Sentences with phrase «preventing estrogens effect»

For severe cases, doctors sometimes prescribe Danazol, a steroid derivative that decreases levels of the reproductive hormones FSH and LH, or tamoxifen, a breast - cancer drug that helps relieve breast pain by blocking estrogen receptors, thus preventing estrogens effect on breast tissue.

Not exact matches

«The ideal drug is one with the lowest estrogen and progestin doses that will be effective in preventing pregnancy while minimizing adverse effects,» Drs. Morales and Biller wrote.

Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, physicians commonly prescribed estrogen HRT to women going through menopause to help ease this transition as well as prevent the long - term effects of estrogen deprivation.

But it activates them weakly so if you've too much estrogen, the flax competes for the estrogen by binding to receptors preventing those hyper - estrogenic effects and if you don't have enough estrogen, so in the case of post-menopause or ovarian failure, flax binds to estrogen receptors and causes the estrogen effects that we really want, like libido and energy and the expression of female sex characteristics.

Furthermore, passion flowers - and, to some extent, the fruit of the plant - contain flavonoids that prevent the oxidation of testosterone and have a positive effect on estrogen levels in women.

Because of these side effects of estrogen, physicians have tried using progesterone along with estrogen in attempt to prevent these problems.

In small amounts, DIM can both inhibit the aromatase enzyme (and prevent conversion of testosterone into estrogen) and it can act on more potent forms of estrogen and convert them into less potent forms; this conversion reduces the overall effects of estrogen in the body.DIM also exerts numerous anti-carcinogenic (anti-cancer) effects in the body and is one of the reasons this vegetable family is seen as healthy.

While this cancer preventing effect is most important for women, inhibiting aromatase in aging men has tremendous potential for naturally suppressing excess estrogen while boosting low levels of testosterone to a youthful state.

Mentioning wrinkles — estrogen's effects on the elastic fibers of the skin prevent them as well!