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MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical and experimental evidence suggests that non-patch, transdermal estrogen therapies, such as Divigel® (estradiol gel 0.1%), prescribed for the management of moderate-to-severe hot flashes, including night sweats, associated with menopause are effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones.(1) A review of the evidence was recently published in the January issue of the Journal of Women's Health, authored by...
Many American women are prescribed estrogen to combat the negative effects of menopause, such as bone loss and mood swings. Now, new evidence from a Tel Aviv University study suggests that hormone replacement therapy might also protect them "” and younger women "” from schizophrenia as well.Prof. Ina Weiner of Tel Aviv University's Department of Psychology and her doctoral student Michal Arad have reported findings suggesting that restoring normal levels of estrogen may work as a...
The final step in the multidisciplinary approach of gender reassignment therapy in female-to-male transsexuals consists of the construction of a neophallus to allow the patient to void while standing and to have sexual experience after he is accustomed to his new voiding abilities. The main limiting factor is that there is no good substitute for the unique erectile tissue of the penis. The largest retrospective study by Hoebeke et al. evaluates the outcome in 129 female-to-male transsexuals...
NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Uro-Gynecological Surgical Devices - Global Market Opportunities http://www.reportlinker.com/p0164251/Uro-Gynecological-Surgical-Devices---Global-Market-Opportunities.html World uro-gynecological surgical devices market is driven by the growing acceptance of minimally invasive procedures as a convenient alternative option to hysterectomy. Despite the higher costs...
A menopause-cardiology consensus statement has called for direct action to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in menopausal women. The statement also concludes that there is little evidence of increased CVD risk in taking HRT.The International Menopause Society consensus statement was developed at a Workshop** between menopause specialists and cardiologists. The Task Force on Gender of the European Society of Cardiology participated in the Workshop. The statement was published in current...
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- (Booth 113), -- Seth Jordan Herbst, MD, Principal Investigator and OB/GYN at the Institute of Women's Health, West Palm Beach, Florida, will present positive results from the study "Safety and Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Treatment for Vaginal Laxity -Nonsurgical Vaginal Tightening" at the AAGL 38th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology in Orlando, Fla., this week. The Viveve procedure, being presented for the first time at AAGL this...
Effects of vitamin D deficiency amplified by shortage of estrogenResearchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, but not testosterone.In a national study in 1010 men, to be presented Nov. 15 at the American Heart Association's (AHA) annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando, researchers say the new findings build on previous...
CINCINNATI, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery today announced results from two newly published studies that demonstrate a minimally invasive approach in three common procedures resulted in a reduced rate of complications and lower overall cost of care, including a difference of more than $15,000 on average for minimally invasive colectomies, when compared to open surgery. One study compared two types of minimally invasive hysterectomy procedures to open abdominal hysterectomy(i)...
DEL MAR, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Restore Wellness Inc. introduced today its Restore Hot Flash Aid(TM), a fine mist spray that works directly on contact for the immediate relief of hot flashes and night sweats associated with menopause and perimenopause. The first of its kind, this patented formula cools instantly and reduces the feelings of heat and flushing without the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or the need for a prescription. "What I like about Restore is the...
New research has found that hormone therapy used to treat men with advanced prostate cancer is associated with an increased chance of developing various heart problems. Some choices of therapy appear, however, to be less risky than others.Researchers told Europe's biggest cancer congress, ECCO 15 "“ ESMO 34 [1], in Berlin today (Tuesday 22 September) that the findings of their study, the largest and most comprehensive to date on the issue, indicate that doctors need to start considering...
