Sentences with phrase «oral hormone therapy»

«Older age at menopause and use of hormone therapy produce increased risk of hearing loss: Unexpected results of new study show higher risk of hearing loss when using oral hormone therapy for longer duration.»

«The finding from this observational study that women who underwent menopause at a later age and used oral hormone therapy had greater hearing loss was unexpected but should lead to more testing in a randomized, clinical trial,» says Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, NAMS executive director.

«Although oral estrogens are effective for managing menopause symptoms, not enough is known about the cardiovascular safety of different oral hormone therapy products relative to each other,» said first author Nicholas L. Smith, PhD.

Six years later, the number of women using oral hormone therapy had sunk below 5 percent.

Not exact matches

As an extra measure of precaution, I take oral birth contraceptives instead of the traditional hormone replacement therapy that is often used by other women with my condition.

This association was similar across subgroups of women, including by age, smoking status, hypertension, postmenopausal hormone therapy, and oral contraceptive use.

«Before beginning oral contraceptive pills or hormone replacement therapy, a woman should be screened for high blood pressure,» Feen said.

Certain kinds of oral contraceptive pills, hormone replacement therapy, or hormones taken as treatments for other health conditions also contribute to higher risk for stroke.

If you're on hormone replacement therapy, certain steroids or oral contraceptives these can cause a gradual increase in weight.

This could be a whole article on its own, but in short, I always counsel patients when they get on any types of hormone therapy — including oral contraceptive birth control.

But a major study conducted in 2002 linked oral hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with increased rates of breast cancer, stroke, and other dangerous disorders.

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.

Description: Many oral contraceptives (birth control) and post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy products contain estrogen.

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:

Oral contraception and hormone replacement therapies, among other medications, increase the risk for nutrient depletions and deficiencies.

Oral estrogens, such as those taken for birth control or hormone replacement therapy, cause an increase in thyroxine - binding globulin (TBG).

Use of other steroidal compounds, such as corticosteroids, oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy contribute to the overabundance of Candida.

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).

1 - lack of relaxation 2 - devitalized food 3 - unfulfilling employment (dead - end jobs) 4 - dead - end relationships (romantic or not) 5 - surgery 6 - junk food 7 - trans fats and rancid fats 8 - financial stress 9 - sedentary lifestyle 10 - excessive exercise 11 - death of a loved one 12 - alcoholism 13 - smoking 14 - illicit drug use 15 - prescription drug use 16 - toxins 17 - poor eating habits 18 - marital stress 19 - repeated traumas 20 - workaholism 21 - nutritional deficiencies 22 - hormonal imbalances 23 - oral contraceptives 24 - stimulants 25 - counterproductive attitudes and beliefs 26 - conventional hormone replacement therapy 27 - non-prescription drugs 28 - psychological stress 29 - persistent fears 30 - emotional stress 31 - lack of sleep 32 - being in denial about feelings 33 - acute or chronic infection 34 - repeated stresses 35 - persistent negative stressors 36 - fun or enjoyment deprivation 37 - allergies 38 - caffeine 39 - white sugar and white flour products 40 - antacids 41 - artificial sweeteners and colors 42 - major life events — even if perceived consciously as «good» (e.g.: graduating high school, moving, etc..)

Our treatment options often include acupuncture, botanical medicine, oral or IV nutrients, as well as bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).

Being female Being age 40 or older Being a Native American Being a Mexican - American Being overweight or obese Being sedentary Being pregnant Eating a high - fat diet Eating a high - cholesterol diet Eating a low - fiber diet Having a family history of gallstones Having diabetes Losing weight very quickly Taking medications that contain estrogen, such as oral contraceptives or hormone therapy drugs Having liver disease

This results in the intentional development of an underactive thyroid state (hypothyroidism), which is easily, predictably and inexpensively corrected by lifelong daily use of oral thyroid hormone replacement therapy.

Medications — hormone therapies and steroids, oral contraceptives, and some other medications block production of progesterone.

In the study, about 1.3 million women, with an average age of 55, who visited UK breast cancer screening clinics between 1996 to 2001 answered a variety of questions, including the type and frequency of alcohol consumption, smoking, body mass index, exercise, and use of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy.

Through biennial questionnaires, we collected information on age, weight, smoking status, oral contraceptive use, hormone replacement therapy, and pregnancies.

In a clinical study comparing oral estrogen alone with oral E&T therapy, E&T therapy significantly increased circulating levels of estradiol and free testosterone compared with baseline.13, 34 Circulating estradiol levels increased in a similar fashion to women assigned to estrogen - only therapy, while the increase in free testosterone and the reduction in luteinizing hormone and sex hormone — binding globulin levels were significantly greater among the E&T group compared with the estrogen - only group.34

On the baseline questionnaires, we requested information about age; weight and height; smoking status; physical activity; history of diabetes in first - degree relatives; use of postmenopausal hormone therapy; use of oral contraceptives; and personal history of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers.

Medical therapy does not cure hyperthyroidism; it only suppresses the excessive release of thyroid hormone, requiring lifelong oral medication to be administered to the cat, usually several times a day.

If the dog takes pills by mouth easily, oral thyroid hormone replacement therapy is a possibility for the animal.