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Certain Forms of Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to High Blood Pressure
Women who take estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy in pill form may be at increased risk for high blood pressure, new study finds.
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Hormonal Meds for Birth Control, Menopause Linked to Brain Tumors
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2024
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The contraceptive injection Depo-Provera and two drugs used for menopause relief could be linked to a heightened risk for brain tumors in some women, a new study warns.
Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) increased the risk of intracranial meningioma 5.6-fold if u...
Scientists Discover New Way to Fight Estrogen-Fueled Breast Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 14, 2024
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Everyone's heard of fighting fire with fire.
Now that tactic is coming to breast cancer treatment.
Researchers think they've figured out a better way to fight breast cancer fueled by the female hormone estrogen – by employing mechanisms used by the male hormone a...
Estrogen Could Be Key to Women's Brain Health
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 28, 2023
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Being exposed to more estrogen throughout life -- or a longer reproductive life span -- may be good for the brain, according to new research that found a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease in women who had more cumulative exposure.
Cerebral small vessel disease...
Estrogen Cream Not Always Warranted After Prolapse Surgeries, Study Finds
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- August 22, 2023
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Women having surgery for pelvic organ prolapse are often prescribed vaginal estrogen to boost the odds of a successful procedure. Now a clinical trial shows it doesn't actually work.
Pelvic organ prolapse is a disorder where weakened muscles and other tissues in the pelv...
Hot Flashes & What to Do About Them
- Miriam Jones Bradley, RN HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2023
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Hot flashes are a common -- and uncomfortable -- symptom of menopause.
More than 80% of menopausal women experience sudden, often debilitating bursts of heat that last several minutes...
Your Sex Life Doesn't Have to Suffer During Menopause
- Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter
- June 19, 2023
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Let's talk about menopause and its impact on your sex life. We all know that this phase of life can bring about some changes, like a lower sex drive and vaginal dryness. But here's the thing: you don't have to suffer through it. In this article, we will break down how menopaus...
Unraveling the Link Between Menstrual Cycles and Migraine
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- February 27, 2023
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Many women experience blinding migraine headaches around their monthly period, and now researchers have a clue about why.
Levels of the female hormone estrogen fluctuate during menstruation, which may lead to increases in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). This prot...
Estrogen Exposure Could Impact a Woman's Odds for Stroke
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- January 27, 2023
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When it comes to reducing stroke risk among women, new research suggests that the more estrogen a woman is exposed to over the course of her life, the better.
The finding follows nearly a decade spent tracking stroke risk among roughly 123,000 Chinese postmenopausal wom...
Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2023
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Older women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) often experience delirium along with them, and researchers may have found a solution.
Estrogen, often given as part of hormone replacement therapy after menopause, may prevent these mental changes, according to researchers...
Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Parkinson's
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2022
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Women who have both ovaries removed before menopause may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson's disease years later, a new study suggests.
Estrogen May Help Fight Severe COVID-19
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 18, 2022
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Hormone replacement therapy may offer women significant protection against dying from COVID-19, new research suggests.
British researchers who tracked more than 5,400 women with COVID during the first half of 2020 report that those who received the supplemental estrogen ...
Estrogen, Testosterone Deficiencies May Raise Risk of Rotator Cuff Tears
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- April 19, 2022
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Lower levels of sex hormones might be tied to tears of the shoulder's rotator cuff in men and women, a new study suggests.
Among women with low levels of estrogen, researchers...
Chemicals in Hair, Beauty Products May Interfere With Hormones During Pregnancy
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 17, 2021
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Pregnant women who use hair dyes or straighteners may have relatively lower levels of pregnancy-supporting hormones, a recent study suggests.
Researchers found that amon...
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
- Robert Preidt
- December 8, 2021
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When a woman's periods begin to slow down and finally stop, digestive problems often pick up -- and new research suggests race and ethnicity play a role.
With menopause, levels of estrogen decrease, while cortisol levels increase, triggering an adrenaline boost that chan...
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 7, 2021
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An experimental hormone therapy pill can effectively stall the progression of breast cancer, even in older patients whose tumors have mutated to make such therapy less effective, new trial results show.
The drug elacestrant reduced the risk of breast cancer progression a...
PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study
- Robert Preidt
- October 28, 2021
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Women's symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may vary with their menstrual cycle, which could have implications for diagnosis and treatment, researchers say.
Their study included 40 women between 18 and 33 years of age who had PTSD after experiencing or witn...
Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk
- Robert Preidt
- June 23, 2021
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Women battling infertility are often given medications to help them conceive, and potential side effects are always a concern. Now, research suggests use of the drugs won't raise a woman's odds for breast cancer.
Researchers at King's College London in the United Kingdom...
A Vitamin Could Be Key to Women's Pain After Knee Replacement
- Robert Preidt
- May 5, 2021
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Older women with low levels of vitamin D may have more pain after total knee replacement than those with adequate levels of the nutrient, a new study suggests.
Vitamin D is an important part of a healthy diet, and its benefits include protecting against bone disease and ...
Hormone Treatments May Raise Blood Pressure in Transgender People
- Cara Murez
- April 19, 2021
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Monitoring blood pressure is important for transgender people, according to new research, which found changes in systolic blood pressure after the start of gender-affirming hormone therapy.
Transgender men and transgender women have a higher burden of heart attack, strok...
Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study
- January 18, 2021
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Most transgender women can safely continue their estrogen treatments during gender-affirming surgery, a new study finds.
Estrogen therapy and surgery can increase the risk of blood clots, so experts have suggested that transgender women stop taking the hormone when havin...
Could the Pill Reduce Asthma Attacks?
- Amy Norton
- November 24, 2020
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Women with asthma may suffer fewer severe symptom attacks if they are on birth control pills, a large new study suggests.
The study of more than 83,000 women with asthma found that those who used birth control pills for at least three years tended to have fewer severe fl...
Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome
- Serena McNiff
- September 18, 2020
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Hot flashes and night sweats are well-known side effects of menopause, but the end of a woman's periods can also lead to other uncomfortable changes.
Vaginal dryness, painful sex and painful urination are common symptoms of genitourinary syndrome of menopause, or GS...
New Study Shakes Up Thinking on Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Amy Norton
- December 13, 2019
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The ongoing debate about postmenopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk may have turned even more muddy: A large, new study suggests that two different types of hormone therapy have opposite effects on women's long-term risk of the disease.
The researchers fou...
Breast Cancer Drug Shows Long-Lasting Prevention Power
- Robert Preidt
- December 12, 2019
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Nearly six years after stopping a five-year regimen of the breast cancer drug anastrozole, women at high risk for breast cancer were 50% less likely to have been struck by the disease, new research shows.
The trial included more than 3,800 postmenopausal women a...
HRT Could Benefit Younger Women After Hysterectomy
- Serena Gordon
- September 9, 2019
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Estrogen therapy may help younger women live longer after having their uterus and ovaries surgically removed, new research reports.
The study found that when women under 60 received hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after surgery, their risk of dying during the 18-y...
High Levels of Estrogen in Womb Might Raise Autism Risk
- E.J. Mundell
- July 29, 2019
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New British research is bolstering the theory that elevated levels of sex hormones in the uterus could play a role in autism risk.
Prior studies had already implicated higher uterine concentrations of male sex hormones -- androgens -- in increasing the odds for an au...