Cushing's disease can also be managed through the use of hormone drugs to balance levels in the body, and steroids are discontinued if they have been implicated in the condition. (wagwalking.com)
If the sudden depletion of estrogen associated with menopause weakens the aging brain, potentially paving the way for dementia, taking hormone drugs «may have some softening effect on that transition and... the pathologic chain of events leading to Alzheimer's,» Zandi says. (health.com)
Sometimes women can go as much as two weeks beyond their due date (this happens more often during first - time pregnancies)- in which case it may be necessary to use hormone drugs or other, mildly invasive techniques to kick - start the birth process. (pregnancy-info.net)