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With Dr Jacqueline E. Campbell
HORMONE levels may begin to change in your 30s, as you enter perimenopause, the interval in which your body begins its transition into menopause. In the years leading up to menopause, small hormonal imbalances can exist, so by the time menopause begins, you may have already experienced close to 20 years of hormonal imbalance.
Reuters Health
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK | Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:24pm EDT
Women who use a certain type of long-acting hormonal contraceptive are at a slightly increased risk of broken bones, new research suggests.
More than 9 million women worldwide use Depo Provera, an injection of progesterone given every three months, Dr. Christoph R. Meier of University Hospital Basel in Switzerland and his colleagues explain in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Some evidence has suggested that the contraceptive, which suppresses estrogen production, could weaken bones, but it’s not clear whether the drug actually increases the risk of bone fractures, the authors add.
WebMD
May 20, 2010
It may surprise you to know that men don’t have a monopoly on testosterone. Testosterone belongs to a class of male hormones called androgens. But women also have testosterone.
The ovaries produce both testosterone and estrogen. Relatively small quantities of testosterone are released into your bloodstream by the ovaries and adrenal glands. In addition to being produced by the ovaries, estrogen is also produced by fat tissue in the body.
Mason County News
Texas
Margaret Durst
May 19, 2010
“Porous bones” is the literal meaning of the word osteoporosis. In the United States, over 25 million people are affected by osteoporosis. Eighty percent of these are women. As I mentioned in last week’s article, osteoporosis is not just a calcium deficiency problem, it occurs when bones are torn down faster than they are rebuilt for various reasons.
Osteoporosis Solution
A condition in which bones become thin and porous as a result of calcium loss, osteoporosis affects women eight times more than men. A bone scan can determine if one has this condition. Statistics say that one in two women over age fifty, or a woman in menopause, will suffer at least one lifetime fracture from osteoporosis. There is recent evidence that biomimetic rhythmic bioidentical hormone therapy can prevent osteoporosis.
Medscape Today
Laurie Barclay, MD
April 8, 2010 — Women must be informed of the potential benefits and risks of all treatment options for menopausal symptoms and concerns and should receive individualized care, according to a review of the role of perimenopausal hormone therapy published in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
BottomLineSecrets
Midwives Offer Very Personal Menopause Care
Angela Deneris, PhD
University of Utah
Special from Bottom Line’s Daily Health News
April 8, 2010
A Midwife at Menopause?
Why would you want to see a midwife at menopause? Because they offer a uniquely personal and holistic perspective on the journey. Though historically their role has been to help women through childbirth, many modern midwives now focus on helping women to feel better and be healthier at the other end of the reproductive cycle.
TulsaWorld.com
By SUZY COHEN Dear Pharmacist
Published: 3/27/2010 2:23 AM
Last Modified: 3/27/2010 4:28 AM
Dear Pharmacist, I bought a home test kit (saliva test) which measures my hormones. Everything came back normal except my progesterone which was extremely low. Could low progesterone explain my symptoms of weight gain, hot flashes and depression? — T.P., Dallas
Yes, absolutely and there’s an over-the-counter (OTC) fix. The symptoms that could plague a person with low progesterone (also termed estrogen dominance) include weight gain, depression, fatigue, irritability, incontinence, insomnia, heart disease, infertility and osteoporosis.
ABC World News
Long-term Use of Popular Class of Osteoporosis Drugs May Have Opposite Effect for Some Women, Experts Say
By CHRISTINE ROMO and LARA SALAHI
March 8, 2010
Sandy Potter, 59, of Queens, N.Y., was jumping rope with neighborhood children when she felt her thigh bone snap.
“I went up in the air and I came straight down to the ground,” Potter said. “The pain was excruciating.”
Potter, who was diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 48, had been taking the popular osteoporosis drug Fosamax for eight years before breaking her femur.
Fosamax, one in a class of drugs called bisphosphonates, is supposed to make bones stronger, and for many women, it is safe and effective. But now there’s mounting evidence that, for some women, taking these medications for more than five years could cause spontaneous fractures.
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