Understanding Hormonal Therapies: Overview for the Dermatologist Focused on Hair

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...

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...

Novel therapies focused on the high-density lipoprotein particle.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major burden for morbidity and mortality in the general population, despite current efficacious low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol-lowering therapies. Consequently, novel therapies are required to reduce this residual risk. Prospective epidemiological studies have shown that high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels are inversely correlated with...

Non-hormonal therapies for the treatment of menopausal symptoms

Hot flushes affect approximately 75% of postmenopausal women and are one of the most distressing symptoms that women experience as they enter the menopause.The treatment of hot flushes is a common clinical challenge. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) effectively reduces vasomotor symptoms by 80-90%, however, many patients may be unable or unwilling to undergo hormonal treatment. Publication of ...