Women ages 45 years and older taking estrogen hormone therapy in pill form were more likely to develop high blood pressure than those using transdermal (topical, applied to the skin) or vaginal formulations, according to new research published today in June 2023 in Hypertension, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal. A woman’s body produces less… Continue reading Hormones and Hypertension
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Shoulder Pain and Estrogen Therapy
A new study shows that post-menopausal women who are on hormone replacement therapy have a lower risk of developing a painful shoulder condition than women who aren’t receiving the treatment. The research into estrogen therapy and the condition, adhesive capsulitis, was conducted by the Duke University Departments of Orthopedics and Obstetrics & Gynecology. Results were… Continue reading Shoulder Pain and Estrogen Therapy
Three New Scientific Theories to Explain Why Women Are More Susceptible to Autoimmune Disease than Men Are
Although autoimmune disease (AD) affects both genders, women are at an overwhelming disadvantage. Of the approximate 8 percent of the population affected by AD, a whopping 78 percent of those cases are women (NCBI). The National Institutes of Health has officially designated autoimmune disease as a major women’s health issue. Autoimmunity in and of itself… Continue reading Three New Scientific Theories to Explain Why Women Are More Susceptible to Autoimmune Disease than Men Are
Diabetes: A New Insight into the Protective Role of Estrogens
Epidemiological data indicate an explosion of type 2 diabetes cases for women after menopause. What is responsible for that? The surprisingly protective role of estrogens, highlighted by the fact that a woman undergoing hormone replacement therapy has up to 35% less risks of developing type 2 diabetes than a woman without treatment. By elucidating how… Continue reading Diabetes: A New Insight into the Protective Role of Estrogens
A Safer Version of Vaginal Mesh
Scientists from the University of Sheffield in the UK have developed a material that could be used as an alternative to the current vaginal mesh material, polypropylene. The use of these current meshes has led to severe complications for millions of women across the world. The research was published in the Journal of Neurology and… Continue reading A Safer Version of Vaginal Mesh
Why Do Women Get Asthma More Frequently than Men?
The effects of sex hormones on lung cells may be causing women to have asthma at twice the rate of men, according to researchers from Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins. The investigators found that testosterone hindered a cell linked to asthma symptoms such as inflammation and mucus production in the lungs. The study, which analyzed… Continue reading Why Do Women Get Asthma More Frequently than Men?
Estrogen Therapy May Help Protect Against Glaucoma
Women who took estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy after ovary removal had a lower risk of developing glaucoma, according to research presented in November at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The study, conducted at Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, and the University of California, San Francisco, appears to… Continue reading Estrogen Therapy May Help Protect Against Glaucoma
Menopausal Hormone Therapy Not Associated with Mortality or Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hormone therapy trials tested the most common formulations of hormone therapy – estrogen and progestin, and estrogen alone – to assess the benefits and risks of menopausal hormone therapy taken for chronic disease prevention, by predominantly healthy postmenopausal women. Health outcomes have been previously reported but the earlier reports did… Continue reading Menopausal Hormone Therapy Not Associated with Mortality or Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease
A Compound Found in Licorice Could Affect Fertility
Exposure to a compound found in licorice affects steroid sex hormone production in the ovary, according to a recent study that used mice as subjects. This is the first study to examine the effects of the compound, isoliquiritigenin, on the ovary. Exposure to high levels of the compound, which the researchers call “iso,” lowered the… Continue reading A Compound Found in Licorice Could Affect Fertility
Putting Middle-Aged Skin Problems in Perspective
As women enter their 40s, they may begin experiencing a host of medical concerns that might not have been challenges when they were younger. Yet what most women in their forties and beyond don’t expect are a wide variety of skin concerns, most of which can be attributed to declining hormone levels. As women age,… Continue reading Putting Middle-Aged Skin Problems in Perspective
Encouraging Breast-Cancer News
Are we making progress in the battle against breast cancer? Statistics indicate it’s possible; as this post from the National Cancer Institute indicates, mortality rates have been declining. Here is what the NCI experts have to say: Breast cancer mortality rates have been declining among women in many western countries since the 1970s. Overall, breast… Continue reading Encouraging Breast-Cancer News
Estrogen Worsens Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Estradiol, a type of estrogen, enhances the levels and activity in mice of an enzyme that drives life-threatening allergic reactions, according to researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study results may help explain why women frequently experience more severe allergic reactions… Continue reading Estrogen Worsens Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Breast Cancer Patients and Hot Flashes
Physicians aren’t adequately treating hot flashes in breast-cancer patients, and that could have a serious effect on the patients’ health-care decisions, according to new research. More than 70 percent of breast-cancer survivors have menopause-related problems, especially hot flashes. These can persist for more than five years after cancer treatment has ended. Experts say they affect… Continue reading Breast Cancer Patients and Hot Flashes