Nonhormonal therapy of climacteric disorders

Hormones for therapy of climacteric afflictions

BACKGROUND In Western countries hormone replacement therapy (HT) is widely used in the treatment of climacteric women who are affected with hot flashes and night sweats. Besides, long-term HT was frequently used to manage the higher risks for osteoporosis and heart attack in postmenopause. Estrogens alone or combined with progestin feature most frequently in HT. OBJECTIVES This HTA report add...

Is hormone therapy during climacteric for all?

1Associate professor of Gynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Associate professor of Gynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HC-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3Full professor of Gynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, HC-FMUSP, São...

Nonhormonal systemic therapy for advanced breast cancer: do the math!

Climacteric vs Non-climacteric

Fruits can be divided into two groups according to the regulatory mechanisms underlying their ripening process. Climacteric fruit, such as tomato, apple, pear, and melon are characterized by a ripening-associated increase in respiration and in ethylene production, the phytohormone ethylene being the major trigger and coordinator of the ripening process. By contrast, nonclimacteric fruits, such ...

Instruments to study sleep disorders in climacteric women

To identify the scales to assess sleep disorders applied to women with climacteric stage. Bibliographical research without intervention, the available information in scientific databases. Performed in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Ebscohos OvidSP and Health Library. The words used in this article: insomnia, adjustment sleep disorder, questionnaires, studies and menopause. Publications of all t...