Livial (tibolone) is "the only HRT licensed to improve mood and libido", purrs the copyline of the ad aimed at your GP. The James Bond analogy is coupled with a very happy couple, smiling contende ...
Besides offering hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a quick-fix solution for menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, mood swings and weight gain, medicine has been using it as preventative medicine against cardiovascular problems such as heart...
Women with low bone density after menopause can slow or prevent osteoporosis by a combination of exercise and calcium supplementation to an acceptable degree without the side effects of hormone re ...
The clever marketing people in the drug industry convinced everyone that the menopause was a disease. Having done that, they were able to offer a "cure" initially in the shape of hormone replacem ...
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Menopausal women are being prescribed hormone replacement therapy by their doctors with inadequate consultation or discussion, according to a survey. ...
Q About a year ago, I was given a spinal injection for a suspected hernia which has left me with a very painful lower back. Have you come across other people with long-term lower-back pain
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Interestingly, in the same study, women 45 years or older who were not taking replacement hormones were significantly less likely to experience symptoms of severe oestrogen deficiency than those t ...
Eat a variety of foods and increase your intake of plant foods. This increases the number of different phytochemicals you ingest and decreases the likelihood that any one type will be ingested in ...