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Contraception > Estrogen
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Estrogen Defined
One of the hormones that aids in the development of female secondary sex traits (such as breast development) and plays an important role in reproduction. Human estrogen is produced primarily in the ovaries in women.
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Sat Sep 6
- Estrogen: Not Just for Females - MSN Health
- 1 step back ... 2 steps forward: "Given what we know about the ineffectivenes s of sorafenib alone in metastatic breast cancer, we believe the benefit that we're seeing may be attributable to the restoration of sensitivity to aromatase inhibitors,&qu ot; Isaacs concludes. "To manage breast cancer long term, it's apparent that we may need to continually switch drugs to keep up with how a cancer evolves and evades each approach. In a sense, for each step back, we hope to take two steps forward." ### This study was funded by the Avon Patient for Progress Award. Isaacs is part of a speaker's bureau for Pfizer the maker of Exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor.
- Estrogen: Not Just for Females - MSN Health & Fitness - Men's Health
- Soy Linked to Low Sperm Count - MSN Health & Fitness - Nutrition
Fri Aug 29
- Determining the effects of hormone therapy on memory... - Karyn Frick et les autres: Karyn Frick, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology The national Women?s Health Initiative study suggested that treatment with estrogen and progestin significantly increases the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in menopausal women. Those data sharply contrast with studies in women and rodents that have demonstrated a clear ability of estrogen to alleviate age- and hormone-relate d memory loss. Dr. Frick?s study is designed to determine the effects of estrogen and progesterone on memory.
Wed Aug 27
- Health . Medical and Beauty: What is Turner Syndrome?: Turner syndrome is a disorder caused by a partially or completely missing X chromosome. It is a condition that only affects females
Sun Aug 24
- Migraines and Hormones - A Natural Approach by Nicole Bandes
- Symptoms of menopause: hot flushes
- Hormone modulation: a novel therapeutic approach for women with severe mental illness [Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2008 Jan;42(1):83-8 .]: Three case reports are presented: in each case the woman selected had participated in large, double-blind, randomized controlled trials exploring hormone modulation. Case study 1 presents a premenopausal woman with schizophrenia, who received an 8 week trial of daily adjunctive 200 µg transdermal oestradiol. Case study 2 presents a postmenopausal woman with schizophrenia on a 12 week trial of adjunctive raloxifene hydrochloride 120 mg per day-1. Case study 3 presents a woman with schizoaffectiv e disorder, in the manic phase, who received tamoxifen 40 mg per day-1 for 28 days.
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