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    a person changes legal documents or records to identify with their gender identity. Lastly is a medical transition, this is when the body is physically changed through hormone therapy and/or surgery. (“One Step at a Time”, 2015) Hormone Replacement Therapy is a recent medical development for those trying to transition. Hormones are given to children

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    that 60% of menopausal women experience this symptom of menopause. In a study (2014) of aging adults published in American Journal of Opthalmology, the prevalence of dry eyes was 17.9% among women and 10.5% among men. Hormone Replacement Therapy And Dry Eyes Hormone replacement therapy does not appear to reduce the risk of dry eyes. In fact, HRT may increase a woman’s risk of dry eyes or worsen dry eyes. A study published in 2001,

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    Hormone Replacement Therapy in Transgendering the FTM Transsexual Gender may well be the most defining factor in the spectrum of elements that comprise the human persona. In fact gender is so basic to our identity, most people mistakenly assume that our sense of being male or female is defined with absolute certainty by our anatomical sex. Contrary to popular belief, our sense of gender and anatomical sex are two distinct elements; each developing at different times in different parts of

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    Hormone Replacement Therapy Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is one of the treatment options that can help to relief some of the postmenopausal symptoms in women due to decreased estrogen, and progesterone, such as hot flushes, insomnia, and mood swing to mention but a few. Also, elderly men can benefit from increased testosterone and improved sexual function. However, increase in body fat index, reduced immunity and bone mineral density, and loss of muscle mass and strength are some of the physiological

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    The trusted gynecologist offers hysteroscopic surgery, women’s health services, fertility treatment, and gynecological surgery. He has taken a special interest in using bio-identical hormone replacement therapy to help women find relief from the negative effects of menopause. Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is a treatment that offers relief from menopausal symptoms like depression, anxiety, and irritability. Dr. William M. Jamieson M.D. works with each patient individually

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    Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy WHAT IS HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY? Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of manmade (synthetic) hormones to replace hormones that your body stops producing during menopause. Menopause is the normal time of life when menstrual periods stop completely and your ovaries stop producing the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. This can affect your health and cause undesirable symptoms. HRT can relieve some of those symptoms. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS

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    Getting Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy [PART I] Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) also known as “natural hormone therapy” works when Bioidentical hormones act in the body just like the hormones we produce. It is primarily used to reduce the symptoms of menopause. Today, it is also used for clinical testing of blood and saliva, for anti-aging purposes, and overall improving the quality of life for women who have symptoms of menopause. Bioidentical hormones have the exact molecular

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    Mary is a 50 year old female admitted with shortness of breath and chest pain that started early this am. She is overweight, takes hormone replacement therapy. Her right lower leg is edematous and is diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus. She is given an infusion of Activase in the emergency room and then started on a heparin drip at 1200 uints per hour intravenously once she arrives to the floor. She is going home on Coumadin . The following are the things I will teach Mary

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    Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy Essay

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    been conflicting research and advice about the safety of hormones with the increase in the aging female population within the last twenty years (National Institute on Aging). Hormone therapy has demonstrated to be the most effective FDA approved medication in the relief of menopausal symptoms, but these benefits must be weighed against serious adverse effects that hormones can cause. Although many women differ in their response to hormone products, MHT has been universally linked to an increased

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    Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a natural alternative treatment for women and men who are suffering with hormonal imbalance. I often get requests from patients and other healthcare professionals for recent studies and articles about this subject. If you are considering bioidentical HRT, there are many great recent articles. A great article on bioidentical hormones was published in the Postgraduate Medicine, Volume 121 in January 2009. The study evaluated the evidence comparing

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