A viewer asks: “I have noticed an ad that assigns hip pain to Gluteal Tendinopathy in women aged 50-75+ to low estrogen due to: Low estrogen after 50 disrupting collagen production – the protein that provides strength and elasticity for your tendons…Causing tendons to weaken and stiffen… leading to more stress and friction in the hip joint. It suggests a product called Provitalize to support hormonal balance and collagen production. Does Provitalize provide the benefits they claim? Could equal or better results be achieved through selected elements of the ingredients? Or another supplier?”

We see that their thesis can be an explanation for symptoms in some female arthritis sufferers, but this is not the whole story. In most cases, their approach, while rational based on their conjecture, is a logical one and the various constituents in the formulation known to have beneficial properties. This will not be a universal answer for arthritis of the hip in women, but only a subset and that does not include your dear sister. What we would say is that there are more effective supplements for collagen restoration and which would give a more broad-based approach in addressing the pathology underlying her symptoms.