Latest Hormone replacement therapy Stories
CLEVELAND, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A great deal has been learned in the decade since the first results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) were published on July 9, 2002. The WHI was the largest and longest trial of postmenopausal women using hormone therapy (HT). The 27,000 women were prescribed estrogen-alone therapy, estrogen-progestogen therapy, or a placebo for 5 to 7 years, respectively. Researchers expected to find that hormones prevented chronic conditions of aging...
A great deal has been learned in the decade since the first results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) were published on July 9, 2002. The WHI was the largest and longest trial of postmenopausal women using hormone therapy (HT). The 27,000 women were prescribed estrogen-alone therapy, estrogen-progestogen therapy, or a placebo for 5 to 7 years, respectively. Researchers expected to find that hormones prevented chronic conditions of aging in women, including heart disease. Instead,...
In July 2002 the publication of the first Women's Health Initiative (WHI) report caused a dramatic drop in Menopausal Hormone Therapy (HT) use throughout the world. Now a major reappraisal by international experts, published as a series of articles in the peer-reviewed journal Climacteric (the official journal of the International Menopause Society), shows how the evidence has changed over the last 10 years, and supports a return to a "rational use of HT, initiated near the menopause". The...
NORTHRIDGE, Calif., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A dose of 10 milligrams (mg) daily of S-equol delivered via a newly developed fermented soy germ-based nutritional supplement is as effective as a standard dose of soy isoflavones at reducing hot flash frequency significantly and is even more effective for relieving muscle and joint pain, according to a peer-reviewed study in US postmenopausal women published in the June Journal of Women's Health, available now as a Fast...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Testosterone supplements help heart failure patients breathe better and exercise more, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed four randomized clinical trials of patients with moderate to severe chronic heart failure. Patients were given commercial testosterone supplements by injection, patch or gel. Based on the analysis of these studies, those who received supplemental testosterone scored 50 percent better in a six-minute walking test than those receiving...
In Honor of Earth Day, BodyLogicMD Shares the Most Effective Lifestyle Changes for Preserving Your Health and Mother Earth. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 Over the last several months activists have been busy drudging up the cold, hard facts society must face – all the advancements made in technology and modern conveniences have contributed to an increase in dangerous environmental toxins. The highly-trained hormone therapy experts of BodyLogicMD encourage their patients to make...
CHARLESTON, S.C., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, released in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology, suggests that maintaining a high level of vitamin D supplementation increases the level of testosterone in men. Researchers concluded that this study supports previously reported positive associations between vitamin D and testosterone. Cenegenics Carolinas' age management program can help patients with low testosterone...
IRVING, Texas, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For years menopausal women heard that estrogen increases breast cancer risk. A March 2012 study in Lancet Oncology analyzing data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) reported that menopausal women taking estrogen only have a lower risk of breast cancer while women who take a combination pill (Prempro) of estrogen-progestin have an increased risk. Recognized endocrinologist Dr. Marina Johnson shares her thoughts on the data: "At first...
A new study funded by the National Cancer Institute has reportedly found that long-term hormone therapy to ease the symptoms of menopause, regardless of which type of hormone is used, could increase a woman's risk of contracting breast cancer. According to an April 1 Associated Press (AP) article, experts have long warned women that the most common form of this type of treatment -- taking pills which combine estrogen and progestin -- could increase breast cancer risk. However, the new...
Dry Eye Syndrome Is High among Menopausal Women and the Reason May Surprise You, Reports Bio-Logic Aqua Research Founder Sharon Kleyne. Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) March 28, 2012 Dry eye has become the number one complaint heard by eye doctors in the United States. In a recent interview, eye moisture expert Sharon Kleyne, founder of Bio-Logic Aqua Research, Inc. and host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water radio talk show, noted that the incidence of dry eye increases as we age and that...
