Objective: three major strategies have been tested for combating the losses in muscle mass and strength that accompany ageing. Those strategies are testosterone replacement for men, growth hormone replacement and resistance exercise training. This review will cover the risks and benefits associated with each of these interventions. Methods: searches of PubMed and Web of Science through May 2004...

OBJECTIVE three major strategies have been tested for combating the losses in muscle mass and strength that accompany ageing. Those strategies are testosterone replacement for men, growth hormone replacement and resistance exercise training. This review will cover the risks and benefits associated with each of these interventions. METHODS searches of PubMed and Web of Science through May 2004...

there are numerous, often contradictory reports on the effect of growth hormone (gh) therapy on thyroid function. these reports prompted us to evaluate the impact of gh therapy on thyroid function in previously euthyroid children with gh deficiency. twenty five clinically and biochemically euthyroid children with gh deficiency were studied. a thyroid profile (t4, free t4, t3 and tsh) was perfor...

Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) has been available for many years, but the important question of its place in development and progression of breast cancer remains controversial; provision of reliable risk estimates has been hampered by a lack of controlled data. Observational evidence suggests that the risk of breast cancer may be increased only if HRT is used long term (ie, for longer than 1...

In view of the benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the experience that only 10% of women maintain therapy, it is vital that all doctors are familiar with the pros and cons of HRT, so that women may be correctly advised. Here we discuss new issues and developments in HRT and current views on indications, complications and regimens of treatment.

to evaluate the effectiveness of conjugated estrogen (premarin) and progesterone in twenty-one postmenopausal women who had been menopause one year, we tested during a 6-month period the serum lipoprotein levels in subjects who offered by premarin in dosage of 0.625 milligram for days 1 to 25 and oral medroxy progestrone acetste for days 15 to 25 of a 30-day cycle. twenty-one subjects completed...

This guidance document by the British Menopause Society provides recommendations on the assessment and management of women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI). The consequences of POI are related to the decline in ovarian function and estrogen deficiency associated with the condition. These can be short-term menopausal symptoms and long-term effects on bone and cardiovascular health, cog...

The primary purpose of this six-week survey study of women currently taking compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy was to determine if compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy relieves symptoms of menopause and is well tolerated. The secondary purpose of this study was to compare the symptom relief and tolerability of compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy t...

Background:  Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis can be present with a localized palpable nodule though presentation as a hyperfunction "nodule" is extremely rare.  The first case of Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis and hot nodule was reported in 1971 by warner. Case Presentation: We reported a 26-year-old hypothyroid woman in Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis background with a hyperactive thyroid no...

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to measure any adverse effect (if one exists) of hormone replacement therapy administered to breast cancer survivors. STUDY DESIGN: Forty-one patients from a group of 77 patients who received hormone replacement therapy after therapy for breast cancer were matched with 82 comparison patients not receiving hormone replacement therapy. Both groups were taken from the sa...