It can result
from estrogen replacement therapy, menopause, hysterectomy, birth control pills, and / or a decline in ovarian progesterone production.
Not exact matches
In June researchers
from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study added a dismal confirmation:
estrogen - only
replacement therapy in postmenopausal women who've had a hysterectomy not only fails to prevent memory loss but may also increase the risk of dementia.
Estrogen replacement therapy has long been understood as a remedy for women who are suffering
from a variety of side effects following menopause, but what many women don't know is that testosterone
replacement therapy may also need to be added to the mix to properly balance hormone levels.
Some women who can not use
estrogen may benefit
from progesterone or testosterone
replacement therapy.
From L.A. Times Staff and Wire Reports June 6, 1995 Contrary to much current medical thinking, long - term use of hormone
replacement therapy may significantly increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, even when progestins are added to
estrogen, according to a new study.
It may be that
estrogen replacement therapy will be the best way for you to experience relief
from the symptoms of perimenopause.
Women can have too much
estrogen from birth control pills, hormone
replacement therapy (such as Premarin or
estrogen creams), perimenopause, menopause, and even pregnancy.
This monster hormone drug was used
from the 1940s until the late 1980s, as an FDA - approved
estrogen -
replacement therapy.
On the other hand, pharmaceutical hormones known as Hormone
Replacement Therapy (HRT) have been molecularly altered
from natural human hormones so that they can be patented and sold as a synthetic substance; synthetic
estrogens and progestins are what are commonly prescribed as HRT medications.
If you're suffering
from any of the symptoms we've listed above and you want to learn more about
estrogen replacement therapy, click the button to set up a free consultation.
The most common reason that women come to our clinic seeking
estrogen replacement therapy is that they are suffering
from the symptoms of menopause or perimenopause.
They range
from praising the wonders of
estrogen and hormone
replacement therapy to personal stories of the ups and downs some women experience during the «change of life,» and there are now many other books written on the subject of natural hormones.
In fact, this is one of the top recommendations
from the British Menopause Society when it comes to
estrogen replacement therapy.
While in some case this will include simply
estrogen replacement therapy, we have found that many of our patients are suffering
from low levels of testosterone and progesterone as well.
Then their physicians tried to convince them that once they had reached menopause they should automatically go on hormone
replacement therapy featuring synthetic
estrogens and progestins, only to find it was increasing their risk of deadly diseases rather than saving them
from the aging process.
Stress, caffeine intake, synthetic
estrogens in birth control pills and hormone
replacement therapy and xeno -
estrogens from cleaning products, plastics and cosmetics are among some of the causes of excess levels of
estrogen in the body.
Anything that boosts
estrogens (artificial sources can come
from birth control pills, non-bio-identical hormone
replacement, or pregnancy) or
estrogen dominance can increase the amount of the protein that binds T4.
Premarin (the synthetic form of
estrogen, formulated
from the urine of pregnant horses) and Provera (the synthetic form of progesterone, used for oral contraception, which is counterintuitive as natural progesterone is required for conception) are the most commonly used elements in hormone
replacement therapy (HRT).