Sentences with phrase «prescribing estrogen therapy»

That is also why some physicians consider prescribing estrogen therapy for osteoporosis.

Doctor prescribed estrogen therapy can help strengthen your bones, reduce hot flashes, and improve your sleep.

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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.

However it was found that estrogen alone does not have so many drawbacks like the other hormonal therapies, therefore women who have had their uterus removed by hysterectomy are prescribed with estrogen alone.

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.

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.

Low dose estrogen therapy is best prescribed by physicians, especially to help with vaginal dryness, extreme dizziness symptoms (which is rare), and hot flashes that nearly cripple some women.