Hormonal therapies: Progesterone

Hormonal Therapies in Severe Sepsis

Hormonal Therapies and Venous Thrombosis

The association between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) was matter of discussion until ’90 years. Although an increased incidence of thrombotic events has been always described in population taking HRT, several reports did not find significant association between both conditions until 1996 [3, 4]. However, beginning from 1996 most and most Authors found a sign...

New Hormonal Therapies for Breast Cancer.

BACKGROUND: There has been an explosion in the development of hormonal therapies for the treatment of breast cancer. Several new agents have been approved for the treatment of breast cancer in the metastatic setting, and trials are ongoing in the adjuvant and prevention setting to improve hormonal therapy for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. METHODS: The literature on new hormonal...

Transdermal bio-identical progesterone cream as hormonal treatment for osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition found worldwide, is strongly associated with aging and is the most common type of arthritis. Because of its effect on ambulation and mobility, it has significant functional impact and is associated with considerable medical costs. Because of the aging of the society and the obesity epidemic, the burden of OA can be expected to increase over the next 20 years. ...

Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Estrogen and Progesterone

In “The Cutest Little Baby Face: A Hormonal Link to Sensitivity to Cuteness in Infant Faces,” Sprengelmeyer et al. (2009) reported results from three fascinating studies designed to test humans’ ability to discriminate among infants on the basis of cuteness. The first study indicated that women of reproductive age are superior to men and older women in this regard, and the second study revealed...