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  Hormone replacement therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For hormone replacement therapy in general, and for other instances in which hormones might be prescribed, see hormone therapy.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a system of medical treatment for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, based on the assumption that it may prevent discomfort and health problems caused by diminished circulating estrogen hormones.
The main types of hormones involved are estrogens, progesterone or progestins, and sometimes testosterone.
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 Hormone replacement therapy (trans) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex.
The requirements for hormone replacement therapy vary very much, often at least a certain time of psychological counselling is required, and so is a time of living in the desired gender role, if that is at all possible, in order to assure that they can psychologically function in that gender role.
Sometimes, trans persons choose to self-administer because their doctor will not prescribe hormones without a letter from the patient's therapist stating that the patient meets the diagnostic criteria for GID and is making an informed decision to transition.
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 Female Hormone Modulation Therapy - Print Version : Online Reference For Health Concerns
Hormones are messengers, carrying a signal from one organ to another or from one organ to a group of specialized cells.
During transdermal replacement hormone therapy, the avoidance of the "first pass effect" (of metabolism by the liver) is ensured by the transdermal application of hormones and explains the superiority of this route of hormone administration (Foidart et al.
The progressive medicine approach to hormone replacement consists of an analysis of the woman's symptoms, an evaluation of her hormone levels, and then a compounded formula of natural hormones that match her individual needs.
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 Bioidentical Hormones, Bio-identical Hormones, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
With an individualized approach to hormone therapy, you can know exactly what your hormone levels are, compare the benefits vs. risks of all possible therapies, and choose the ideal replacement protocol to bring your hormones back to their proper balance.
When Estradiol is replaced using a parenteral (sublingual, percutaneous, or transdermal) route, it is not subject to first pass metabolism by the liver, and therefore does no produce high levels of estrone.
The decline of growth hormone with age is directly associated with many of the symptoms of aging, including wrinkling, gray hair, hair loss, decreased energy and sexual function, loss of muscle and increased body fat, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and overall lower life expectancy.
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is treatment with hormones, either estrogen alone or in combination with progesterone, to replenish the natural hormones that decrease at menopause.
Generally, standard hormone replacement therapy for women who have undergone hysterectomy (surgical removal of uterus) is estrogen alone, whereas women who have not undergone this procedure are given the estrogen-progestin combination.
Although hormone replacement therapy can have beneficial effects, there are several health concerns associated with it, and many women may not feel that HRT is a good choice for them.
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 Dishwasher Replacement Parts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 Hormone Replacement Treatment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The best known hormones are those produced by endocrine glands of vertebrate animals, but hormones are produced by nearly every organ system and tissue type in a human or animal body.
The function of hormones is to serve as a signal to the target cells; the action of hormones isdetermined by the pattern of secretion and the signaltransduction of the receiving tissue.
Hormone actions vary widely, but can include stimulation or inhibition of growth, induction or suppression of apoptosis (programmed cell death), activation or inhibition of the immune system, regulating metabolism and preparation for a new activity (e.g.
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 Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy as a Treatment to Menopause and Menopause Symptoms at Pacific Compounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
With bio-identical hormone replacement, the molecular structure of the hormones is identical to those found in humans.
Bio-identical hormones, estrogens such as, estrone, estradiol and estriol are derived from plants and are biologically identical to the hormones occurring naturally in women.
For many women needing hormone therapy, the use of natural hormones customized to their specific needs rather than synthetic ones are becoming increasingly popular.
www.pacificcompounds.com /bio-identical_index.asp   (443 words)

  
 Hormone Replacement Therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hormones, trace substances produced by various endocrine glands, serve as chemical messengers carried by the blood to various target organs, where they regulate a variety of physiological and metabolic activities in the human body.
Endocrinology, the study of hormones and their action, has long been an important field of human physiology, but apart from biochemical studies of the molecular structure of some of the hormones, until the late 1960s little if anything was known of the actual biochemical mechanisms of hormone activation.
These lipids are closely related to the steroid hormones, and while they are not hormones in and of themselves, they tend to exert a modulating influence upon the way a womanÕs body responds to her own hormones.
www.paracelsusclinic.com /articles/display.asp?ID=160   (4295 words)

  
 Questions and Answers About Hormone Replacement Therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is treatment with hormones, either estrogen alone or in combination with progestin (preparations that have effects similar to that of progesterone), to replenish the natural hormones that decrease at menopause.
However, some studies have shown that the beneficial effects of short-term therapy are not permanent; short-term use (three to five years) of estrogen to relieve symptoms of menopause did very little to prevent fractures from osteoporosis in women when they reached age 75 to 80 years of age (10, 11).
Even though the safety of replacing women's estrogens after breast cancer is uncertain (29), one study of breast cancer patients has reported that women who continued HRT following their diagnosis had a reduction in recurrence and mortality compared to women who had never used HRT (30).
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Replacement of some or all of these hormones that the body has produced throughout life is often necessary.
Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) means that the chemical makeup of the replacement hormone is the same as what the human body produces.
If you are approaching menopause, and are considering hormone replacement therapies, talk to your health care provider and learn about menopause and the treatments available in order to make an informed decision about the best alternative for your body.
www.caoh.org /natural-h-r-t.html   (550 words)

  
 Women's Hormone Replacement Therapy (800) 482-3306   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
While estrogen is the primary hormone during the first two weeks of a woman's menstrual cycle, fulfilling its role of preparing the endometrium for pregnancy, progesterone is the major female reproductive hormone during the latter two weeks of the menstrual cycle.
Nancy Beckham warns that "Women on hormone replacement therapy who have enhanced well-being when their estradiol levels are very high, but feel unwell when their blood levels are normal, may be experiencing reactions similar to those of people on social drugs.
Estrogen is the hormone that stimulates cell proliferation, and progesterone is the hormone that stops growth and stimulates ripening.
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 Female hormone replacement - Hormone replacement therapy
Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, is used to provide a woman with the female hormones that she no longer produces.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the artificial replacement of the female hormone oestrogen in women who are going through the menopause.
Hormone replacement therapy has been prescribed for two primary purposes: preventive treatment Progesterone: A female hormone produced by the ovary.
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 Trans Fats - Women Living Naturally
Trans fats are partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated oils contained in thousands of processed foods.
While it's true that trans fats are found in thousands of popular foods, you often don't have to stop eating the food to get rid of the trans fats, you just have to look for another brand.
Doritos 3D Nacho Cheesier claims to have 0 grams of trans fat in a serving, but a closer look shows partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil are among the ingredients.
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 Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Interaction of estrogen replacement therapy with the thrombophilic 20210 G/A prothrombin gene mutation for atherothrombotic vascular disease.
Lacey JV et al: Use of hormone replacement therapy and adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinomas of the uterine cervix.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)--risks and benefits.Int J Epidemiol.
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 Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has now gained wider spectrum of utility...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
One of the greatest advantages of hormone replacement in elderly women is its ability to resist cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Oestrogen therapy without progestin support carries 2 to 10-fold increased risk of developing endometrial hyperplasia or even carcinoma, depending on the dose and duration of use.
Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: Collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52,705 women with breast cancer and 1,08,411 women without breast cancer.
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 Bellevue Pharmacy Solutions | Abstracts
Effects of oral and transdermal estrogen replacement therapy on markers of coagulation, fibrinolysis, inflammation, and serum lipids and lipoproteins in postmenopausal women.
Effects of hormone replacement therapy on reactivity of atherosclerotic coronary arteries in cynomolgus monkeys.
The role of hormonal replacement therapy in the risk of breast cancer and total mortality in women with a family history of breast cancer.
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 Aging eye and hormone replacement therapy HRT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
While US Food and Drug Administration-approved indications for hormone therapy include relief of menopausal symptoms and prevention of osteoporosis, long-term use has been in vogue to prevent a range of chronic conditions, especially heart disease.
Estrogen alone was the dominant hormone until the increased risk of endometrial cancer led to the addition of progesterone for women with an intact uterus.
Use of postmenopausal estrogen therapy appears to reduce the odds of advanced macular degeneration among postmenopausal women who have macular degeneration.
www.agingeye.net /journalarchive/review.php   (1202 words)

  
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a system of medical treatment for postmenopausal women, based on the assumption that it may prevent discomfort and health problems caused by diminished circulating estrogen hormones.
It is also given to some intersex people (depending on the precise intersex condition), either starting in childhood to confirm the gender they were assigned, or later, if this gender assignment has proven to be incorrect.
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy): A program of subsidising the body's supply of hormones with additional hormones in order to restore vitality.
www.handresearch.com /hormone-replacement-therapy.htm   (170 words)

  
 Hormone Replacement Therapy and Heart Disease
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment program in which a woman takes estrogen with or without progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone).
Short-term hormone replacement therapy is safe for most menopausal women who take HRT for symptom control.
After menopause, estrogen levels are low, and HRT is used at a low dose to restore hormone levels to a more normal level.
www.clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/0500/0560.asp   (1158 words)

  
 Dangers of HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause
Older women on hormone replacement therapy may be doubling their risk of Alzheimer's disease.
The FDA launched an education campaign about hormone replacement therapy on September 9, 2003, saying women are confused about recent warnings showing it should only be used in the lowest possible doses for the shortest possible time.
Our recommendation is that if you choose to use hormone therapy for hot flashes or vaginal dryness, or if you prefer it to other treatments to prevent thin bones, take the lowest dose for the least duration required to provide relief.
www.femhealth.com /dangersofhrt.html   (1196 words)

  
 Bio-identical Hormone Therapy - Medaus Pharmacy and Compounding Center
In most of the research, consumption of hydrogenated oils (trans fatty acids) was never accounted for or if it was, it was not published.
Last summer the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) rocked the world of conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) when one arm of the study was halted early because of clear increased health risks to women using PremPro.
However, this research was presumably done because of the habit that conventional doctors had, prior to last summer, of putting every woman over the age of fifty on a one-dose-fits-all HRT regimen.
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 Hormone Replacement and Heart Disease   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It appears that the reason why the observational studies showed women on hormone replacement therapy had less heart disease was likely due to the lifestyles of women who take hormone replacement therapy rather than the medical benefits.
This information is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or health care provider.
This information is provided for education purposes only and is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or health care provider.
www.clevelandclinic.org /heartcenter/pub/guide/prevention/women/hrt.htm   (1418 words)

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