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Hormone replacement therapy and the endometrium
Menopause International, 2009The life-expectancy for women has increased significantly in the 20th century, although the time of onset of menopause has not. Almost a third of a woman's life is now postmenopausal and therefore many postmenopausal women consider using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to improve their quality of life.
Daayana, S., Holland, C. M.
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Hormone replacement therapy and hypertension
Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2002Hypertension, particularly systolic hypertension, affects postmenopausal women and is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in this group. In the last year, several papers have better defined the mechanisms by which hormone replacement therapy influences blood pressure in postmenopausal women, including effects on nitric oxide ...
Veronica Franco, Suzanne Oparil
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Perspectives in hormone replacement therapy
Maturitas, 2001Estrogens have been convincingly shown to be highly effective in preventing and reversing menopause-related conditions, such as hot flushes, urogenital complaints, and postmenopausal bone loss. Observational studies report that long-term, estrogen-containing, postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) leads to a substantial reduction in hip ...
Velja Mijatovic +3 more
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Hormone replacement therapy and the adolescent
Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2010We present an update on hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) for adolescents and young women with deficiencies of pubertal hormones.Although the optimal HRT regimen remains unclear and data in adolescents are limited, this review will update clinicians regarding the current issues facing them as they care for adolescents with an insufficiency of sex ...
Amy D. DiVasta, Catherine M. Gordon
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The Pharmacoeconomics of Hormone Replacement Therapy
PharmacoEconomics, 1999Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a highly cost-effective treatment for symptoms of the menopause such as hot flushes (flashes). A number of economic evaluations have indicated that it may also be a cost-effective therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
David J. Torgerson, David M. Reid
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Hormone replacement therapy in hypopituitarism
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2004Hypopituitarism is a disease complex characterised by varying pituitary hormonal deficiencies. The causes and manifestations of hypopituitarism are diverse, the most common being the presence of or treatment of a pituitary adenoma. Pressure effects from the tumour itself on normal pituitary tissue, together with the effects of surgical resection ...
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Hormone replacement therapy and osteoporosis
Maturitas, 1996Restoration of the osteoporotic skeleton is difficult. Factors that may aggravate the bone loss or increase the risk of fractures should be eliminated. The physician may then decide whether the patient is a candidate for one of the treatments which either stop further bone loss or increase the bone mass.
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The Overselling of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2002The news that part of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was stopped early because women treated with combined estrogen-progestin therapy experienced higher rates of breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and overall harm has rocked women and physicians across the country.
B A Cynthia Pearson, Adriane Fugh-Berman
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2013
A 40-year-old woman developed seizures in early adolescence following viral encephalitis. She described her typical seizures as beginning with a feeling of fear and a peculiar sensation rising up from her epigastric region. This was followed by staring and unresponsiveness with repetitive lip smacking.
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A 40-year-old woman developed seizures in early adolescence following viral encephalitis. She described her typical seizures as beginning with a feeling of fear and a peculiar sensation rising up from her epigastric region. This was followed by staring and unresponsiveness with repetitive lip smacking.
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Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 2001Thyroid hormone replacement has been used for more than 100 years in the treatment of hypothyroidism, and there is no doubt about its overall efficacy. Desiccated thyroid contains both thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3); serum T3 frequently rises to supranormal values in the absorption phase, associated with palpitations.
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