Birth control pills can also be used as emergency contraception, but more than one tablets need to be taken. This method is more likely to cause nausea and is less effective than other methods. The third kind of pill is Ulipristal and it can be taken within 5 days of unprotected intercours...
As with contraceptive hormones, choosing the right hormone delivery method for menopause often comes down to personal preference. Some women like a patch they don’t have to reapply as often, while others can't stand something stuck to them and go instead with gels or pills. The goal is fin...
estrogen levels fall. Some women get uncomfortable symptoms known as vasomotor symptoms likehot flashes, or they can get other symptoms such asvaginal dryness. HRT (also known ashormone therapy, menopausal hormone therapy, andestrogenreplacement therapy) is the most effective treatment for menopause ...
To Women:Menopause is natural, but it is an endocrine catastrophe--the complete failure of your major sex-steroid producing gland. It is equivalent to a man losing his testes. Menopause is natural, but it is the result of an evolutionary compromise. It prevents more pregnancies so that women...
Hormone replacement therapyHormone therapyEstrogen receptorHistologyMenopauseBACKGROUND: Duration and type of menopausal hormone therapy (HT) has been associated with increased breast cancer risk and the development of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumors. The effect of HT dose on breast cancer tumor ...
By doing so, hormone replacementrelieves symptoms of hormonal imbalancefrom perimenopause into postmenopause, such as hot flashes, mood swings, irritability, vaginal dryness, low libido, and more. Hormone replacement therapy for women isalso acclaimed forpreventing bone loss and reducing fracture risk ...
Locally administered HT was associated with lower risk of depression for women older than 54 years. Meaning These findings suggest that women undergoing menopause who initiate systemically administered HT should be aware of depression as a potential adverse effect, and locally administered HT should be...
- 《Menopause-the Journal of the North American Menopause Society》 被引量: 727发表: 2000年 Oral estrogen replacement therapy versus placebo for hot flushes: a systematic review Objective: To examine the effectiveness of oral hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with regard to hot flushes and night ...
Low hormone levels in women are most commonly caused by menopause. Most women begin the transition to menopause in their mid- to late 40s. In the U.S., theaverage age of menopauseis 52, according to the Office on Women’s Health. Perimenopause is the transition to menopause, while postme...
(HDL) cholesterol levels drop significantly after menopause (Saha 2013; Fonseca 2017). Estrogenic activities are vital for maintaining the integrity of the vascular endothelium, where atherosclerotic changes begin (Arnal 2009). HRT may combat some of these changes. In a clinical trial, 75 peri- ...