In 2010, the VA finally adjusted its compensation policy for combat veterans suffering from PTSD, but denied justice to tens of thousands of MST survivors by not doing the same for them, said SWAN Executive Director Anu Bhagwati, a former Marine Corps captain and MST survivor.
Hormones and weight gain are closely related, if your hormones are not balanced, you can gain weight, especially with too much cortisol or too little progesterone, testosterone or estrogen. Bioidentical hormone therapy may tip the scales in your favor.
Hormone therapy does not cause weight gain, according to the Cleveland Clinic's website. You may feel bloated while taking hormones -- water retention is a side effect of estrogen therapy that usually dissipates with extended use. An adjustment to your estrogen dosage might eliminate water weight build-up.