Comparison of Individualized Rescue Luteal Phase Support Strategies with Vaginal and Combined Vaginal & Subcutaneous Progesterone Administration in Artificial Frozen-Thawed Blastoc... by Secil Irem Arik Alpcetin, Onur Ince, Bengisu Akcay, Munire Funda Cevher Akdulum, Erhan Demirdag, Ahmet Erdem, Ahmet Erdem, Mehmet Erdem, Mehmet Erdem

“…ObjectivesHormone replacement therapy (HRT) frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles are common in assisted reproductive techniques. …”
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Prevalence of Coronary Endothelial and Microvascular Dysfunction in Women with Symptoms of Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Is Confirmed by a New Cohort: The NHL... by R. David Anderson, John W. Petersen, Puja K. Mehta, Janet Wei, B. Delia Johnson, Eileen M. Handberg, Saibal Kar, Bruce Samuels, Babak Azarbal, Kamlesh Kothawade, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Barry Sharaf, Leslee J. Shaw, George Sopko, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J. Pepine

“…In WISE (n=181) and WISE-CVD (n=235) women, mean age in both was 54 years, and 83% were white (WISE) vs 74% (WISE-CVD, p=0.04). Use of hormone replacement therapy was less frequent in WISE-CVD vs WISE (46% vs 57%, p=0.026) as was presence of hypertension (40% vs 52%, p=0.013), hyperlipidemia (20% vs 46%, p<0.0001), and smoking (46% vs 56%, p=0.036). …”
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Promotional tone in reviews of menopausal hormone therapy after the Women's Health Initiative: an analysis of published articles. by Adriane Fugh-Berman, Christina Pike McDonald, Alicia M Bell, Emily Catherine Bethards, Anthony R Scialli

“…First, we identified the ten authors with four or more MEDLINE-indexed reviews, editorials, comments, or letters on hormone replacement therapy or menopausal hormone therapy published between July 2002 and June 2006. …”
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Septo-Optic Dysplasia Diagnosed in a Newborn Infant with Normoglycemia: The Importance of Thorough Physical Examination by Aishwarya Palorath, Ishita Kharode

“…Further testing revealed additional pituitary hormone deficiencies, and the infant was started on multiple hormone replacement therapies. Magnetic resonance imaging identified absent septum pellucidum, pointing of the frontal horns, and optic nerve hypoplasia. …”
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Pulmonary Embolism as a Rare Complication of Clomiphene Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Vinod Solipuram, Kishor Pokharel, Temple Ihedinmah

“…Certain medications like oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapies have been associated with PE. Clomiphene citrate is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, approved for treating infertility in females, but is being used as an off-label therapy in treating male hypogonadism. …”
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Hypopituitarism by Gianluca Aimaretti, Ezio Ghigo

“…It is well known that, patients with “classical” hypopituitarism (due to primary hypothalamic-pituitary pathologies) do benefit from hormonal replacement therapy. It has been suggested that patients with TBI-induced hypopituitarism may benefit with appropriate hormonal replacement receiving replacement therapy such as anti-diuretic hormone (ADH), glucocorticoid and thyroid hormones when needed. …”
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Effectiveness of progesterone supplementation in women presenting low progesterone levels on the day of frozen embryo transfer: a randomised controlled trial by Quang Thanh Le, Thi Minh Chau Le, Khue Tu Duong, Quoc Anh Nguyen, Phuc Thinh Ong, Thi Hong Nhung Nguyen, Thi Cam Thu Thai, Matheus Roque, Carlo Alviggi

“…Evidence from recent studies has supported the importance of serum progesterone level around the time of embryo transfer in hormonal replacement therapy frozen embryo transfer cycles and recommended the need for individualised luteal support. …”
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