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View Post: So Baby Boomer: Life Tips: Boomer Women and Hormone Replacement ...
4 Jun 2009 by John Agno  
Topical vaginal formulations of hormone therapy should be preferred when prescribing solely for the treatment of symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy. Data from the Women's Health Initiative indicate that the overall attributable risk ...
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View Post: The Trouble with Non-Organic Tampons « Endometriosis Journey
46 minutes ago by mockingbird74  
Although the effects of hormone disruptors on women's health are poorly understood, it is known that estrogen itself can cause problems at certain levels. Dr. Susan Lark, author of Fibroid Tumors and Endometriosis, notes that women “are at higher risk of developing fibroids or endometriosis…if they have high levels of estrogen…or use estrogen-contaminating medication [such as Hormone Replacement Therapy].” A 1996 report in the journal Science concluded that when ...
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View Post: Types of Hormone Replacement Options
6 hours ago by admin  
Estrogen replacement involves only taking one hormone. In this case the doctor prescribes estrogen in suitable doses, depending on the condition. This type of therapy is used in women who have lost their uterus through surgical therapy. It is administered in form of oral drugs, injections, vaginal suppositories or pellets. Estrogen and Progesterone The progesterone/progestin-Estrogen hormone therapy is also known as combination therapy. ... Hormonal Health 29 Nov 2009 ...
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View Post: - BASIL AND SPICE SEXUAL MATTERS - 75-80% Of Women Using ...
15 hours ago by At Basil & Spice  
Unlike female hormone replacement therapy that's been linked to cancer and cardiovascular disease in women, a little testosterone also seems to support women's health overall. The Multiethnic Cohort Study, which followed diverse ...
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View Post: Perplexed About Menopause Symptoms and Bioidentical Hormone ...
23 Nov 2009 by admin  
The WHI, who are concentrated on medical supplements, synthetic hormone replacement therapy and the effects on the prevention of heart diseases, cancer and osteoporosis, was made to correct the defect in women's health. ...
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View Post: HRT given to protect heart, despite lack of proof - Endocrinology ...
27 Nov 2009
But in 2002, researchers halted a huge study of hormone therapy called the Women's Health Initiative after they found hormones actually boosted the risk of heart disease, stroke, and potentially fatal blood clots known as Pulmonary embolism s. ... Despite the declines the researchers observed, they note that 8 percent of women with heart disease and 14 percent of women with two or more heart disease risk factors were still taking hormone replacement therapy in 2003-2004. ...
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View Post: Surviving Menopause
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9 hours ago by Donna Caruthers   ...
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View Post: Fighting the Good Fight -- Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation ...
23 Nov 2009 by John Hopkins  
Women across the country lost and were forced to suffer with breast cancer. That is the conduct attached to Wyeth for their handling of hormone replacement therapy drugs (HRT). In 1983, the Food & Drug Administration told Wyeth that human trials ... When the study through the Women's Health Initiative was terminated due to the development of breast cancer by participants, Wyeth's hand was forced. What did Wyeth do? They “circled the wagons”; continued to deny their fault; ...
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View Post: About Male Hormone Replacement Therapy: Anti Aging Treatment for a ...
21 Nov 2009
One hormone replacement therapy makes use of male steroid hormone 'DHEA' to slow down bone loss, improve skin health, and enhance sexual drive in old men. A study on DHEA reported that DHEA hormone therapy could improve memory and mood, and levels of the "stress" hormone ... Bioidentical hormone medications contain hormones that are exact chemical match to those made naturally by humans," says Manson, Chief of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. ...
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