Not exact matches
More discouraging news about hormone
replacement therapy for menopausal women appeared in June: Women taking Prempro, the most widely
prescribed pill containing both
estrogen and progestin, are more likely to develop Alzheimer's and to have early breast tumors that go undetected by mammograms.
To be able to safely and effectively
prescribe hormone
replacement therapy (BHRT or HRT) will necessitate knowing not only how much estrone, estradiol and estriol are in circulation, but how much is active (free plus conjugated [potentially active]-RRB-, and into what forms each
estrogen is being metabolized: Is she predominantly producing protective or carcinogenic
estrogen metabolites?
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.
The predominant reason why menopausal women develop
estrogen dominance is that they are being
prescribed unopposed
estrogen such as Premarin as part of their hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) program.
Premarin, the synthetic form of
estrogen and Provera, the synthetic form of progesterone is
prescribed by many doctors for hormone
replacement treatment (HRT).
WebMD [2] explains that the specific type of treatment often also depends on some factors related to the woman who is experiencing these symptoms.When it comes to a pharmaceutical approach, a woman who still has a uterus will often received combination HRT (Hormone
Replacement Therapy), while a woman who does not have a uterus anymore (those who had undergone a hysterectomy) may only be
prescribed a dose of
estrogen.