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Research Notes on Hormone Therapy
Hormone therapy is a treatment in which hormones are used for medicinal purposes.1 Hormones are chemical messages which are sent from one cell to another to send signals to certain parts of the body.2 Hormone therapy is used to treat certain cancers, such as breast and prostate, and conditions related to aging, and sexuality.1
Fast Facts:
- Estrogen replacement therapy is sometimes used on women who are going through menopause.1
- Some elderly men undergo testosterone therapy to increase their diminishing levels of the hormone.1
- Homone replacement therapy is often used on people during the sex reassignment process.1
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What is Hormone Therapy?
- Wikipedia: Hormone Therapy
- New Hanover Regional Medical Center: What is Hormone Therapy?
- MedicineNet: Definition of Hormone Therapy
What Are The Uses for Hormone Therapy?
- MedicineNet: Who Should Take Hormone Therapy (HT)?
- Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Prostate Cancer: Hormone Therapy
- BreastCancer.org: Hormonal Therapy - Breast Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Detailed Guide: Breast Cancer in Men - Hormone Therapy
- Stanford Cancer Center: Hormone Therapy for Cancer Treatment
- HealthCommunities: Transgender Health - Hormone Therapy
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Hormone Therapy?
- MedicineNet: What are the Side Effects and Risks of Hormone Therapy (HT)?
- WebMD: Hormone Therapy May Skew Mammograms
- About.com: Hormone Therapy and Hearing Loss
- The New York Times: Perceptions: Study on Hormones Risks Fades as Years Pass By (Oct. 2, 2007)
What are the Alternatives to Hormone Therapy?
- HolisticOnline.com: Non-Hormonal Conventional Treatment
- Mayo Clinic: Bioidentical Hormones: Are They Safer?
- CNN Health: Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Antidepressants for Hot Flashes
- National Cancer Institute: A New Treatment for Hot Flashes: Antidepressants
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Hormone Therapy?
- UpToDate: Alternatives to Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
- Mayo Clinic: Flaxseed: Can it Relieve Hot Flashes?
- National Institutes of Health: Black Cohosh - For Menopausal Symptoms
- HolisticOnline.com: Alternative Medicine for Menopause - Acupressure and Acupuncture
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Hormone Therapy
- Yahoo Answers: Hormone Therapy?
- DailyStrength: Discussions: Hormone Therapy
- HealthBoards: Pain Management Message Board - Side Effects of Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- eHealth Forum: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Clinical Trials for Hormone Therapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Hormone Therapy
- CenterWatch: Hormone Therapy Clinical Trials
- Cleveland Clinic: Clinical Trial Listings for Hormone Therapy
Controversy and Lawsuits about Hormone Therapy
- The Associated Press (via The New York Times): Wyeth Loses Suit Involving Its Hormone Drug (Feb. 26, 2008)
- DiscoveryHealth: The Hormone Replacement Therapy Controversy
- Chicago Tribune (via VenturaCountyStar) : Hormone at Center of Controversy (May 27, 2007)
- BermanSexualHealth.com: What to Know in this Controversial Treatment (March 26, 2007)
Abuse of Hormone Therapy
- The Hormone Foundation: Health Effects, Risks and Psychological Symptoms of Hormone Abuse
- News-Medical.net: Human Growth Hormone Abuse Raises Serious Health Risks (Feb. 13, 2008)
- WebMD: More Human Growth Hormone in Baseball? (Jan. 15, 2008)
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Hormone Therapy
- PubMed Central: Articles on Hormone Therapy
- JAMA: Hormone Therapy Articles
- Google Scholar: Search Results for Articles on Hormone Therapy
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: JGraham
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- Last update: May 21, 2009
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