Category Archives: Hormone Replacement Therapy

Gynecology The Controversy Over Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT A brief Health Matters report on HRT controversies from Lee Memorial Health System. By: CHARM Center for Healthy Aging Regenerative Medicine … Continue reading →

healthsection Health Topics A-Z Healthy Living Featured Conditions eHow Now eHow Health Conditions & Treatments Gynecological Disorders What is Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy? Sava Tang Alcantara Sava Tang Alcantara has been a writer and editor since 1988, working as a writer and editor for health publications such as "Let's Live Magazine" and "Whole Life Times." Alcantara specializes in health and fitness and is a certified yoga teacher and personal trainer. She does volunteer work regularly and has taught free public yoga classes in Santa Monica, Calif. since 2002. Women who enter menopause often experience symptoms including hot flashes, disrupted sleep, weight gain or loss, appetite changes and other health conditions. The National Institutes of Health planned an eight-year study called the Women's Health Initiative designed to test the effects of hormone replacement therapy: using estrogen only or with progesterone. The study was stopped five years into the work as researchers learned women experienced a 29 percent increase for risk for heart disease and a 26 percent risk for breast cancer if they took the medical hormone replacement. Today, bio-identical or natural hormone replacement therapy has replaced the synthetic hormone route. The Food and Drug Administration has not tested or approved … Continue reading →

Hormone replacement therapy can make that dream a reality. This is your chance to take back control of your health and accomplish more in life than you ever have. Join the thousands of people who have had their lives changed by our personalized HRT programs. AAG Health uses the latest anti-aging and hormone replacement measures to turn back time and restore your energy, libido and focus - and then some. You no longer have to sit by and let aging take its toll on your quality of life. With more than 10 years of experience in hormone replacement therapy, AAG Health can work with you to achieve your goals and reinvigorate drive and ambition. Together, you and your AAG medical professional will create a one-of-a-kind HRT plan thats easy to follow and will reap incredible benefits. Some benefits you can expect during the HRT program include the following: Whether youre considering hormone replacement therapy for the first time or have already experienced its many perks, the AAG Health website is full of useful information to make your decision easier or maximize your results. We encourage you to check out the wealth of content about hormone replacement therapy, human growth hormone, … Continue reading →

Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy By: Fort Bend Corrective Health Center … Continue reading →

Hormone Replacement Therapy Michigan Genemedics Health Institute is the national leader in preventive medicine which includes bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, nutrition, nutritional supplements, exercise consulting, stress... By: Genemedics Health Institute … Continue reading →

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people changes the balance of sex hormones in their bodies. Some intersex people also receive HRT, either starting in childhood to confirm the sex to which they were assigned, or later, if this assignment has proven to be incorrect. Its purpose is to cause the development of the secondary sex characteristics of the desired sex. It cannot undo many of the changes produced by the first natural occurring puberty, which may necessitate surgery and/or epilation (see below). The requirements for hormone replacement therapy vary immensely, often at least a certain time of psychological counseling is required. Some organizations still require a period of time living as the desired gender role, based on standards such as the Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People. This period is sometimes called the Real Life Experience (RLE). Some people, especially individuals from the transgender community, say that RLE is psychologically harmful and is a form of "gatekeeping" effectively barring the person from transitioning for as long as possible, if not permanently.[who?] Some individuals choose to self-administer their medication ("do-it-yourself"), often because available doctors have too little experience in this matter, … Continue reading →

Menopause Symptoms Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stppler, MD Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR Some of the symptoms of menopause can actually begin years before menstrual periods stop occurring. Doctors generally use the term "perimenopause" to refer to the time period beginning prior to the menopause (when some of the signs and symptoms of menopause begin to occur) up through the first year following menopause. Menopause itself is defined as having had 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period. Menopause symptoms begin gradually while the ovaries are still functioning and a woman is still having menstrual periods. These symptoms can begin as early as the 4th decade of life (when a woman is in her 30s) and may persist for years until menopause has occurred. The symptoms occur early because the levels of hormones produced by the ovaries (estrogen and progesterone) decline slowly over time, explaining why pregnancy is still possible, but less likely to occur, as a woman reaches her forties. The severity and duration of symptoms vary widely among individuals - some women may experience only minimal symptoms for a year or two, while others may experience at least some of the symptoms for several … Continue reading →

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopause is medical treatment in surgically menopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Its goal is to mitigate discomfort caused by diminished circulating estrogen and progesterone hormones in menopause. Combination HRT is often recommended as it decreases the amount of endometrial hyperplasia and cancer associated with unopposed estrogen therapy.[1][2] The main hormones involved are estrogen, progesterone and progestin. Some recent therapies include the use of androgens as well.[3] The 2002 Women's Health Initiative of the National Institutes of Health found disparate results for all cause mortality with hormone replacement, finding it to be lower when HRT was begun earlier, between age 50-59, but higher when begun after age 60. In older patients, there was an increased incidence of breast cancer, heart attacks and stroke, although a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer and bone fracture.[4] Some of the WHI findings were again found in a larger national study done in the UK, known as The Million Women Study. As a result of these findings, the number of women taking hormone treatment dropped precipitously.[5] The Women's Health Initiative recommended that women with non-surgical menopause take the lowest feasible dose of HRT for the shortest possible time to minimize associated … Continue reading →

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qph2j2/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Testosterone Therapy Market: Trends and Opportunities (2013-2018)" report to their offering. The report titled Global Testosterone Therapy Market: Trends & Opportunities (2013-2018) provides an in-depth analysis of the global testosterone therapy market with detailed analysis of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of testosterone deficiency. The report focuses on the US testosterone therapy market, assessing the key opportunities in the market and outlines the factors that are and will continue to drive the growth of the industry. Growth of the overall testosterone therapy industry has also been forecast for the period 2013-2018, taking into consideration the previous growth patterns, the growth drivers and the current and future trends. Further, key players of the industry like AbbVie Inc, Actavis Inc, Eli Lilly & Co. and Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc are profiled. Testosterone therapy is a process of giving testosterone when the human body does not produce sufficient amount because of old age, injury, damage or absence. Male hypogonadism means the testicles don't produce enough of the male sex hormone testosterone; this is when testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is used as a solution. TRT has gained momentum in the last decade with … Continue reading →

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 29, 2013 Dr. Connie Casad, a Dallas-area gynecologist specializing in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, has scheduled a second free seminar after having turned away participants because of overcrowding at her September event. Opened to the public, the seminar, Hormones, Health, Wellness & You, will be repeated from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy(BHRT) is a growing segment of medical science that is gaining popularity as more is understood about the importance of hormone balance and how it effects ones body. Dr. Casad will explore hormone balance and its relationship to diet, nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, gut health and wellness. By restoring the body's natural hormone levels, you could feel more active, younger, healthier and stronger," Casad explained. "An integrated program incorporating Bioidentical Hormones, one of the safest and most effective treatments available today, addresses hormone issues resulting from the process of aging." Her presentation will illustrate the effects of BHRT for women and men and how to slow and manage the effects of aging. In discussing her topic, Dr. Casad continued, As we grow older, it is more than your hormones that are out of balance. We have developed a comprehensive program … Continue reading →