Good and Bad Estrogens?

By admin, on March 3rd, 2011%

There has been much talk about the role of estrogens in breast cancer risk. While cumulative estrogen exposure is the most critical breast cancer risk factor. The role of different metabolites of estrogen in cancer risk has increasingly been researched. In premenopausal women, the ovaries produce the estrogen estradiol (E2), which converts into estrone . . . → Read More: Good and Bad Estrogens?

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WHI studies in perspective

By admin, on February 14th, 2011%
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First, let’s take a deeper look at the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) studies that change the medical perspective of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and drop the use of hormones significantly.

The menopausal hormone therapy clinical trial had two parts. The first involved 16,608 postmenopausal women with a uterus who took either estrogen plus-progestin therapy . . . → Read More: WHI studies in perspective

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Female health issues

By admin, on February 12th, 2011%

After a long sabbatical leave pursuing my Masters program in Human Nutrition at the University of Bridgeport, I am back. Some patients have requested me to provide updated information on female health issues especially hormonal issues. Some of the questions commonly raised are – do we need hormonal replacement during menopause? Is menopause a . . . → Read More: Female health issues

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