Hormone therapy

Examines how pharmaceutical companies promoted hormone therapy drugs, including the use of medical writing companies to produce ghostwritten manuscripts and place them into medical journals.

Provides protocols and guidelines to assist endocrinologists, family physicians, and nurse practitioners whose patients may ask for feminizing/masculinizing medication.

Provides information for people in the female-to-male (FTM) spectrum who are considering taking testosterone.

Provides information for people in the male-to-female (MTF) spectrum who are considering taking hormones.

Provides information for trans people who have
already decided they want to take hormones, and are looking for information about how to get started.

Discusses the announcement the National Institute of Health made that one form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), Prempro, had been found to cause breast cancer in previously healthy women.

Examines how companies that make osteoporosis drugs and bone mineral density (BMD) testing equipment have drawn public attention to the problem of bone loss and fracture in older women.

Gives a brief overview of the National Women's Health Network's perspective on two types of alternative products promoted for women at menopause: herbs and phytoestrogens.

Discusses pain during menstruation. Looks in detail at non-prescription pain-relieving drugs, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), hormones and other drugs for the treatment of period pain.

Provides information and recent research findings on menopause, hormone therapy, and alternatives. Includes listings of organizations and publications. Provides suggestions on how to communicate with your health provider.