Category Archives: Hormone Replacement Therapy

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause Q A Join us for a live discussion with Caduceus for Women Nurse Practitioner Vicki Greenberg! By: CaduceusMedical … Continue reading →

By Larry Matson Grillo HealthInformation Center Q: I've used hormone replacement therapy for hot flashes, and now I'm considering staying on it because I feel better. However, I'm concerned about breast cancer. Is this concern justified? A: This question addresses the long-term use of hormone replacement therapy as a preventive health strategy for post-menopausal women. It's a different question than using hormones for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes. The risks from short-term use are minimal, and the benefits are clear. The latest consensus statement (2013) from seven major international and U.S. societies working in women's health concluded that the benefits of hormone replacement therapy for treating moderate to severe symptoms outweigh the risks up to age 60 or 10 years post-menopause. What about after 60? This can be a wonderful time of life, but chronic conditions such as heart disease, breast cancer, fractures, and dementia can threaten the quality of life. Twenty years ago, hormone replacement therapy was widely considered beneficial for all of these conditions. Then, in 2002, the Women's Health Initiative, a massive National Institutes of Health-sponsored study of women's health issues, reported a significant increase in breast cancer in women using hormone replacement therapy. With this … Continue reading →

The California State Athletic Commission is tightening its rules when it comes to therapeutic-use exemptions for testosterone-replacement therapy, and in the interim, has announced a total ban on TRT. Commission officials today announced the move, which comes one week after the influential Nevada State Athletic Commission issued a ban and set the dominoes in motion for other regulatory bodies to follow suit. According to todays statement, the commission will soon require World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) standards to receive a TRT exemption. In turn, the commission believes such guidelines will create an effective ban on the controversial steroid-hormone treatment. Until those rules are enacted, though, no TUEs will be granted in the state of California. California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Andy Fosters statement: The California State Athletic Commission fully supports the Nevada State Athletic Commissions decision to eliminate Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) in boxing and mixed martial arts. California is a strong supporter of anti-doping efforts. As part of Californias anti-doping efforts, the Commission recently began the rulemaking process to require meeting World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) standards as the only way to obtain a TUE for TRT. This standard is so high that it is … Continue reading →

Testosterone therapy has rapidly become a cornerstone of the emerging hormone replacement therapy market, seeing dramatic increases in the last decade. According to a 2013 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, prescription of testosterone therapy has risen three fold. More and more men and even women are seeking testosterone replacement therapy to address aging woes, such as weight gain, muscle loss and low energy. The emerging trend has led drug manufacturers and health industry experts to push testosterone pellets, injections, pills, patches, gels and creams of varying quality on an unsuspecting public. Just as the Womens Health Initiative (WHI) raised fears over hormone replacement therapy among women, a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association has men reconsidering the cost of their virility. But, much like the WHI scare, the trouble is not testosterone therapy itself; it is the expertise with which it is administered and the quality of the product and delivery method. Failure to get adequate testing and not seeking certified medical experts in hormone therapy can result in a very rocky path when it comes to hormone management. Hot trends, like the current mass appeal of testosterone therapy, … Continue reading →

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Hormone Replacement Therapy in Women and Treatment of Osteoporosis By Elizabeth Prusak, MD This is a preview of a lecture given at the 2013 Age Management Medicine Conference in Las Vegas. The full lecture with video of the speaker and slides is av... By: InstaTapesMedia … Continue reading →

Benefits of male hormone replacement therapy by hormone Doctor Lorraine Maita Hear from hormone Doctor Lorraine Maita as she speaks about the health and sexual benefits of male hormone replacement therapy. By: Lorraine Maita … Continue reading →

By Tim Lueckenhoff/President, Association of Boxing Commissions In July 2011, the ABCs medical committee, formed under my tenure, published a Handbook of Ringside Medicine. This handbook established guidelines for dealing with TRT and TUEs. At this 2011 annual convention, this publication was distributed to the attending members. In addition, a very detailed presentation was provided by the ABC Medical Chair Dr. Sherry Wulkan on the issue of TRT TUEs in both 2011 and 2012. Since 2011, the ABC medical committee has suggested that its members follow its TUE protocols recommended by the ABC medical committee and modeled upon international Olympic standards. At this point, the ABC will continue to recommend its members follow these extremely tough therapeutic use exemption standards. These standards, in place since 2011, would allow TUEs for TRT in only the rarest of cases to a very select group of contestants who have a specified legitimate medical need. I note that the Olympics has seen fit to grant a TRT TUE for more than one individual, including for an individual who lost his testicles in an accident. Our current policy would allow a TUE in that instance. However, I will ask the medical committee to consider and … Continue reading →

In a stunning reversal of policy, the Nevada State Athletic Commission today voted unanimously to ban therapeutic-use exemptions for testosterone-replacement therapy. Moving forward, all fighters who wish to receive permission to undergo hormone replacement will not be allowed to apply for the exemption, and previous applicants will not be allowed another one. NSAC commissioner Raymond Skip Avansino proposed the ban and said the commission does not have the resources to effectively monitor exemptions. NSAC chairman Francisco Aguilar added the commissions previous exemption process took up too many resources for too little payoff. Commissioners Avansino and Pat Lundvall also ventured that the NSAC is under no obligation to honor exemptions issued by other states. The UFC on Thursday released an official statement supporting the ban not long after the NSAC made its ruling. The Ultimate Fighting Championship fully supports the decision made today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission regarding the immediate termination of therapeutic use exemptions (TUE) for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), the statement read. We believe our athletes should compete based on their natural abilities and on an even playing field. We also intend to honor this ruling in international markets where, due to a lack of governing bodies, … Continue reading →