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Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, identified nine existing drugs that show promise to treat COVID-19. The proteins they target haven’t been tried before.
Science shows that many perimenopausal miseries — such as hot flashes, night sweats and trouble sleeping — are caused by excess or variable estrogen, not by “estrogen deficiency.”
While evidence has indicated women who take menopausal hormone therapy have a marginally increased risk of breast cancer, it’s equally important we talk about the benefits of the treatment.
Women might find themselves reaching for sweets and potato chips in the two weeks before their period, even if they don’t have a diagnosis of PMS. An OBGYN explains these cyclical food cravings.
We usually focus on the physical health effects of the pill, yet the most common reason women stop or change the pill is mental health side effects.
In recent times, we have learnt more about the connections between the “reproductive” or gonadal hormones and the brain, and how they affect not only women but men as well.
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Chair of Women's Health, Monash University
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Reader in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Monash University
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Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Southern California
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Professor and Director of Quantitative Biosciences Institute & Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institutes, University of California, San Francisco
