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The most frequent risk associated with amenorrhea is osteoporosis (thinning of the bone) caused by low estrogen levels. Because osteoporosis can begin as early as adolescence, hormone replacement therapy is sometimes recommended for teenagers with...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Treatment of amenorrhea depends on the cause. Primary amenorrhea often requires no treatment, but it's always important to discover the cause of the problem in any case. Not all conditions can be treated, but any underlying condition that is treat...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hormone Therapy For WomenHormone therapy (HT) increases your levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. This will help reduce signs of menopause.
Source:StayWell
Natural hormone replacement therapy (NHRT) is the use of non-synthetic, bio-identical hormones (estrogens, progesterone, and/or testosterone), derived from plants), to treat hormone imbalances and deficiencies. The first oral contraceptive pill was originally derived from Dioscorea species, wild yam; later soy was used as the precursor for oral contraceptive hormones.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is medication containing one or more female hormones, commonly estrogen plus progestin (synthetic progesterone). Some women receive estrogen-only therapy (usually women who have had their uterus removed). HRT is most often used to treat symptoms of menopause such as "hot flashes," vaginal dryness, mood swings, sleep disorders, and decreased sexual desire. This medication may be taken in the form of a pill, a patch, or vaginal cream.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 24, 2007
Is HRT right for you? That's up to you and your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider will review your health needs. Then he or she will suggest steps you can take to control any symptoms or health risks. HRT may be one part of your overall program.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hormone replacement therapy, including the controversy over its use
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on hormone replacement therapy, including the controversy over its use
Source:StayWell
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of synthetic or natural female hormones to make up for the decline or lack of natural hormones produced in a woman ' s body. HRT is sometimes referred to as estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), because the first medications that were used in the 1960s for female hormone replacement were estrogen compounds.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Friend or Foe?Menopause is a natural stage of life for women.
Source:StayWell
A Harvard Medical School professor and prostate disease expert discusses the benefits and risks of testosterone-replacement therapy, including misconceptions about whether this treatment increases the risk of prostate cancer.
Source:StayWell
Women often perceive heart disease as an older person's disease that need not concern them until menopause.
Source:StayWell
What is the oldest age a woman can still take low-dose birth control pills as a form of HRT if no problems exist?
Source:StayWell
Pituitary Tumor SurgerySurgery is usually the main treatment for people with pituitary tumors. The most common surgery used to remove pituitary tumors is called trans-sphenoidal hypophysectomy.
Source:StayWell
Pituitary Tumor Treatment IntroductionResearchers are always finding new treatments for pituitary tumors and improving current treatments. Pituitary tumors are almost never fatal.Factors That Influence Treatment OptionsThe treatment choices for ea...
Source:StayWell
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