[Hormone treatment in estrogen deficiency can be as natural as insulin in diabetes]
- PMID: 866108
[Hormone treatment in estrogen deficiency can be as natural as insulin in diabetes]
Abstract
PIP: Estrogen treatment is indicated in cases of climacteric afflictions, which occur in 50-80% of the women in various studies, and in cases where symptoms of lack of estrogen become apparent. Climacteric afflictions such as vasomotor symptoms and psychic symptoms can be treated with estrogen, while irregular bleeding is best treated with combined estrogen and progestagen treatments. Symptoms of lack of estrogen, such as vulvitis, vaginitis, changes in blood lipids, etc., can be treated with estrogens, while osteoporosis is best treated with ethinyl estradiol. Hepatic illness, porphyria, deep venal thrombosis, cerebrovascular illness, and estrogen-sensitive cancer are contraindications to estrogen therapy. Women receiving estrogen treatment live longer by about 4 years, according to some studies, and have a lower average cancer rate than those who do not take estrogen therapy. Estrogen treatment should only be given after a complete gynecologic examination with periodic cytologic and blood pressure check-ups.
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