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    Male Hormone Replacement Therapy

    Impotence, irritability, fatigue may be signs of "male menopause"

    November 25, 2008
    A recent study has found that as many as one in five men could be suffering from a health condition known as "male menopause." The technical name for the condition is andropause, and like menopause it is caused by a decline in the sex hormones, including testosterone. This decline can lead to a low sex drive, irritability, weight gain, sweating, and fatigue. Experts say that most men do not need hormone replacement therapy for their symptoms, since unlike female menopause the decreasing hormone ... Read more »
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    ...artificially elevated levels of estrogen like found with hormone replacement therapy and oral... Read more »

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    ...drugs rode 72% from 2001-2007. Women 45-64 taking hormone replacement therapy dropped to 15%... Read more »

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    ...because men develop heart disease earlier than females (by 10 years), testosterone must... Read more »

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    Sexual Dysfunction in Women Living with Multiple Sclerosis
    By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

    ...trials of medications that restore libido in MS. Hormone replacement therapy has helped in some... Read more »

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    Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
    Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is medication containing one or more female hormones, commonly estrogen plus progestin (synthetic progesterone). Some women receive estrogen-only... Read more »
    Aging Changes in the Female Reproductive System
    ...atrophy and hot flashes. It also decreases the risk of complications such as osteoporosis. However, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have side effects such as vaginal bleeding, and it has... Read more »
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    ...slow the progression of AD. Male and Female Hormone Replacement Therapies Hormone Replacement Therapy. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been studied ... Read more »
    Breast pain
    ...menstrual periods have stopped completely, breast tenderness often goes away unless you are taking hormone replacement therapy) Soon after childbirth, your breasts may become engorged with... Read more »
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    Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)Doctors used to believe that HRT could help reduce the risk of heart disease and other health risks in addition to treating menopausal symptoms. The... Read more »

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