The Consumer: For a Low-Dose Hormone, Take Your Pick
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A dizzying array of new low-dose treatment options have been offered in the last five years to counter the symptoms of menopause.
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Based on early studies, many physicians used to believe that HRT might be beneficial for reducing the risk of heart disease and bone fractures caused by osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) in addition to treating menopausal symptoms.
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An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.    "This represents essentially a new era for leptin," said Dr...
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ATLANTA, June 20 -- Five years after a landmark study scared millions of women off hormones for menopause symptoms, new research suggests the pills may offer some heart benefits for certain women who start taking them in their 50s.
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There is a drug that can lower your risk of heart attack, diabetes, osteoporosis and mental decline by 30 percent to 60 percent, but doctors aren&#39;t prescribing it.
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BOSTON - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.   "This represents essentially a new era for leptin," said Dr...
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A small experiment has concluded that  twice daily injections of the hormone leptin, best known to  regulate appetite and weight, can jump-start an idling  reproductive system.
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The type of progestin used in hormone therapy for menopausal women could affect heart attack severity, says a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center study on monkeys.
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A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease
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As if there weren&#39;t enough reasons to reconsider hormone replacement therapy, a new study highlights yet another negative health effect of taking estrogen plus progestin to combat the symptoms of menopause.
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SAN ANTONIO -- The millions of women who quit taking menopause hormones after a big federal study found that the pills raised the risk of breast cancer now have more reason to be glad they stopped.
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For women who have struggled with the symptoms of menopause but are fearful of taking risky hormone pills, there is at last a bit of hope.
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Treatment with an ultralow-dose of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.
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People swear by herbal supplements, but they may do more harm than good
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Female sex hormones in the womb may influence neurodevelopment and later risk for anorexia, a new study suggests.
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erck &amp; Company has obtained rights to license an experimental drug to treat obesity that has generated scientific interest because it is based on a hormone used by the body to signal that it has eaten enough.
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HRT, in the form of estrogen replacement (ERT), has been prescribed since the 1940s to treat the unpleasant side effects that menopause causes in some women.