Sentences with phrase «beneficial effect of estrogen»

Natural progesterone, but not medroxyprogesterone acetate, enhances the beneficial effect of estrogen on exercise - induced myocardial ischemia in postmenopausal women.

Previous studies of postmenopausal women have suggested the beneficial effect of estrogen therapy on muscle mass and function.

The beneficial effects of estrogen on these discomforts are indisputable, but as women become more informed they see that the risks — especially of breast cancer — may be too great to justify its use.

But progesterone might also decrease the beneficial effects of estrogen.

Not exact matches

Estrogen is thought to be protective of heart health through its beneficial effects on cholesterol and because it increases the flexibility of blood vessels and arteries, allowing them to accommodate blood flow.

While the drug blocks the effect of estrogen in breast tissue or tumors, it can help estrogen do beneficial work in other parts of the body, such as the heart and bones.

Diverting attention from the fact that iodine is the active ingredient in seaweed against the carcinogenic effect of estrogens on female reproductive organs and against many other diseases of the Western World, while pointing to some other factors in seaweed eliciting these beneficial effects.

Estriol has been found to have beneficial immune - modulating effects in patients with multiple sclerosis, increasing protective immune responses and decreasing the number and volume of lesions seen in cerebral MRIs.22 Estriol is the primary estrogen produced during pregnancy, when it is made by placenta from 16α - OH DHEA sulfate (DHEA - S), an androgen made in the fetal liver and in the adrenal glands.23

However, these are counteracted by milk thistle's beneficial effect on your hormone metabolization; this study found that milk thistle led to increased clearance of estrogen overall.

Brooks NA, Wilcox G, Walker KZ, Ashton JF, Cox MB, Stojanovska L. Beneficial effects of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on psychological symptoms and measures of sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women are not related to estrogen or androgen content.

Proponents suggest that black cohosh's potentially estrogen - like effects may be beneficial to women as they experience menopause - related declines in their estrogen levels (a key factor in the development of menopausal symptoms).

Circulating testosterone levels decline with increasing age but do not appear to be significantly affected by the menopausal transition.8 As early as the 1940s, testosterone was reported not only to alleviate menopausal symptoms but also to restore libido.9 In recent years, evidence has accumulated supporting the hypothesis that the decline in endogenous testosterone levels is associated with menopausal symptoms, including decreased libido, worse moods, and poorer quality of life.10 Clinical trials have demonstrated that exogenous androgens in conjunction with estrogens can ameliorate symptoms affecting sexual function and general well - being.11, 12 In addition, studies have found beneficial effects of androgen therapy on bone mineral density.13 - 15