Estrogen

During menopause the production of estrogen in the body is reduced. Ayurveda can help to provide the right amount of estrogen to balance the bodily systems. Ayurveda makes use of various plant-based products and helps to reduce the symptoms of menopause. Rhodiola rosea Ayurveda involves the use of medicinal herbs to treat a…

The estrogen fractions test is used to evaluate: Sexual maturity, menstrual problems, and fertility problems in females. The health of a fetus and placenta in pregnant females. The presence of female characteristics in males (feminization syndromes). This test can also be used as a tumor marker in people with estrogen-producing tumors. What is being tested? This test measures the levels of estrogen in the blood. There are three major forms of estrogen: Estriol. Estriol is the major estrogen…

cancer (Breast Cancer). Hormones have been show to play a large role in the risk and development of cancer. The use of hormone therapy has the potential to increase a person’s cancer risk level. Hormone therapy in women can include receiving doses of estrogen and progesterone. In the past many individuals used hormone therapy to reduce the…

The aim of this paper was to find a correlation between elevated levels of testosterone and prostate cancer. The rationale behind this is testosterone is needed for the formation of the prostate. Elevated level are need for adolescent males can form their reproductive system, in which the prostate is included. Also the formation of the adrenal gland is important because testosterone is an androgen that is made it the adrenal gland after puberty. Therefore, some scientists believe that there is a…

is unsure. Testing in an average-risk person is exclusively likely to return one of these peddling, useless results. It is not clear if it is beneficial if the second breast be removed in those who have breast cancer. In addition to the selective estrogen receptor modulators that reduces the risk of breast cancer but it increases the risk of creating endometrial cancer and because there is no overall change in the risk of death likewise the women at average risk are not being recommended for the…

000 Americans will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer disease, 60,000 with non-invasive (in situ), and 40,000 are expected to die…” (Borreli) These numbers are extremely high.Women must be very careful with the level of Estrogen that is in there birth control. Estrogen “...can increase a woman’s breast cancer risk by over stimulating breast cell.” (Borreli) When talking to your doctor about being put…

The Science of Menopause Without getting too technical, starting in your late 30s your body will begin to produce less estrogen and progesterone. Thankfully, rather than dropping all at once, these hormone levels begin to gradually decrease over time, so that by your late 40s or early 50s, you are approaching the point when your hormone levels will no longer stimulate menstruation. However, this can mean many years of seemingly inexplicable changes occurring within your body, as it begins to…

S01876886 UI317-01 Assignment #3: Reflections 1. Hormones and the brain are powerful influences on human sexual functioning. Perhaps two of the most important portions of the brain in terms of sexual functioning are the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, which make up the HPG axis. The HPG axis consists of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and the gonads – gonads being the testes in males and the ovaries in females. Together, the HPG axis regulates sex hormone production in a negative…

in many of the deodorants women use today. These compounds may form a temporary plug inside of the sweat duct and prohibit the flow of sweat to the skin 's surface. Some research suggests that these compounds may be absorbed by the skin and cause estrogen-like effects which can increase one 's risk for breast cancer. Often times one only wants to think about cancer when it if effecting us or someone close. This can happen to anyone at any age. Being aware of the risks and being proactive, could…

In this article Ariana Eunjung Cha expresses and addresses the link between a mother’s exposure to DDT to their daughter’s risk of breast cancer. DDT is an insecticide used for keeping away the mosquitoes that carry diseases such as malaria. DDT though, was banned in 1972. The ban in 1972 happened mostly because of Rachel Carson’s bestseller “Silent Spring” which had given people headaches because of the poisonous effects of the chemicals on wildlife, the environment, and human health.The…