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High Testosterone After Menopause Tied to Insulin Resistance, Heart Dise...

surmeno — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:45:00 -0500

Not a large study, but demonstrating what we've long suspected: testosterone does carry risks. (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under testosterone, insulin resistence, cardiovascular disease,

Sublingual administration of micronized estradiol and progesterone, with and without micronized testosterone: effect on biochemi

surmeno — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:29:00 -0400

Tagged by surmeno under route, transbuccal, sublingual, hormones, hrts,

Postmenopausal Tibolone Therapy

surmeno — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:07:00 -0400

Good and detailed article sponsored by the manufacturer of this hrt. Also contains excellent review of hormone physiology. (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, hrts, risks, cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, drugs, estrogen, menopause, breast cancer, testosterone,

Experts Ponder Association Between Oophorectomy and Dementia

surmeno — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:08:00 -0400

women who underwent a bilateral oophorectomy before menopause had close to a 2-fold increased risk for not only dementia but also parkinsonism, compared with those who did not have the surgery. The risk was also greater among those who had their ovaries removed and who stopped taking estrogen therapy before the age of 50 years. Women who underwent the procedure but who received estrogen-replacement therapy (ERT) until at least the age of 50 years returned to normal risk (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, risks, cancer, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, menopause, estrogen, breast cancer, testosterone, brain, depression,

Intrinsa sex drive patch may not work

surmeno — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:21:00 -0500

Results from the testosterone patch remain weak and the issue clouded with risks. Since the trials didn't sort for estrogen adequacy or other hormone supply issues, this isn't really surprising. Tagged by surmeno under hormones, risks, hrts, testosterone, libido,

Estrogen Plus Testosterone Not Significantly Related to Breast Cancer Risk

surmeno — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:57:00 -0500

Women who used Estratest, the most commonly used E + T preparation, had a significantly increased breast cancer risk (adjusted HR, 1.78). (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, risks, hrts, cancer, estrogen, testosterone,

Testosterone Improves Sexual Function in Women not Taking Estrogen

surmeno — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:27:00 -0500

Note that breast cancer incidence increased with use and that the dose given was not needs-based, which might well provide some insight into the level of masculinizing effects (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under testosterone, breast cancer, hrt, libido,

Selecting Menopausal Estrogen Therapy: Oral or Transdermal?

surmeno — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:40:00 -0400

Excellent overview of factors affected by route of hrt delivery (free signup required to read) Tagged by surmeno under hormones, risks, hrts, cardiovascular disease, estrogen, testosterone, route, metabolic syndrome, diabetes,

Jump in CV Risk With Menopause Tied to Hormonally Mediated MetS

surmeno — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:45:00 -0400

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FDA panel rejects testosterone patch for women on safety grounds

surmeno — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:49:00 -0400

Tagged by surmeno under testosterone, hrts, risks, cardiovascular disease,

Is estrogen testosterone for women?

surmeno — Sat, 03 May 2008 11:53:00 -0400

Tagged by surmeno under behavior, hormones,

DHEA in elderly women and DHEA or testosterone in elderly men.

surmeno — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:32:00 -0400

Women who received DHEA had an increase in BMD at the ultradistal radius. Tagged by surmeno under dhea, osteoporosis, bonedensity,

Associations among Oral Estrogen Use, Free Testosterone Concentration, and Lean Body Mass among Postmenopausal Women

surmeno — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:36:00 -0500

Tagged by surmeno under muscle, metabolism, exercise, estrogen, testosterone,

Estrogen status and skeletal muscle recovery from disuse atrophy

surmeno — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:35:00 -0500

Tagged by surmeno under muscle, exercise, metabolism, estrogen, testosterone,

Study Links Depleted Estrogen, Muscle Mass Loss in Women

surmeno — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:31:00 -0500

Tagged by surmeno under muscle, exercise, metabolism, testosterone, estrogen,

Estrogen Effects on Skeletal Muscle

surmeno — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:23:00 -0500

This is a google html rendering of a power point presentation (you can read it in your browser without having power point); original at www.the-aps.org/education/refresher/ppt/Brown.ppt Tagged by surmeno under muscle, metabolism, hormones, estrogen, testosterone, weight,

Circulating Sex Steroid Levels, Mammographic Density Predicts Breast Cancer

surmeno — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:45:00 -0400

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High Testosterone Linked to Worse Breast Cancer Prognosis

surmeno — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:35:00 -0400

Yet more evidence that we cannot ignore testosterone when we are looking at risks, and that those risks increasingly are those we normally identify as related to estrogen exposure. Tagged by surmeno under hormones, risks, cancer, testosterone,

Hormone Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Patients:

surmeno — Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 -0400

Good overview of several recent articles on the topic. Tagged by surmeno under hormones, hrts, risks, menopause, testosterone, estrogen, cancer,

Female Sexual Desire--Beyond Testosterone

surmeno — Mon, 07 May 2007 01:44:00 -0400

The negative results from this study are clearly stated for the primary endpoint of libido (desire/interest) as well as the secondary endpoints of mood, vitality, sexual pleasure, and total sexual functioning. The authors report no statistically significant improvement with treatment compared with placebo for any of these endpoints Tagged by surmeno under hormones, hrts, cancer, testosterone, estrogen, libido,