Inserting the vaginal applicator with cream: patients should be lying on their back. Using either hand, grasp the barrel of the applicator firmly with thumb and middle finger. Do not push the plunger with the index finger until after the applicator is in the proper position in the vagina. Po...
Like progesterone, estrogen is a hormone that plays an important role in reproductive health. Estrogen is partly responsible for the development of secondary sex traits such as breasts and hips, menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause. Progesterone is available in many forms, including as a cream. Y...
Vaginal route (insert, extended release; cream) Estrogen Alone Therapy. Endometrial Cancer - There is an increased risk of cancer in a woman with a uterus who uses unopposed estrogens. Adding a progestin to estrogen therapy has been shown to reduce the risk of endometrial hyperplasia, which may...
The effect of concomitant progestin therapy on the risk of estrogen-induced breast canceris unclear. Conjugated estrogens are well-absorbed from the vagina and into the blood. The amount absorbed depends on the frequency of use and the amount used. Thus, more frequent use or larger amounts of ...
Vaginal route (insert, extended release; cream) Estrogen Alone Therapy. Endometrial Cancer - There is an increased risk of cancer in a woman with a uterus who uses unopposed estrogens. Adding a progestin to estrogen therapy has been shown to reduce the risk of endometrial hyperplasia, which may...
ability to manufacture factors that promote the clotting of blood. Because of this, patients receivingwarfarin(Coumadin), a drug that thins the blood and prevents clotting by reducing clotting factors, need to be monitored for loss of the blood thinning effect if treatment with an estrogen is ...
Sexual issues:Have sex right before you take your antidepressant, when effects are lowest. Talk to your doctor about other things that can help, like estrogen cream orerectile dysfunctionmedication. Fatigue:Take your meds at night before bed. Try to have a short nap during the day, too. ...
Rifkind: Effect of estrogen/progestin potency on lipid/lipoprotein cholesterol. N.E.J.M., 308:862-867, 1983. 22. Wynn, V., and R. Niththyananthan: The effect of progestin in combined oral contraceptives on serum lipids with special reference to high-density lipoproteins. Am. J. Obstet....
化疗用药副作用(Side effects of chemotherapy) Common sense in treating side effects of chemical drugs (1) Chemotherapy refers to the use of drugs in the treatment of diseases. Surgery and radiation kill cancer cells at specific sites, while chemotherapy works on all parts of the body. Chemotherap...
High Blood Pressure– largely dose dependent and often based on our genetic response to a particular hormone; excess estrogen due to aromatase can also have a negative effect. Further, those who are genetically predisposed to high blood pressure will have to exercise more caution; if you already...