Word: estrogenous
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...liver damage and accelerate prostate cancer, but more on that later.) That makes it central to two of this culture's rising preoccupations: perfecting the male body and sustaining the male libido, even when the rest of the male has gone into retirement. So will testosterone become the next estrogen, a hormone that causes men to bang down their doctor's doors, demanding to be turned into Mr. T? Do not underestimate the appeal of any substance promising to restore the voluptuous powers of youth to the scuffed and dented flesh of middle age. If you happen...
...certainly not without consulting their doctors. Estrogen (with or without progestin) is still a perfectly reasonable medical treatment for many women with hot flashes or other symptoms of menopause. It can also help prevent or at least minimize osteoporosis...
What hasn't been proved is whether it helps protect the heart. And despite any claims that you may have read on the Internet, there's very little evidence that so-called natural estrogens do either. So until we know for sure what, if anything, estrogen can do for the heart, you should focus on what we know can help preserve good health. First of all, if you smoke, stop. And exercise regularly; even if you're averse to strenuous activity, you can help yourself by taking a brisk 30-min. walk at least four days a week. Find...
...latest report on estrogen isn't bad news so much as it is incomplete news. Early data from a study involving 27,000 women, called the Women's Health Initiative, suggest that taking estrogen by itself or with the drug progestin slightly increases the risk of suffering blood clots, heart attacks and strokes...
What's going on here? Just two weeks ago, preliminary results from another study indicated that starting hormone-replacement therapy may make matters worse for some women with heart disease. Does this mean women should stop taking supplemental estrogen entirely...