Estrogens/progestins formulations may contain different types of estrogens, progesterone, and other substances known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists that block the activity of GnRH produced by thehypothalamus. Some estrogen/progestindrugs may also contain iron to supplement iron loss f...
Each month, various hormones—gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, just to name a few—do a synchronized dance through your bod to create your menstrual cycle. Many women find that their sex drive is totally affected by these ...
Considering the evidence that, in several organ systems, heightened disease risks accrue to a longer duration of estrogen deprivation in women, it would seem important to determine whether this is also true for brain structure and function in order to protect the quality of life for the ...
Explore how estrogen and testosterone impact fertility, offering insights into their roles and holistic approaches to the struggle to get pregnant.
About 3%-9% of women have PMDD. Estrogen appears to be involved in these mood disturbances, but exactly how is more of a mystery. Estrogen levels in women with PMS or PMDD are almost always normal. The problem may instead lie in the way estrogen "talks" to the parts of the brain invo...
Women's Priorities for Requesting Estrogen Replacement Therapy, A Comparison Between Two University Menopause Clinics: P‐1. An abstract is unavailable. KA Mckinney,M Severino,P Mcfall,... - 《Menopause-the Journal of the North American Menopause Society》...
One of the most common reasons for a dry vag is a decrease in estrogen levels during menopause, perimenopause, after childbirth, or during breastfeeding, but cancer treatments like chemotherapy and pelvic radiation can also lead to low estrogen and a decrease in vaginal lubrication. Chat with you...
One of the main ones is the level of a hormone called leptin, which is produced in fat cells. When body fat reaches a certain level and there's enough leptin, the hypothalamus makes its move to unleash puberty. The GPR54 lends a hand while the GnRH rushes out of the hypothalamus ...
Some women know immediately that they're pregnant -- call it a new mother's intuition. However, the only way to know for sure is to take a pregnancy test. Allpregnancy testslook for the same thing: the presence ofhuman chorionic gonadotropin(hCG), a hormone produced only during pregnancy....
Estrogen is produced not only internally but also produced in reaction to chemicals and other substances we are putting on our body. When it is not broken down adequately, higher levels of estrogen build up. This is true for both men and women, although the effects are more easily recognized...