Focuses on the study which examines the relationship of taking postmenopausal hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) to the death rate of women in United States. Death rate among female registered nurses who participated in the study; Percentage reduction in risk of death on women taking the hormone ...
Since the results of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study were published in 2002, millions of women and their healthcare practitioners have had to re-examine decisions about the use of hormone replacement therapy. This level one descriptive study explored the characteristics of menopausal women...
Young women in early menopause who receive hormone replacement therapy (HRT) do not appear to have increased risks for cardiovascular disorders, according to a meta-analysis conducted by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). This meta-analysis of 23 trials that compared results...
Use of hormone replacement therapy by postmenopausal women in the United States. BACKGROUND: The benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women are not fully defined, and individual characteristics and p... Keating,Nancy L. - 《Annals of Internal Medicine》 被引量...
The effects of a treatment called ‘hormone replacement therapy’ (‘HRT’) are also still unclear. We investigated the effects of HRT on immune cells and skin barrier function in women who had been through the menopause. To do this, we compared the skin of two groups of women: those who...
Health risks and benefits 3 years after stopping randomized treatment with estrogen and progestin. JAMA 299, 1036–1045 (2008). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Slatore, C. G., Chien, J. W., Au, D. H., Satia, J. A. & White, E. Lung cancer and hormone replacement therapy: ...
Androgen deficiency in the aging male: benefits and risks of androgen supplementation There is now convincing evidence that in a subset of aging men, increasing with age, plasma testosterone levels fall below a critical level resulting in hy... L Gooren - 《Journal of Steroid Biochemistry & ...
Levothyroxine (Levothroid®, Synthroid®)is a thyroid hormone replacement therapy. It is prescribed if the cause of the goiter is an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). Other medications are prescribed if the cause of the goiter is an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). ...
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Because people so often associate TSS with tampons, many use period cups thinking that it’s impossible to contract TSS from them no matter how long you leave them in. While there are many benefits to period cups, that’s certainly not one of them, and it’s an incredibly dangerous myth...