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Results 1 - 10 of 132 for ESTROPIPATE
  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. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Aging changes in the female reproductive system 
    ... With menopause: The ovaries stop making the hormones estrogen and progesterone. The ovaries also stop releasing eggs ( ... of position (prolapse) MANAGING CHANGES Hormone therapy with estrogen or progesterone, alone or in combination, may help ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004016.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Understanding your breast cancer risk 
    ... risk. Long-term use of hormone therapy . Taking estrogen and progestin together for menopause for 5 years ... how much, taking birth control pills that contain estrogen increases your risk. Weight. Overweight women or women ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000830.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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