Treatment options for amenorrhoea include medicinal and surgical measures. Medicinal measures include:
Treatment of specific diseases. Abnormalities of the thyroid gland, pituitary tumors and abnormalities in the adrenal glands can be treated by appropriate medicines.
Progesterone withdrawal. In this treatment, oral progesterone for seven days or an injection of [...]
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There has been a lot of debate on whether the use of oral contraceptive pills increases the risk of stroke and heart attacks in women. When oral contraceptive pills were first manufactured, more than thirty years ago, they contained very high doses of estrogen, which was attributed to the increased risk [...]
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Several studies have indicated that female sex hormones influence development of breast cancer in all stages. All preventive measures to reduce the risk of breast cancer are based on the following underĂ‚Âstanding of the relationship of these hormones to the risk of breast cancer:
Early menopause reduces the risk of breast [...]
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Evening Primrose Oil has two main benefits: (a) relieve menstrual problems and (b) maintain healthy skin. In addition, the oil also helps prevent brittle nails, dry eyes and dry mouth and helps maintain healthy hair.
Effects on the skin: Evening Primrose Oil helps to make the skin smooth, prevent dryness and [...]
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Dysmenorrhoea is pain or painful cramps in the abdomen felt before or during menstruation. There are two types of dysmenorrhoea: (1) primary, when there is no abnormality in the reproductive organs; and (2) secondary, when dysmenorrhoea is a consequence of some diseases of the reproductive organs. Up to fifty per cent [...]
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Causes of menstrual disorders are broadly divided into three categories:
Diet:- Excessive consumption of (1) hot food and drinks; (2) salt; (3) sour, bitter and pungent foods; (4) hot meals; and (5) intoxicating drinks such as alcohol can cause menstrual irregularities.
Lifestyle:- Taking medicines or other habitual substances through the nose during [...]
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The risk of heart diseases rapidly increases in women after menopause. The risk is more if you have one or more of the following associated risk factors:
Obesity;
High blood pressure;
Cigarette smoking;
Sedentary lifestyle;
High levels of bad cholesterol in the blood; and
Diabetes.
As mentioned earlier, the levels of estrogen and progesterone are different before puberty, during [...]
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Hot flushes can be managed either by modifying your lifestyle and developing a positive attitude and/ or medicines such as hormones and other synthetic preparations.
Lifestyle modifications: It is desirable that you make necessary lifestyle adjustments to cope with hot flushes. You first need to identify factors that either increase the [...]
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Hormone replacement therapy is the term used for supplementation of female sex hormones, especially estrogen, after menopause. The main aim of hormone replacement therapy is to reduce the risk of heart diseases and osteoporosis after menopause and to provide relief from troublesome symptoms of menopause.
Estrogen can be supplemented either daily [...]
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