Index of Natural Hormones Published News

Dry eyes is probably one of the last side effects one would associate with menopause, but a new article in JAMA has shown that HRT can trigger the aggravating condition known as dry eye syndrome.

Bioidentical hormones seem to be no safer than traditional hormone replacement therapy. According to an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia, biodientical hormones have been linked with an increased risk for endometrial cancer.

All women have some amounts of testosterone, and the hormone is in fact essential for good health. High levels of testosterone cause health problems, however, including psychological disorders like depression.

Doctors now believe that postpartum depression (an acute form of depression occurring in women after giving birth) may be triggered by low levels of the hormone progesterone.

In a recent research, health investigators attempt to figure out if declination of hormonal levels during menopause transition is related with sleeping problems.

An investigation of adult women older than 65 years old described the connection between testosterone levels and hemoglobin levels.

Estrogen declination during menopause makes women experience cognition changes: they present problems with attention, forgetfulness…

Even though estrogen therapy brings several benefits such as relief from hot flashes and a lower risk of heart disease and osteoporosis, it does have an increased risk of breast cancer.