Young women in early menopause who receive hormone replacement therapy (HRT) do not appear to have increased risks for cardiovascular disorders, according to a meta-analysis conducted by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). This meta-analysis of 23 trials that compared results...
Being Patient spoke to Maki about how menopause and the hormone estrogen affects the brain, whether women should use hormone therapy and the connection between a drop in estrogen and neurodegenerative disorders like dementia. Being Patient: As women enter their 40s and early 50s, they sometimes say...
Some women may experience hormone imbalances at younger ages due to environmental factors or stress. However, most women will notice body changes during perimenopause or menopause. Symptoms of hormone imbalance can include weight gain, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, decreased sex drive, vagi...
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3 Sex hormones may be one of the most relevant factors for the development of OA as the sex differences in knee and hand OA incidence become predominant after menopause.3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Interestingly, these two joints contrast in their weight-bearing function, indicating that contributors other...
DHEA is critical for cardiovascular health. It’s anti-inflammatory and involved in heart signaling pathways6. Low DHEA levels correlate with increased heart disease and could be one reason that heart disease rates increase in women after menopause. ...
The story of hormone replacement therapy, once widely used to treat symptoms of menopause, turned out not to be so straightforward after all. BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Randomized controlled trials are the gold standard in statistics, but sometimes — in epidemiology, for example ...
Hormones: Higher hormone levels in younger people may also increase breast density. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can also increase breast density for people in menopause. yacobchuk/Getty Images How to find out if you have dense breast tissue ...
Low estrogen impairs the thyroid gland's ability to make thyroid hormones. So, TSH rises to get the thyroid to produce more. High estrogen leads to increased thyroid hormone production and lower TSH. In menopause, estrogen levels are lower, which sometimes triggers thyroid disease.4 ...
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