How does hormone treatment help to overcome sterility in males and females?
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the use of male and female hormone therapy to overcome sterility works on the following basis: hormones are necessary for the male to produce sperm and the female to ovulate.  So if a person is sterile due to a lack of male hormone (testosterone) or female hormone (estrogen), the addition of the missing hormone allows the person to produce sex cells necessary to conceive.  By the way, do you know that men have low levels of estrogen and females have low levels of testosterone?
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Estratest tablets quell the flushing, sweating, "hot flashes," and vaginal irritation that trouble three-quarters of all women when they reach menopause. Estratest works by replacing some of the estrogen that is lost when the reproductive system shuts down. Although it relieves the physical symptoms of menopause, it won't help emotional symptoms such as depression if the physical symptoms are absent. It combines supplemental estrogen with a synthetic form of the male hormone testosterone, and is prescribed when estrogen alone fails to relieve menopausal symptoms.
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depends on your age and the type of imbalance.  If you are young and not trying to conceive a doctor will probably prescribe birth control.  If you are menopausal then hormone replacement therapy.  You may want to contact a holistic practitioner for advice if you are looking for holistic methods.  It really depends on what the imbalance is as to what to take.  Omega threes can help just do not get non-pharmaceutical grade fish oils.  Fish oils are often full of pollutants. Flax and Rose hip are a good cheap sources and expensive fish oils with pollutants removed is another option.
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Most of the time, yes:\n\nPrimary amenorrhea caused by late puberty usually does not need to be treated because the condition will go away on its own. For primary amenorrhea caused by certain genetic (inherited) abnormalities, treatment depends on the problem. For example, if a genetic defect prevents the ovaries from functioning properly, a young girl may be given supplemental ovarian hormones to allow her to develop normal secondary sex characteristics (breast development, pubic hair) and to prevent osteoporosis (bone-thinning disease), which can be caused by low estrogen levels. If amenorrhea is caused by a structural problem, such as a vagina that is an unusual shape or doesn't have an opening, surgery is usually necessary.\n\nIf you have secondary amenorrhea due to menopause or a hysterectomy, your doctor will prescribe medications to prevent osteoporosis and other complications of low estrogen levels. For other forms of secondary amenorrhea, the type of treatment depends on the cause: \n\nStress — If emotional stress is the problem, your doctor may advise you to enroll in a stress-management course. \n\n\nObesity — If obesity is triggering the condition, your doctor will outline a diet and exercise program aimed at helping you lose weight and improve overall fitness.\n\n\nExcessive athletic training — If strenuous training is interrupting your menstrual cycle, your doctor will recommend a more moderate program. This will help normal menstruation to start again. It also will also decrease your risk of conditions related to low levels of estrogen, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, infertility and thinning of the tissues lining the vagina.\n\n\nHormone imbalance — If altered hormone levels are preventing ovulation (release of an egg from the ovary), your doctor may prescribe supplemental hormones.\n\n\nTumors or cysts in the ovaries, uterus or pituitary gland — If cysts or tumors are causing amenorrhea, treatment depends on their type and location. Surgery is sometimes necessary.
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The male hormone testosterone.  Give a woman male hormones (via steroids), she'll begin to grow more hair, muscles, and have a deeper voice.  Give a man female hormones (such as estrogen) and he'll grow "breasts" and have a higher voice.
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from: http://www.webmd.com/hw/mens_conditions/tp21165.asp\n\nThe overdevelopment of the male breast. The glandular tissue of the breast swells, usually in response to an excess of the female hormone estrogen or a lack of testosterone, a male hormone.\n\nWhen gynecomastia occurs in adult males, it is usually caused by an underlying condition, such as liver or lung cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, overactive thyroid, or hormone problems, such as cancer of the pituitary gland, adrenal glands, or testicles. Alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamine, and heroin use also may cause gynecomastia.\n\nUse of certain medications may also cause gynecomastia, including:\n\n    * Steroids, such as prednisone or Hexadrol.\n    * Medications used to treat ulcers (such as cimetidine).\n    * Medications used to treat epilepsy (such as phenytoin [Dilantin]).\n    * Digitalis and other heart medications.\n    * Chemotherapy drugs, especially alkylating agents, a family of anticancer drugs that interfere with cells' DNA and inhibit cancer cell growth.\n    * Antiandrogen drugs (such as flutamide, cyproterone, and spironolactone).\n    * Antianxiety and antidepressant medications (such as diazepam [Valium] and tricyclic antidepressants).\n\n\nGynecomastia in babies and adolescents normally does not require treatment and will usually resolve on its own. If caused by medication or disease, stopping the medication or treating the disease will often cure the gynecomastia. If caused by a lack of testosterone and increase in estrogen, hormonal treatment may be prescribed.
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no, it's not too late.\n\nI am not a doctor, so don't know the effects on the ovaries, but my sister was able to produce eggs with medical help after she went thru menopause at the age of 27 (she had DIC).\n\nHas your partner started to transition, or is she menopausal?\nIf the testosterone is due to tranisitioning, her ovaries should be fine.  You will need to seek medical assistance, or course, to help promote the development of eggs and get them extracted.  You will also need a sperm donor to fertilize the eggs.\n\nIf she has reached menopause, her ovaries may not have very healthy eggs. However, thru medical or hormonal treatment, they should still be able to produce ova.  \n\nTalk to your doctor.\n\nYou might also try posting this question under communities >  LGBT, since many people there are dealing with similar issues.  You can also check out planned parenthood at http://plannedparenthood.org or you can try http://www.ihr.com/ . IHR makes their money from advertising, but it does have a bunch of links that may help.\n\nGood luck!
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I'm a guy and to be honest, I was a moron when I was young. Testosterone is the culprit. But there is a payback coming for you. When you are older you will drive us up a wall with your hormone fluctuations wearing out the controls on an air conditioner
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Condoms, spermicides, femidoms...\n\nYou'd have to think that anything that messes with your hormone levels, would have negative side effects.
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Beneficial Dietary Supplements\nVitamin E helps balance hormone production.\n\nZinc aids proper functioning of the reproductive system.\n\nDMG increases oxygen supply to all tissues.\n\nEssential Fatty Acids enhances function of the reproductive organs.\n\nL-Tyrosine lowers stress and elevates mood.\n\nManganese maintains sex hormone production.\n\nDamiana, Ginseng, Sarsaparilla and Saw Palmetto are helpful for female infertility.\n\nMotherwort regulates menstruation. \n\nYou could also call your local health food store. The people are very knowledgeable in alternatives. Don't be afraid to call. I know someone who could not get pregnant. She went to an herbalist and she suggested some herbs and she became pregnant. She also used it all three times she got pregnant!\nGood luck!!
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High testosterone can cause that.\nSometimes, a womans body produces a little more testosterone and thats why she gets manly features.\nHowever, there are many drugs that can cause that, dont know them at the top of my head.\nUsually discontinuing these drugs alleviates this problem.\n\nI dont know other treeatments, but i would guess estrogen therapy would help and also drugs that inhibit the release of testosterone.
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similar problem.  the best solution is birth control, the pill form.  your hormones are just out of whack, that's all.
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Because there is no cure for PCOS, it needs to be managed to prevent problems. Treatments are based on the symptoms each person is having and whether she wants to conceive or needs contraception. Birth control pills, diabetes medications, fertility medications, and medicine for increased hair growth or extra male hormones are usually the treatment of choice.  Maintaining a healthy weight is another way women can help manage PCOS. Although it is not recommended as the first course of treatment, surgery called ovarian drilling is available to induce ovulation. You can read about PCOS and the treatments here http://www.4woman.gov/faq/pcos.htm
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yes but hormone therapy and sexual reassignment surgery will allow you to live as woman
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You should consult a pediatric endocrinologist. \n(1) Treating the underlying cause or disease, such as a tumor in the pituitory gland.\n(2) Lowering the high levels of sex hormones with medication to stop sexual development from progressing. \n Hormones involved in the control of puberty include: \n    • GnRH: Gonadotropin releasing hormone, which comes from the brain in boys and in girls. Other androgens from the adrenal glands (located near the kidneys) produce pubic and axillary hair at the time of puberty. \n  • Estrogen: A female sex hormone, which is responsible for breast development in girls. It is made mainly by the ovaries, but is also present in boys in smaller amounts. \n• Sex Hormones: Responsible for t he development of pubertal signs as well as changes in behavior and the ability to have children. \nIn some cases, treatment of an underlying health problem can stop the precocious puberty from progressing. But in most cases, because there's no other disease triggering the condition, treatment usually consists of hormone therapy that stops sexual development. Other symptoms include:-\n(a) poor grades \n(b) problems at school \n(c) loss of interest in daily activities \n(d) depression.\nIt is not known whether any drug you have taken last year might have triggered such a condition or due to genetic reasons.
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Birth control pills use hormones that interact with the hormones already in the female body.  The pill changes the body chemistry so ovulation does not occur, as the body chemically "thinks" it is already pregnant.  Fail to take a pill or two and the body may ovulate and pregnancy could occur. You have to take every single pill without fail.\n\nAs for males and females and the way they act... hormones again are the culprit.  Differing amounts of various hormones cause all sorts of differences in behavior. Men have a little bit of the same hormones women have a lot of, and vice versa.  Change the hormone levels, and behaviors change, along with physical traits.  \n\nGive a male certain female hormones and he develops breasts. Give a female testosterone, and she grows a beard.\n\nMany behaviors are learned during childhood. Playing with toys is a normal behavior. Give a boy some dolls and a set of toy dishes, and he will play with those. Give him trucks and he'll play with those.  Give a girl a stethoscope and lab coat, and she'll play "doctor".  \n\nRaise a boy amidst only girls, and he will move his body more like a girl typically does.  Raise a girl amidst only boys, and she'll behave just like her brothers do.\n\nBut, add hormones to the mix, especially those that come at puberty, along with sexual attraction, and things can get interesting.  \n\nWhy does one person like to paint pictures to the point where they only want to do art, whereas another person is totally into mathematics and pursues physics as a career?  Some people can't get fashion out of their heads and live to dress up.  Some people love the fashions that society "says" the opposite sex is supposed to wear. \n\nBehavior is affected by things within the human body, and by external things such as peer pressure, societal expectations, family life, tradition.
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genetics and hormones