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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should be offered as the first treatment to ease menopause symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats, according to the latest advice from health watchdog NICE
Most experts recommend starting hormone replacement therapy before the age of 60 and sticking with it for a maximum of 10 years, he says.
But research shows low testosterone could affect 20 percent of men in their 60s, 30 percent in their 70s and a whopping 50 percent of those over 80 years old. Young guys don’t get away scot-free.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy or postmenopausal hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy used to treat symptoms associated with female menopause. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Effects of menopause can include symptoms such as hot flashes , accelerated skin aging, vaginal dryness , decreased muscle mass , and ...
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), is for women with menopausal symptoms. It is based on the idea that the treatment may prevent discomfort caused by diminished circulating estrogen and progesterone hormones, or in the case of the surgically or prematurely menopausal, that it may prolong life and may reduce incidence of dementia. [1]
It is recommended that physicians screen for prostate cancer with a digital rectal exam and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level before starting therapy, and monitor PSA and hematocrit levels closely during therapy. [31] Some studies argue that ART increases the risk of prostate cancer, although the results are not conclusive. [32]
As for the right time to start HRT, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, author of The Galveston Diet and founder of the Mary Claire Wellness Clinic, tells Yahoo Life that women should never experience a single ...
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), also known as bioidentical hormone therapy (BHT) or natural hormone therapy, is the use of hormones that are identical on a molecular level with endogenous hormones in hormone replacement therapy. [1]