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Clinical Risk Factors for Fracture: Some Treatment Choices to think about: VITAMIN KOne of the most scrutinized groups ever is the 85,000 female nurses who took part in “The Nurses Health Study.” Researchers have been tracking the eating habits and health histories of these women since 1980. One of the things they’ve looked at is […]
Perimenopause:Perimenopause should be used to include the period immediately or prior to the menopause with endrocrinological, biological, and clinical features of approaching menopause, and at least the first year after the menopause. Most women are anovulatory 18 months to 5 years before menopause. Thus, these women have little to no progesterone production during this period […]
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex, multi-faceted syndrome characterized clinically by high levels of androgen hormones (such as testosterone), high levels of insulin, lower abdominal obesity, acne, masculine hair growth patterns, and menstrual irregularities. A review of some of the scientific literature regarding PCOS suggests that one effective strategy for ameliorating the symptoms of […]
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The body manufactures three main kinds of estrogen: estradiol, estrone, and estriol. Estrogens are promoters of tissue growth, stimulating the proliferation of cells in the reproductive organs of women, particularly in the endometrium, the blood-rich lining of the uterus that is shed during menstruation. The collective effect of estrogen (the “estrogen effect”) in a woman’s body can be estimated through evaluation of the squamous cell layer that lines the vagina in a test known as a maturation index.