The finding that women taking birth control pills were 23 percent more likely to deal with depression applied specifically to the combined oral contraceptive pill, which contains estrogen and progestin, a steroid hormone. Mashable Top Stories
Estrogen-Only Pills Raise Risk Of Blood Clots in Older Women.Deals with the risk of blood clot posed by estrogen pills to older women according to a data from a U.S. government study of more than 10,000 women.EBSCO_bspWall Street Journal Eastern Edition...
For women, menopause brings significant hormonal changes, which can affect sexual desire. Estrogen levels drop, leading to symptoms like vaginal dryness and reduced sex drive. For men, a similar stage called andropause involves a gradual decrease in testosterone, which can lead to changes in sexual...
Women’s health involves a variety of gender-specific issues, like estrogen production, mental health, sexual health and fertility concerns. Women go through dramatic mental and physical changes as their reproductive systems go through major changes. Women can take charge of their health by eating ...
Selective and appropriate use of medications for postmenopausal women should be used with care, particularly for women who are taking some form of estrogen for the relief of postmenopausal symptoms. The products that contain estrogen may unmask unwanted side effects on the breast and uterus. Plant-...
This study investigates a 24-day regimen of a combination of 3 mg DRSP and 20 mcg EE (DRSP/EE 24d): 24 days of active pills are followed by 4 days of placebo pills. Based on the lower estrogen dose of DRSP/EE 24d, it can be assumed that a 21-day regimen of this pharmaceutical...
Frequent testing showed that the mean scores of the women taking estrogen were higher (improvement) than those... Herman I Kantor,F A C O G Carmen,M Herbert Michael,... - 《American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology》 被引量: 24发表: 0年 Hooked on Happy Pills for 30 Years; as a ...
Women who take certain birth control pills that contain progesterone, which increases the level of that hormone in the body, may experience inflamed gum tissues due to the body's exaggerated reaction to the toxins produced from plaque. Tell your dentist if you are taking an oral contraceptive. ...
Hormones affect the function of thebrainthroughout life. Many women have an increase in seizure frequency just before or during their menstrual periods. This is probably due to normal changes inestrogenand progesterone levels during the reproductive cycle. Many women with epilepsy have uneven menstrual...
One WHI trial (WHI Memory Study [WHIMS]72) evaluated the risk of probable dementia or mild cognitive impairment among 4532 women taking estrogen plus progestin during 5.4 years of follow-up. WHIMS was limited to women aged 65 to 79 years at baseline who were free of probable dementia. Women...