Health Tips

There has been great confusion in pharmacy, medicine, medical literature and the lay press regarding NHRT. I will attempt to clarify the issues. A hormone is a chemical usually secreted into the blood whose purpose is activation of functions of the endocrine system which, in this discussion, include ovaries, testicles, adrenal and thyroid.

These organs produce hormones necessary for life or maintenance of quality of life. The brain monitors and adjusts levels through a feedback system. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) as practiced for the past thirty-five years claimed the estrogen was anti-aging, prevented heart disease, improved memory, Alzheimer disease, dementias, dryness and various genito-urinary problems.
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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) refers to a range of symptoms plaguing 75% of women between 15 and 50 years of age. These include crankiness, bloating, back and head aches, weight gain, breast tenderness, fluid retention, fatigue, low libido, depression and irritability commencing around ten days prior to menses. “Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder” (PMDD) is more severe with feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, anxiety, and irrational behavior.

These are symptoms of “estrogen dominance” resulting from abnormal estrogen stimulation which causes excessive cell multiplication. Estrogen dominance is:
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Choosing whether or not to use postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is an important health decision all women face as they approach menopause. As with taking any treatment the decision involves carefully balancing the possible risks and benefits.

We now have information from large studies including healthy women and those with established coronary artery disease (previous heart attack or angina). These studies have shed considerable light on many issues, particular with respect to heart disease and strokes, and have sparked serious concerns and questions regarding the indications and safety of HRT for postmenopausal women.
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Ortho Evra patch is a birth control patch, which can fit into your busy schedule with ease. It contains estrogen and progestin, which are released at a steady speed through the skin and into the bloodstream, once applied to the skin. It reduces fertility by eliminating the fluctuations in the levels of these hormones.

Some side of Ortho Evra

Some side effects associated with Ortho Evra are:

* Bladder infection
* Bleeding in spots during a menstrual period
* Breast tenderness or enlargement
* High blood pressure
* Menstrual pattern changes
* Reduced tolerance to carbohydrates
* Changes in sex drive
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Breast Density May Determine Cancer Risk During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an article in an online guide to women’s health released the some of the newest research findings. An issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute had contained a report information relating to the assessment of a woman’s risk for getting breast cancer.

That widely-read publication had published findings that pointed to breast density as a risk factor that should cancer play a part in the determination of a woman’s risk for breast cancer. By the same token, the techniques that could facilitate a determination of a woman’s risk for breast cancer remained an elusive ideal. The existing equipment used to examine women’s breasts was not designed to measure breast density.
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Breast cancer is thought to be synonymous with women. However, an estimated 1,600 American men are diagnosed each year. Two-thirds will survive due to seeking medical attention for questionable or new abnormalities.

Men do not have milk glands but do have ducts. Breast cancer in males generally develop in the ducts, lymph nodes, or behind the nipple. It most often appears as a hard and sometimes painful knot. Men with prominent pectoral muscles or very little fat on their chests recognize lumps almost immediately since they are more easily seen and felt. Other symptoms include nipple discharge, skin redness or puckering, or an inverted nipple.
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A new diagnostic procedure has been called a “pap smear for breasts.” It does for breast cancer what the Pap test has done for cervical cancer. It provides a means for the early detection of breast cancer.

The test procedure calls for placement of a tiny tube in the patient’s nipple. A saline solution is sent through the tiny tube and into the breast duct. That saline solution allows the physician to wash out from the duct any loose cells. The physician then extracts the wash fluid from the patient’s breast ducts.

Analysis of the extracted fluid can be accomplished in one of two ways. Either the physician analyzes the fluid under a microscope or the physician sends the sample to a lab, where it is analyzed by means of cell cytometry. During either type of analysis, the examiner must look for a sign of cancer cells.
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Menopause, including early menopause, can affect the quality of a woman’s life for several years, and possibly for the rest of her life. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is designed to greatly improve the quality of a woman’s life, by eliminating, or reducing the symptoms of menopause and early menopause.

The unpleasant symptoms associated with early menopause are due to the lack or reduction of estrogen that’s being produced. All types of Hormone Replacement Therapy contain estrogen, which replaces the estrogen that your ovaries are no longer producing. HRT relieves hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and other symptoms related to early menopause.

Hormone Replacement Therapy is especially recommended for women who experience early menopause. Studies have shown that women who have early menopause are at greater risk for heart disease and osteoporosis than women who experience menopause later in life.
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