Prescriptions of compounded hormones aren't systematically tracked the way those for FDA - approved drugs are, so the analysts used two large internet surveys of middle - aged and older US women to gauge how commonly they use approved hormone therapy and compounded hormone
therapy at menopause.
Not exact matches
Hormone
therapy «was always primarily a product to use in women entering
menopause,» says Howard Hodis, a physician scientist who focuses on preventive medicine
at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles.
Women using hormone replacement
therapy to relieve the symptoms of
menopause faced a lower risk of death and showed lower levels of atherosclerosis, or plaque buildup in the heart's arteries, compared to women not using hormone
therapy, according to a single - center study scheduled for presentation
at the American College of Cardiology's 66th Annual Scientific Session.
«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.
Research from Keck School of Medicine
at the University of Southern California (USC) suggests that hormone
therapy, when taken within six years of
menopause, may slow the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis, the buildup of plaque in the arteries.
«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.»
Hormone replacement
therapy (HRT) is the most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms, in particular for younger women
at the onset of the
menopause, suggests a new review published today (19 December) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG).
For example, women with early
menopause are candidates for hormone
therapy until
at least the average age of
menopause (52 years) to reduce the risks of heart disease, osteoporosis, and cognitive and mood changes.
Most notably, testosterone has been found to be quite efficient
at treating lack of libido in postmenopausal women — click here and here to read several articles about testosterone
therapy for women with
menopause.
In this episode Dr Andrea (aka our resident hormone whisperer) and Dr Ashleigh discuss the hormonal changes that happen
at midlife, the incredible possibilities that await women during
menopause, hormone replacement
therapy and the Women's Health Initiative and as always the best holistic solutions for managing menopausal symptoms!
The use of HGH
therapy for
menopause symptom reversal is changing how many women look
at the aging process — and hormone replacement
therapy.
Our doctors are experts in bioidentical hormone
therapies and other natural
menopause treatments that are directed
at balancing your hormones and supporting your body so you can continue to age optimally.
«Until about 15 years ago, women were told by their gynecologists that they did nt need to worry about heart disease until
menopause because hormones would protect them up to that point, and hormone
therapy would protect them afterward,» says Nanette Wenger, MD, chief of cardiology
at Grady Memorial Hospital and professor of medicine
at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Other factors include alcoholism, obesity, lack of physical exercise, ionizing radiation, hormone replacement
therapy during
menopause, early onset of menstruation and conceiving babies late or not
at all.