TSH is a pituitary hormone that responds to low/high amounts of circulating thyroid hormone. If you’re new to thyroid lab testing, it may seem counterintuitive, but an elevated TSH means that you do not have enough thyroid hormone on board and that you are hypothyroid. This is because the...
The FDA has only approved full-body HRT for low bone mineral densityand to treat hot flashes. To treatvaginal drynessand the painful intercourse you may experience as a result, you can take vaginal estrogen. This comes in several forms like creams, rings, and vaginal inserts....
As long as the tumor remains, progesterone levels will be high. The best way to decrease progesterone levels is to remove or shrink the tumor. This can be achieved by surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ...
Cysts:Cysts are fluid-filled lumps caused by changes in hormonal levels. They often have no other accompanying symptoms, and only a few of them are painful. Women who are menopausal or nearing menopause are more prone to developing cysts than younger women. Menopausal women receiving HRT (Hormon...
One common way to combat low estrogen is with hormone replacement therapy (HRT), in which you take a synthetic form of estrogen orprogesterone. There are two types of hormone replacement therapy that can be used for low estrogen: estrogen therapy or estrogen progesterone/progestinhormone therapy(...
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It’s easy to stop going to the gym, especially during a pandemic, and so much harder to get back into it if after a long break. Maybe you’re on your way to recovering from an injury, maybe you’ve just come back from a holiday (lucky you!), or maybe you lost your way for ...
One thing I have found out in recent years is some hormone treatments can change your metabolism although many doctors and Endocrinologists say it has nothing to do with the hormones you’re taking, only female HRT can cause that, but I am dealing with the British NHS antiquated stone-aged ...
High Resolution Time(HRT) is a JavaScript interface providing the current time in sub-millisecond resolution that isn’t subject to system clock skews or user adjustments. Think of it as a way to measure more precisely than we’ve previously had withnew DateandDate.now(). This is helpful wh...
Muscle mass also boosts calorie burn, so losing it can contribute to weight gain. Add to that the typical age-related slowdown of one’s metabolism, and it’s not a surprise that I’ve also put on some pounds. I lost two husbands, one to a rip current and another to a brain tumor...