Prescription medications
include estrogen therapy and a class of drugs called sympathomimetic agents (Phenylpropanololamine).
Other possible treatments
include estrogen therapy and an anti-fungal drug, ketoconazole, which is available under several brand names.
Not exact matches
A breast cancer
therapy that blocks
estrogen synthesis to activate cancer - killing genes sometimes loses its effectiveness because the cancer takes over epigenetic mechanisms,
including permanent DNA modifications in the patient's tumor, once again allowing tumor growth, according to an international team headed by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI).
Hot flashes are particularly severe and frequent in breast cancer survivors, but current FDA - approved remedies for these unpleasant episodes, such as hormone replacement
therapies are off - limits to breast cancer survivors because they
include estrogen.
Potential cardioprotection was based on generally supportive data on lipid levels in intermediate outcome clinical trials, trials in nonhuman primates, and a large body of observational studies suggesting a 40 % to 50 % reduction in risk among users of either
estrogen alone or, less frequently, combined
estrogen and progestin.2 - 5 Hip fracture was designated as a secondary outcome, supported by observational data as well as clinical trials showing benefit for bone mineral density.6, 7 Invasive breast cancer was designated as a primary adverse outcome based on observational data.3, 8 Additional clinical outcomes chosen as secondary outcomes that may plausibly be affected by hormone
therapy include other cardiovascular diseases; endometrial, colorectal, and other cancers; and other fractures.3, 6,9
Low doses of prescription medications,
including antidepressants, can help relieve hot flashes in overweight women who need immediate relief, Dr. Nachtigall says, as can hormone
therapy, which replaces
estrogen and other hormones that decline during menopause.
While long - term use of traditional hormone replacement
therapies, which
include estrogen and progestin, are no longer recommended due to the heart and health risks, there are other options.
When I counsel a woman about taking hormone
therapy, I recommend bioidentical
estrogen and progesterone,
including transdermal estradiol and oral progesterone, but with an important caveat: I assume that the risks of bioidentical hormone
therapy are the same as synthetic until proven otherwise.
When I counsel a woman about taking hormone
therapy, I recommend bioidentical
estrogen and progesterone,
including transdermal estradiol and oral progesterone, but with an important caveat:
Pharmaceuticals — synthetic
estrogens that all contain toxic
estrogens,
including the birth control pill, fertility drugs and other hormone
therapies
The article says: «Over the decades, millions of women have taken some form of hormone
therapy to relieve symptoms of menopause... The treatment typically
included Premarin,
estrogen isolated from the urine of pregnant mares, combined with Provera, a synthetic version of the hormone progesterone.»
Additionally, if your hormone replacement
therapy does not also
include progesterone, you're running the risk of
estrogen dominance, which many women already suffer.
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.
Relieves menstrual problems (
including PMS) and is a good substitute for
estrogen replacement
therapy.
Just like every hormone in your body,
including estrogen, insulin, adrenaline, cortisol, and others, testosterone levels do fluctuate daily — this can present difficulties for men who are considering
therapy: Here's why.
It's also important for you to understand the impact that
estrogen — a key hormone
included in hormone replacement
therapy (HRT)-- has on your thyroid.
In this last recorded talk on CD, before his death, Dr. Lee covers many different areas of interest about natural hormone replacement
therapy,
including progesterone and
estrogen's effects on the body, what causes hormone imbalances and how to restore balance, why saliva hormone level testing is so important, and the politics of medicine.
When doctors finally recognize adrenal fatigue, they typically treat it with hormone replacement
therapy,
including estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone replacement, in addition to cortisone replacement
therapy.
Side effects from
estrogen - based
therapy may
include bloating, headache, breast tenderness and irregular bleeding or spotting.
Treatments These vary depending on the source of the problem, but may
include switching prescription medication, taking
estrogen or testosterone, taking a drug that increases dopamine levels, or trying products such as Eros
Therapy, an FDA - approved prescription - only device that uses gentle suction to increase blood flow to the clitoris and vulva.
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
Gender Affirming Hormone
Therapy services
include: Transgender Female (MTF) Hormone
Therapy including estrogen and spironolactone Transgender Male (FTM) Hormone
Therapy including testosterone Gender Affirming Hormone
Therapy Services are available at the following Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas health centers:
Treatments These vary depending on the source of the problem, but may
include switching prescription medication, taking
estrogen or testosterone, taking a drug that increases dopamine levels, or trying products such as Eros
Therapy, an FDA - approved prescription - only device that uses gentle suction to increase blood flow to the clitoris and vulva.