Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is recommended for most women after menopause. HRT consists of the hormone estrogen and, if your uterus has not been removed, progesterone. It's commonly known that estrogen supplementation alone can cause endometrial (uterine) cancer. When a Progestogens is added...
What happens if there is an overproduction or underproduction of testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen? Many females using hormonal contraceptives in general tend to have lighter and shorter menstrual periods after a few months, but those using non-cyclic methods often do not have ...
The present invention provides a method of treating or reducing ischemia or incidence of cardiovascular events by administering progesterone. Progesterone, unlike synthetic progestins, has been demonstrated to supplement, rather than to decrease, the beneficial effects of estrogen therapy on myocardial ...
Androgen levels, like progesterone and estrogen levels, may fluctuate during themenstrual cycle. In studies of women with regular menstrual cycles, the average total testosterone among all participants peaked mid-cycle (13,14), with some studies showing a peak around the time of the luteinizing hor...
behavior upon priming with estradiol and progesterone. These data are consistent with previous studies in mice harboring a deletion in theGnRHgene (and therefore fail to synthesize GnRH), which also appear (after OVX and priming with estradiol and progesterone) to have no deficits in sexual ...
Women experience a significant dip in testosterone levels after menopause. This can cause a decrease in energy, loss of muscle mass, and poor physical performance. If you’re experiencing these symptoms or know someone who is, you may be considering testosterone treatment for women. But before gi...
Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) for perimenopause has been given a bad rap for over two decades due towidespread misinformation. It can, however, be a life-changer. Hormone therapy is notmedicationbut simply a restoration ofhormonespreviously present that have now precipitously declined (...
A subset of women diagnosed with breast cancer will be told that their tumor is triple negative, which means that the cells within the tumor lack receptors on their surface that respond to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) as well as estrogen and progesterone receptors. [16] ...
Lichen sclerosus of the vulva (kraurosis vulvae) usually occurs after menopause and is generally chronic. It can be painful and interfere with sexual activity. • Lichen sclerosus of the penis (balanitis xerotica obliterans) is seen more commonly in uncircumcised males. It affects the glans and...
Menopause means the loss of the many benefits of estradiol and progesterone. Why give them up? Why say goodbye to two trustworthy friends who have given you so much, who are so important to your health? You wouldn’t if you didn’t have to. And you don’t have to! Through Hormone Ba...