Women More Prone to Anxiety Disorders than Men
...sex hormones may be a factor. Scientists know that estrogen interacts with serotonin—a neurotransmitter involved in regulating moods, sleep, and appetite—but they’re just beginning to tease out the relationship. Girls and women are also more likely than males to be victims of physical or mental abuse, a kno...New Tool for Understanding Estrogen-Fueled Breast Cancer
...at turn genes on and off -- operated by the cells' estrogen receptor, the master regulator of cell growth in t...nt hormone therapies, the study authors say. The estrogen receptor (ER) is an intricate protein net in the nucleus of breast cancer cells. When the receptor s...Genetic Map Reveals How Drugs Fight Diseases: Study
...molecules, including the anti-cancer drug gedunin, estrogen and certain antipsychotics. They also collected genetic signatures from cells affected by conditions such as diet-induced obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and a drug-resistant form of leukemia. Using pattern-matching software to mine these data, the...New Path from Estrogen to Survival in Breast Cancer Cells Described
... explain, in exquisite// molecular detail, how the estrogen hormone can help keep breast cancer cells alive. ... research to work out the basic mechanism by which estrogen can exert a pro-life effect on cancer cells," said the study's lead author, Edward T. H. Yeh, M.D., ...Study Suggests Vitamin K Deficiency as an Osteoporosis Risk Factor
...y found that one of the early effects of declining estrogen is the impairment of vitamin K function in bone even before any bone loss that could be attributed to menopause can be measured. "Our study suggests that the generally accepted level of vitamin K in healthy women is inadequate to maintain bone healt...Contraceptive Patch Carries Risk of Blood clots
...pproved by the FDA is taking in substantially more estrogen than women who take a daily birth-control pill. Th... 35 micrograms of estrogen. These higher levels of estrogen put some women at increased risk of blood clots. Dr. Steven R. Goldstein, a professor of obstetrics...Female Athletes at Risk of Stress Fractures
... develop stress fractures as a result of decreased estrogen production, says researcher Mark Reinking, PT, Ph.... which slows down menstrual cycles. This decreases estrogen in the body, which is responsible for bone development," says Reinking, also chairman of the America...Ovary removal linked with Early Death in Younger Women
...m the Mayo Clinic study to guide the discussion on estrogen replacement therapy and will encourage most young women to take estrogen until age 50. But, for women with average risk for breast and ovarian cancer where we might have con...Raloxifene Reduces The Risk Of Breast Cancer
... had measurably low levels of estradiol, the major estrogen hormone in humans. 'In each variable commonly as...ter than 25, higher estradiol levels, prior use of estrogen replacement and a family history of breast cancer - use of raloxifene reduced incidence of breast ca...Wyeth Embroiled in a Lawsuit over its Hormone Replacement Therapy
...tectomy. Prempro is a combination of the hormones estrogen and progesterone to overcome the effects of menopause and has been sold in the United States since 1995. Wyeth’s lawyers argued that the drug company had met its ethical and legal obligations in determining the treatment's safety, before U.S. Distri...Breast Discomfort During HRT May Indicate Cancer Risk
It is known that postmenopausal women taking estrogen plus progestin in hormone replacement therapy experience both increased breast density and breast discomfort//. The researchers sought to determine whether the discomfort was a signal for increased density. Using data from women enrolled in the Postm...Adolescent Girl Athletes More Likely to Injure Knees Than Boys
...e boys (7.33 mm). Previous research has shown that estrogen may contribute to laxity and weakened ACLs. None of the study participants had evidence of damage to their ACLs. The study also found mature girls had significantly greater quadriceps-to-hamstring ratio (2.06) when compared to immature girls (1.74), ......hey are caused, studies suggest, by the decline in estrogen levels before menstruation. Menstrual migraines may be prevented by taking medication only during the vulnerable period when migraines are expected to occur. Medications used in the prevention of menstrual migraine include nonsteroidal anti-inflamm...Hearing May be affected by Certain Hormone Replacement Therapies
...rain) auditory systems," to compare the effects of estrogen alone, estrogen plus progestin, and no HRT (control) on 124 postmenopausal women of ages 60 to 86 years. Of the 12...Extra Vaginal Bleed After ‘C’ Section Can be Prevented By Contraceptive Pils
...atment with a birth control pill that contained an estrogen and progesterone. The researchers reported that 10 out of 11 women who had participated in the study experienced a decrease in recurrent vaginal bleeding, which was followed by a stopping of the bleed after three cycles of treatment, while in the c...Wear and Tear of Stress: The Psychoneurobiology of Aging
...issue builders like growth hormones, testosterone, estrogen and thyroid functions start to drop off and when the catabolic hormones start to increase. These hormones, the tissue fuelers, can become too active and actually break the body down. Cortisol – a stress hormone – can become more reactive when respond...Women Alerted against "Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy"
...d through the lining of the mouth. The hormones estrogen and progesterone obtained from yams or soy and prepared in laboratories is present in the NHRT. In addition NHRT can also include the male hormone testosterone that has not been approved in Australia for use on women. Certain therapies even includ...Studying the psycho neurobiology of aging
...issue builders like growth hormones, testosterone, estrogen and thyroid functions start to drop off and when the catabolic hormones start to increase. These hormones, the tissue fuelers, can become too active and actually break the body down. Cortisol – a stress hormone – can become more reactive when respond...Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy
...quires a physician’s prescription for the hormones estrogen and progesterone. The hormones differ in that nBHR...of increased efficacy or safety for individualized estrogen or progesterone regimens prepared by compounding pharmacies.” It also noted the “lack of well-design......ed in 1938, physicians believed that low levels of estrogen in pregnant women led to spontaneous abortions or ...e direct evidence that prenatal exposure to excess estrogen may be a risk factor for development of breast cancer, Palmer said. "That theory has been around, bu...