also showed a protective effect on the risk of BC [HR 0.66 (95% CI 0.43–0.91)] and [HR 0.67 (95% CI 0.48–0.94)], respectively, as compared with menopause occurring at age 55 or older [54]. For example, women who became menopausal below 44 years of age had a 34% lower risk o...
also showed a protective effect on the risk of BC [HR 0.66 (95% CI 0.43–0.91)] and [HR 0.67 (95% CI 0.48–0.94)], respectively, as compared with menopause occurring at age 55 or older [54]. For example, women who became menopausal below 44 years of age had a 34% lower risk o...
Given concerns over the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), women are seeking natural alternatives to cope with the symptoms and effects of menopause. The bone sparing effects of soy protein and its isoflavones is well established in animal studies, while 5 previous human studies on soy an...
menstrual cycle, recurring fluctuations inhormonelevels that produce physical changes in theuterusandovariesto prepare the female body forpregnancy. In adult women, the menstrual cycle lasts anywhere from 21 to 40 days, with the average being 28 days. The cycle recurs untilmenopause, or roughly abo...
postmenopause in the 1-year Herbal Alternatives for Menopause Trial that randomized 32 women to MHT13. MHT was significantly more effective for VMS than placebo13. However, a quarter discontinued MHT due to adverse effects (“menstrual disturbances” in 59%; breast pain in 16%) or lack of ...
Eligible participants are healthy postmenopausal women (N = 1750) with a uterus who are seeking treatment for menopause-related VMS and fulfill additional inclusion and exclusion criteria (Table 1). During the screening period, all women will complete diaries for 14 consecutive days to assess the ...
In men, circulating progesterone is of adrenal origin (Gutai et al., 1977). Basal levels of progesterone are in the low nanomolar range, comparable to those measured in women during their follicular phase or menopause, and they do not significantly decrease with age (Belanger et al., 1994;Ge...
As women age, progesterone therapy is often used to offset the negative side effects of menopause, such as hot flashes and mood changes. However, this therapy may also be used for those who need higher levels of the hormone than they are naturally producing to improve fertility or treat menst...
Progesteroneinjection is a type of female hormone given to replace the hormoneprogestinwhen the body is not making enough of it. In women who are not pregnant and have not gone throughmenopause, progesterone is used to restore normal menstrual periods that have stopped for several months (amenorrh...
Timing of the initiation of estrogen plus progestin therapy relative to the start of menopause may affect the overall risk benefit profile. The WHI estrogen plus progestin substudy stratified for age showed in women 50 to 59 years of age a non-significant trend toward reducing risk of overall ...