When we talk about female hormones, we immediately think of estrogen and frequently don’t give much attention to the other major hormone involved in the female reproductive system – progesterone. Progesterone is like the little sister of estrogen. It compliments and does a lot of […]
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Does estrogen cause breast cancer?
Many people believe that estrogen causes breast cancer. They’ve heard this from their friends, or have read it in women’s magazines, or their doctors may even have told them that taking estrogen will increase their risk of breast cancer. And, if a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, the first thing […]
Does estrogen help my bones?
You may think of your bones as the solid, dried-out sticks that your dog loves to chew on. But bones are actually a living, breathing organ just like all of our other body parts. Within the external shell of each bone are millions of tiny […]
Do I have to stop my estrogen?
Has your long time physician, who seemed more like a friend than a doctor, retired and you’ve had to find a new one? And had your old doctor encouraged you to take hormones, but now your new doctor, younger but no doubt very smart, is telling you […]
What kinds of hormones are the best?
By the time we reach menopause, our ovaries have pretty much quit producing the two major types of female hormones – estrogen and progesterone. There is still a small amount of these hormones circulating in our systems, but at levels far lower than during our […]