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  1. Deciding about hormone therapy 
    ... ovaries stop making eggs. They also produce less estrogen and progesterone. Menstrual periods slowly stop over time. ... to treat menopause symptoms. HT uses the hormones estrogen and progestin, a type of progesterone. Sometimes testosterone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000694.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Types of hormone therapy 
    ... hormones to treat symptoms of menopause . HT uses estrogen, progestin (a type of progesterone), or both. Sometimes ... in sex After menopause, your body stops making estrogen and progesterone. HT can treat menopause symptoms that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000695.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Vaginal dryness 
    Atrophic vaginitis is caused by a decrease in estrogen. Estrogen keeps the tissues of the vagina lubricated and ... comfortable. It also helps decrease vaginal dryness. If estrogen levels drop off, the tissues of the vagina ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000892.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Estradiol blood test 
    An estradiol test measures the amount of a hormone called estradiol in the blood. Estradiol is one of the main types of estrogens.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003711.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Birth control pills 
    ... contain man-made forms of 2 hormones called estrogen and progestin. These hormones are made naturally in ... most common type of BCP combines the hormones estrogen and progestin . There are many different forms of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007460.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Estrogen overdose 
    Estrogen is a female hormone. Estrogen overdose occurs when someone takes more than the normal or recommended amount of a product containing the hormone. This can be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002584.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Hormone therapy for breast cancer 
    ... or block the action of female sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone) in a woman's body. This helps ... The hormones estrogen and progesterone make some breast cancers grow. They are called hormone-sensitive breast cancers. Most breast cancers are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000909.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Menopause 
    ... Her body produces less of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. Lower levels of these hormones cause ... place when surgical treatments cause a drop in estrogen. This can happen if both of your ovaries ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000894.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Birth control pill overdose 
    ... pills contain one of the following combinations of estrogen and progestin hormones: Ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol Ethynodiol diacetate and mestranol Levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002599.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Birth control - slow release methods 
    ... in a woman's ovaries. These hormones are called estrogen and progestin. Both of these hormones prevent a ... Then you go 1 week without a patch. Estrogen levels are higher with the patch than with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007555.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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