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Even before perimenopause, hormones naturally fluctuate with your cycle and may be different from cycle to cycle, so Dr. Rosser doesn’t put too much stock in hormone testing for this purpose.
Plasma levels of DHEA in adult men are 10 to 25 nM, in premenopausal women are 5 to 30 nM, and in postmenopausal women are 2 to 20 nM. [25] Conversely, DHEA-S levels are an order of magnitude higher at 1–10 μM. [25] Levels of DHEA and DHEA-S decline to the lower nanomolar and micromolar ranges in men and women aged 60 to 80 years. [25]
These fluctuations cause many of the physical changes during perimenopause as well as menopause, especially during the last 1–2 years of perimenopause (before menopause). [71] [75] Some of these changes are hot flashes, night sweats, difficulty sleeping, mood swings, vaginal dryness or atrophy, incontinence, osteoporosis, and heart disease. [74]
The most widely used and most effective treatment for many perimenopause and menopause symptoms, including hot flashes and vaginal dryness, is hormone therapy (HT), says Nanette Santoro, M.D ...
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be used to treat hypoestrogenism and menopause related symptoms, and low estrogen levels in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Low-dose estrogen medications are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of menopause-related symptoms.
As the number of menopausal women of Gen X increases, menopause test kits and companies must offer guarantees of practicality, respect and utility, writes Dr. Lara Freidenfelds. Opinion: The truth ...
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) (also known as corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) or corticoliberin; corticotropin may also be spelled corticotrophin) is a peptide hormone involved in stress responses. It is a releasing hormone that belongs to corticotropin-releasing factor family. In humans, it is encoded by the CRH gene. [5]
Find out why so many people struggle with weight gain during menopause—and what you can do about it. If You're Gaining a Lot of Weight In Menopause, These Are the Exact Hormones to Get Tested ...