Hormone replacement for men

Risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy in older men.

The use of testosterone in older men, known as male hormonal replacement therapy or androgen replacement therapy, has become of increasing interest to both the medical and lay communities over the past decade. Even though the knowledge of the potential benefits and risks of male Androgen Replacement Therapy has increased dramatically, there is still much that needs to be determined. Although th...

Hormone replacement therapy.

HRT is indicated for the treatment of moderate ▪ to severe vasomotor and urogenital symptoms associated with menopause. HRT is not recommended for primary prevention of ▪ disease because of increased risk of other adverse events. The use of HRT increases the risk of stroke, venous ▪ thromboembolism (VTE) and gall bladder disease and combined oestrogen progestogen therapy is also associated with...

Hormone replacement therapy.

Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy.

Several comprehensive accounts of postmenopausal hormone replacement treatment have been published in the United Kingdom in the past year`so in this review we concentrate on areas which, while often controversial, are of concern to the practising physician. We discuss the effects of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy on the risks of developing coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, and c...

Subcutaneous hormone replacement therapy.

It is estimated that 75% of women are in an acute estrogen deficiency state within a few years after the onset of the menopause. Every woman inevitably reaches this phase except for a fortunate few who have some source of endogenous estrogens available to them. We believe it would be prudent to offer hormone replacement therapy to every woman with symptoms of the menopause, and to those in whom...