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… heavy menstrual periods can be managed with medicines or hormone treatments. If those treatments don't help, you may … your period. But NSAIDs usually don't help as much as hormone treatments. Hormone treatments that may be prescribed include: Birth …
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… online, and in some grocery stores. The sponge doesn't use hormones. So you can use the sponge if you don't want to take hormones or can't take hormones because you have certain health problems or …
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… has many causes. It's sometimes caused by changes in hormone levels. It can also be caused by problems such as … drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin). Hormone therapy. This can include hormonal birth control or … being under or over your recommended weight can affect your hormone production. This can increase your risk for …
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… treatment that combines surgery with external radiation or hormone therapy may be used along with brachytherapy. Before … main treatment for localized prostate cancer or along with hormone therapy. After surgery if all the cancer couldn't be … advanced prostate cancer, radiation is often combined with hormone therapy, chemotherapy, or other treatments. This can …
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… removed to treat symptoms from endometriosis. Keep using hormone therapy or have more laparoscopic surgery to remove … scar tissue. This decision aid is for women who have tried hormone therapy and have had laparoscopic surgery to remove … but still have severe symptoms. Other women decide to use hormone therapy before having surgery. Key points to …
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… nodule may cause problems, such as making too much thyroid hormone. When this happens, you may need treatment. What … or have other symptoms of hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone). Feel tired or depressed, have memory problems, be … have other symptoms of hypothyroidism (too little thyroid hormone). How are they diagnosed? If your doctor thinks you …
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… a diaphragm for birth control? The diaphragm doesn't use hormones. So you can use the diaphragm if you don't want to take hormones or can't take hormones because you have certain health problems or …
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… cap for birth control? The cervical cap doesn't use hormones. So you can use it if you don't want to take hormones. You can also use it if you can't take hormones because of other health problems. It is safe to use …
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… Examination Both partners: Blood or urine tests Luteinizing hormone (LH) and progesterone tests may be done during a … see whether he has a pituitary gland problem. Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Progesterone Thyroid function tests may be done to check for thyroid hormone problems that may be preventing ovulation. Thyroid …
