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Results 1 - 10 of 506 for hormones
  1. Types of hormone therapy 
    Hormone therapy (HT) uses one or more hormones to treat symptoms of menopause . HT uses estrogen, progestin (a type of progesterone), or both. Sometimes testosterone is also added.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000695.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Growth hormone deficiency - children 
    Growth hormone deficiency means the pituitary gland does not make enough growth hormone. ... brain. This gland controls the body's balance of hormones. It also makes growth hormone. This hormone causes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001176.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Deciding about hormone therapy 
    Hormone therapy (HT) uses one or more hormones to treat symptoms of menopause . ... surgery to remove the ovaries, chemotherapy, or certain hormone treatments for breast cancer. Menopause symptoms may last ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000694.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Hormone therapy for breast cancer 
    Hormone therapy to treat breast cancer uses drugs or treatments to lower levels or block the action of female sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone) in a woman's body. This ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000909.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Luteinizing hormone (LH) blood test 
    ... LH blood test measures the amount of luteinizing hormone (LH) in blood. LH is a hormone released by the pituitary gland, located on the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003708.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Gigantism 
    ... abnormal growth due to an excess of growth hormone (GH) during childhood. ... benign tumors of the skin, heart, and endocrine (hormone) system (Carney complex) Genetic disease that affects the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001174.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. ACTH blood test 
    The ACTH test measures the level of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the blood. ACTH is a hormone released from the pituitary gland at the base ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003695.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) blood test 
    The follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) blood test measures the level of FSH in blood. FSH is a hormone released by the pituitary gland, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003710.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. LH response to GnRH blood test 
    ... pituitary gland can correctly respond to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). LH stands for luteinizing hormone. ... GnRH is a hormone made by the hypothalamus gland. LH is made by the pituitary gland. GnRH causes (stimulates) the pituitary gland to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003709.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion 
    Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is a condition in which the body makes too much antidiuretic hormone (ADH). ADH is also called vasopressin. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000314.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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