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What is hormone therapy?
Hormone therapy used to be widely regarded as a very safe treatment for menopause. However, several major studies have shown that hormone therapy creates risks for certain medical conditions and problems, including heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
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Hormone replacement therapy
During menopause, your ovaries decrease production of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. This decline in hormones puts a permanent end to menstruation and fertility, but it can also cause hot flashes, mood swings, vaginal dryness and urinary problems. The solution For decades, doctors routinely eased these symptoms with hormone replacement therapy medications containing female hormones to replace the ones the body is no longer making. And it was widely believed that boosting estrogen levels after menopause could also ward off heart disease and osteoporosis, while improving quality of life and keeping women young. Read more on
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Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic touch (TT) was developed by Delores Krieger, R.N., Ph.D., and Dora Kunz, a natural healer, in the early 1970s. Therapeutic touch is a modern adaptation of several religious and secular healing traditions and is most commonly used in nursing practice for a wide range of health conditions. Read more on
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Hormone therapy, treatment for menopause on MedicineNet.com
Mar 14, 2011 ... The term hormone therapy (HT) is a more general term that is used to ... All forms of hormone therapy (HT) that are FDA-approved for therapy ... Read more on
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Hormone therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hormone therapy, or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonists may also referred to as hormonal ... Read more on
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Hormonal Therapy
Oct 23, 2009 ... Hormonal (anti-estrogen) therapy works against hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer. It is completely different from hormone replacement ... Read more on
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NIH - Menopausal Hormone Therapy Information
WHI Study Data Confirm Short-Term Heart Disease Risks of Combination Hormone Therapy for Postmenopausal Women, February 15, 2010—National Heart, Lung, ... Read more on
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Bioidentical hormones come of age — Hormone Replacement Therapy — BHRT
Here's our perspective on the use of bioidentical hormones for relief of menopause symptoms, given over 15 years' experience with bioidentical hormone ... Read more on
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ACOG Education Pamphlet AP066 -- Hormone Therapy
Because of this, women may choose to take hormone therapy after menopause. ... Hormone therapy can help relieve some of the symptoms that affect women at ... Read more on
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Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) latest information on postmenopausal hormone therapy. Read more on
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Therapeutic drug monitoring
Therapeutic drug monitoring is the measurement of specific drugs at intervals in order to maintain a relatively constant concentration of the medication in the bloodstream. Drugs that are monitored tend to have a narrow therapeutic range &ndash, the quantity required to be effective is not far removed from the quantity that causes significant side effects and/or signs of toxicity. Maintaining this steady state is not as simple as giving a standard dose of medication. Each person will absorb, metabolize, utilize, and eliminate drugs at a different rate based upon their age, general state of health, genetic makeup, and the interference of other medications that they are taking. This rate may change over time and vary from day to day. Read more on
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Hormone therapy
Hormone therapy (HT) is a medical treatment with a medication containing one or more female hormones, commonly estrogen plus progestin (synthetic progesterone), and sometimes testosterone. Some women, usually those who have had their uterus removed, receive estrogen-only therapy. HT is most often used to treat symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood swings, sleep disorders, and decreased sexual desire. Hormone therapy comes as a pill, patch, injection, or vaginal cream.
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Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her period stops. It is a normal part of aging. In the years before and during menopause, the levels of female hormones can go up and down. This can cause symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Some women take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to relieve these symptoms. HRT may also protect against osteoporosis. However, HRT also has risks. It can increase your risk of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke. Certain types of HRT have a higher risk, and each woman's own risks can vary depending upon her health history and lifestyle. You and your health care provider need to discuss the risks and benefits for you. If you do decide to take HRT, it should be the lowest dose that helps and for the shortest time needed. Taking hormones should be re-evaluated every six months.
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Hormone replacement therapy
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment used to replace hormones that your body is no longer producing because of the menopause. The hormones that need replacing are oestrogen and progesterone.
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Light Therapy
Light therapy is the use of sunlight and other forms of light to help restore health or treat disease. Natural sunlight and artificial light have been used for over 100 years to treat certain physical and emotional diseases. Recently, Western medicine has learned the importance that light plays in regulating the body's biological clock. Sleep patterns, hormone levels, body temperature, and other body functions are strongly affected by light.
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IUD, hormonal
The hormonal IUD (Mirena) is a T-shaped plastic frame with thread attached. The device is inserted into the uterus and can remain in place for up to five years. It prevents pregnancy in a few different ways. The IUD frame contains a progestin called levonorgestrel, which inhibits sperm motility and makes the uterine lining thin and unsuitable for a pregnancy. The shape of the IUD impedes the sperm's journey to the fallopian tubes, inhibiting fertilization. If fertilization occurs, the device prevents the embryo from attaching to the uterine wall.
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Hormonal effects in newborns
While in the womb, a baby is exposed to many chemicals (hormones) present in the mother's blood stream. After birth, the infants are no longer exposed to these hormones. This may cause temporary conditions in a newborn.
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Hormones
Hormones are your body's chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs. They work slowly, over time, and affect many different processes, including Endocrine glands, which are special groups of cells, make hormones. The major endocrine glands are the pituitary, pineal, thymus, thyroid, adrenal glands and pancreas. In addition, men produce hormones in their testes and women produce them in their ovaries.
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Mittelschmerz
Hormonal forms of contraception can be taken to prevent ovulation -- and therefore ovulatory pain -- but otherwise there is no known prevention.
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THERAPEUTIC GEL
Treats itchy skin caused by psoriasis, seborrhea, dandruff, or other conditions. Some forms of this medicine treat scaling and dry skin, which may cause itching.
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Breast lump
Hormonal changes in a woman's body are usually the most common cause of benign breast lumps. Hormonal changes can occur during adolescence or the menopause, but are most often associated with the monthly menstrual cycle.
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Acne
Hormonal changes in your body can provoke or aggravate acne. Such changes are common in: Teenagers, both in boys and girls, Women and girls, two to seven days before their periods, Pregnant women, People using certain medications, including cortisone
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