Hormone Therapy News

HDL cholesterol function may be improved with the use of oral contraceptives for 16 weeks in women with overweight or obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome.

One year of testosterone treatment significantly increased volumetric bone mineral density and estimated bone strength in men aged 65 years and older, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Testosterone treatment in older men was linked to a significantly greater increase in coronary artery noncalcified plaque volume, according to a new study in JAMA.

Decline in anti-Müllerian hormone was associated with increased risk for CVD, according to recently published findings.

Men aged 65 years and older with unexplained anemia may benefit from measurement and treatment of testosterone levels, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Postmenopausal women with vulvar and vaginal atrophy reported high satisfaction and acceptability with vaginal estradiol softgel capsules compared with previously used therapies to treat their symptoms, study data show.

In patients with previous cancers treated with recombinant human growth hormone therapy as children, researchers observed increased risks for both cancer incidence and mortality during long-term follow-up, but no clear cancer-related risk was observed in patients with growth failure without other major disease, according to findings from a population-based European study.

Postmenopausal hormone therapy was not associated with decreased risk for Alzheimer disease; however, long-term self-reported use was associated with reduced risk.

The risk for pregnancy loss may be decreased among women with subclinical hypothyroidism who are treated with thyroid hormone therapy, particularly when thyroid-stimulating hormone levels are between 4.1 mIU/L and 10 mIU/L, according to researchers.

Fasting glucose, total cholesterol and whole-body bone mineral density may be more improved with transdermal estrogens compared with oral estrogens in girls with Turner syndrome, according to findings published in Endocrine Practice.