausal symptom in the book, from flashes to night sweats, insomnia, low mood, low energy, low motivation, zero libido and irritability.

The cognitive effects are the worst…

What do you think of the traditional convention of giving children the father's last name? In recent years, I've noticed more and more couples giving their children both parents' last names connected by a hyphen. While hyphenating is one great option, there seems to be few instances of children being given the mother's last name, while married or as a single parent. Any opinions on this? 

In Dr. Brizendine's The Female Brain and The Male Brain, there are dedications in the beginning…

In 'The Female Brain' you give the pronunciation for androstenedione on p.54 and p.87. Page 87 is different from page 54. Which is the most common pronunciation? Thank you for the books. I wish they had been around 40 years ago,but in all likelihood I certainly wouldn't have read them then. I'm just starting 'The Male Brain' now and am curious to discover why I am the way I am.