News tagged with estrogen patch

Tips on hormone use, coping with menopause

(AP) -- What to do if menopause makes you miserable?

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Researchers investigate estrogen to prevent depression and cardiovascular disease

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have launched a new clinical trial to determine if estrogen replacement therapy may help prevent depression and cardiovascular illness in women between the ages ...

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created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Doctors failing to prescribe low-dose menopausal hormone therapy, study finds

Doctors across the country are still prescribing higher-dose menopausal hormone therapy pills, despite clinical evidence that low doses and skin patches work just as well and carry fewer health risks. That's what researchers ...

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created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are Higher Testosterone Levels Associated with Greater Heart Risk?

Testosterone in men has become a hot health topic. New studies, including one by UCSF researchers, now are sparking a controversy over the role of testosterone in heart disease.

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created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Hormonal Contraceptives Have Mixed Success Among Overweight Women

As obesity continues to be a worldwide health risk, one of its “side effects” could include less effective birth control for overweight and obese women who use hormonal contraceptives.

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created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Pink pill' to boost female libido eludes pharma

(AP) -- A "pink pill" to boost women's sex drive remains elusive after a decade of searching by some of the world's biggest drugmakers.

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created Jun 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Most Young Women with Menopause-like Condition Retain Store of Eggs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to what researchers had previously believed, most young women and girls who experience a menopause-like condition called primary ovarian insufficiency still have immature eggs in their ovaries, according ...

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created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After years of research, drug for 'female sexual dysfunction' remains elusive

The pharmaceutical industry's push to find a female version of Viagra has been full of letdowns.

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Contraceptive use may be safe, but information gaps remain

Introduced in the 1960s, oral contraceptives have been used by about 80 percent of women in the United States at some point in their lives. For women without pre-existing risks for heart disease, the early formulations were ...

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created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UCSD Researcher Explores Gender, Humanity and (Virtual) Reality

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an age when biotechnology has made it possible to alter the fundamentals of our food supply, our energy sources and even our genetic makeup, one graduate student at the University of California, ...

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created Nov 26, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Estrogen relieves psychotic symptoms in women with schizophrenia

When combined with antipsychotic medications, the estrogen estradiol appears to be a useful treatment in women with schizophrenia, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

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created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1


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