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Hormone Replacement Therapy for Men: Types & More

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Definition When we talk about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in men, we’re talking about testosterone. A small amount of testosterone is produced in the adrenal glands, but for men the majority of testosterone is produced in the testicles. Testosterone has both physical and psychological benefits.1 Physically, the hormone has several functions for… Read More »

‘Hunger hormone’ ghrelin affects monetary decision making

Higher levels of the stomach-derived hormone ghrelin, which stimulates appetite, predict a greater preference for smaller immediate monetary rewards over larger delayed financial rewards, a new study finds. The study results will be presented at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting. This research presents novel evidence in humans that ghrelin, the so-called “hunger hormone,”… Read More »

Do YOU Understand the Dangers of Hormone Therapy?

Despite widespread publicity, the 2002 landmark study on the potential dangers of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women is completely unknown to most women.  New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine discovered that only 29 percent of the women surveyed knew anything about the study two years later. Additionally, only 40 percent of the… Read More »

Antidiuretic hormone (adh) is released from the

Conversely, in the presence of AVP, PGE2 blunts AVP-stimulated cAMP generation and water reabsorption. Nutrition, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. AVP also may antidiuretic hormone (adh) is released from the a variety of neurological effects on the brain. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion”. ADH and oxytocin are both produced by magnocellular… Read More »