The sex hormones estrogen and progesterone control the menstrual cycle. Estrogen and progesterone levels dip at the start of your period. When your period ends, estrogen levels start increasing again.

Women receiving estrogen or estrogen plus micronized progesterone had significantly greater increases in HDL cholesterol than women receiving estrogen plus medroxy-progesterone acetate (cyclic or ...

Its diagnosis in women older than 45 years, in the presence of complaints suggestive of hypoestrogenism, requires no confirmation by additional exams. Estradiol deficiency in menopause contributes to ...

Several drugs containing bioidentical 17β-estradiol are currently on the market in the form of oral tablets, vaginal cream, rings, nasal spray skin patches and percutaneous gels. Estradiol can be ...

Even after you've decided to take estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), the decision-making isn't over. There are many types of estrogen therapy in many different forms -- pills, patches ...

HRT contains artificial estrogen and progesterone to replace the hormones the ovaries are no longer producing. Experts recommend that people start on the lowest dose of HRT to help minimize ...

Estrogen is a crucial hormone in the body, especially for women's sexual and reproductive health. It fluctuates naturally throughout the menstrual cycle and decreases after menopause. There are three ...

Specifically, the significance of luteal phase estradiol (E2) levels is a matter of debate in current literature ... On the day of oocyte retrieval, dydrogesterone tablets (10mg, three times a day) ...

15. Wiegratz I, Fink T, Rohr UD, et al. Cross-over comparison of the pharmacokinetics of estradiol during hormone replacement therapy with estradiol valerate or micronized estradiol. Zentralbl Gynakol ...