Hormone Therapy News

Sexual desire, erectile function and sexual activity were all consistently, independently and positively associated with free and total testosterone levels among older men, according to recent study findings.

Among individuals with gender dysphoria who initiated gender reassignment during adolescence, gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue therapy may delay or diminish achievement of peak bone mass potential, according to recent findings.

The most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms is hormone replacement therapy especially among younger women at the onset of menopause, according to a recent review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist.

Modest significant associations were observed between reproductive hormones and sexual function in women during menopause, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Lower blood levels of testosterone or dihydrotestosterone appear to be independent predictors of stroke, but not myocardial infarction, among aging men, according to recent findings.

A 68-year-old man presented in follow-up for hypogonadism. He was last seen by me half a year earlier.

During its 25th annual meeting, The North American Menopause Society launched MenoPro, a mobile iPhone/iPad menopause app designed for use by clinicians and patients to help manage menopausal symptoms and assess risk factors.  

WASHINGTON — An in vitro investigation showed that a nonhormonal purified pollen extract did not inhibit the CYP2D6 enzyme involved in tamoxifen conversion to active metabolites, according to a poster presentation at the 25th annual meeting of The North American Menopause Society.

Low serum levels of the adrenal sex hormone dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate were predictors of increased risk for CHD events in elderly men, researchers found.

WASHINGTON — A novel estradiol vaginal gel cap containing low doses of solubilized bioidentical estradiol improved vaginal cytology and pH in healthy postmenopausal women, according to a presentation at the 25th annual meeting of The North American Menopause Society.