Estrogen is the general name for a group of hormone compounds. It is the main sex hormone in women and is essential to the menstrual cycle. Although both men and women have this hormone, it is found in higher amounts in women, especially those capable of reproducing. Secondary sex ...
Progesterone drops with perimenopause because progesterone is hard to make. Unlike estrogen (which you make on the way to ovulation), progesterone can only be madeafterovulation. And ovulation is hard to do, especially as you move into your forties and start to have shorter luteal phases andmore...
Estrogen dominance is one of the most common issues that I see in my practice, especially in women in their late 30s and beyond. It can develop for various reasons: age, excess body fat, exposure to hormone mimicking chemicals in your environment, poor digestion, stress, adrenal issues, and...
“It’s having its moment. People are talking about it. Hormone therapy is no longer this taboo topic, and there’s not so much fear around it. So that’s good news,” she tells Fortune. Why is TRT for women controversial? In addition to the lack of research into its safety, TRT ...
Confusion over the proper use of estrogen therapy is compounding the difficulties of the practitioner in treating menopausal women.Pressures from the patients themselves combine with incomplete scientific data to heighten the ancient therapeutic dilemma of treating the aging female, five leading ...
One of its most important jobs is to prevent excess estrogen. Progesterone and estrogen give the best effect when they are balanced, which in turn creates fewer bleeding problems and more equilibrium going into menopause. Progesterone, or the lack thereof, begins to wreak havoc for women when th...
Dr. Zanotti says that one of theis a change in vaginal fluids, which means you can experience more lubrication or less of it. “Younger women will sometimes complain of vaginal dryness when they’re on certain hormonal contraceptives, and there can be a little suppression of their own vaginal...
How is CAD diagnosed in women?You may need any of the following:Blood tests will check for high cholesterol or other medical conditions that may have led to CAD. An EKG records the electrical activity of your heart. It is used to check your heart rhythm and it may show if there is ...
Examples of this phenomenon include opportunities for education and enrichment, exposures to particular types of trauma and injury, and access to and uptake of behavioral health treatment. It is well know that education is important to long-term cognitive health and although women in the United ...
What is breast cancer?Breast cancer develops when cells in the breast grow out of control. Several types of breast cancer can develop, depending on which cells turn into cancer. Most breast cancers start in the tissue or ducts of the breast.What increases my risk for breast cancer?