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Home / Society / Transgendered / Intersexed / Health and Wellness / Hormones
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Web Sites
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- ACOG: Adding Androgen To Estrogen Therapy - Detailed information on androgen therapy. (aimed at postmenopausal women; adapt as neceesary!)
www.pslgroup.com/dg/7bc62.htm
- Addison's Disease - Information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, ACTH stimulation test, insulin-induced hypoglycemia tests, treatment, special problems, patient education, suggested reading, and more.
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/addison/addison.htm
- Addison's Hormones - Details on hormonal balance in Addison's syndrome, from WellnessWeb.
www.wellnessweb.com/masterindex/addisons/about_addisons.htm
- Ambiguous Sex or Ambivalent Medicine? - Discusses the problems inherent in the medical system's treatment of various intersexed conditions, and how "clinicians treating intersex individuals may be far more concerned with strict definitions of genital normality than intersexuals, their parents, and their acquaintances."
www.isna.org/articles/dregerart.html
- Androgen Treatment in Women - Detailed study of the physiological effects of androgens in non-intersexed women.
www.mja.com.au/public/issues/jun7/davis/davis.html
- Cushing's Syndrome/Cushing's Disease and CRH - Clinical uses of corticotropin-releasing hormone in the evaluation of patients with cushing's syndrome.
neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/e-f-942.htm
- Endocrinology and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) - Brief factsheet on CAH and its treatment.
www.endo-society.org/pubaffai/factshee/cah.htm
- Endocrinology and Hormone Rhythms - Brief general info sheet on the natural rhythms and fluctuations of hormones.
www.endo-society.org/pubaffai/factshee/hormnrhy.htm
- ISNA Frequently Asked Questions: HRT and Osteoporosis - Addresses the reasons that many intersexuals avoid and distrust medical people, and the problems this can cause, including extreme osteoporosis.
www.isna.org/faq.html#anchor8549435
- Late Onset Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Describes late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), or non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a less severe form of CAH in which symptoms can vary widely and appear anywhere between infancy and late adolescence.
www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3532
- Menopause Online - Estrogen, Progesterone, Premarin, Vivelle - A web site listing all the forms of estrogens on the market.
www.menopause-online.com/estrogens.htm
- Natural Progesterone - An abbreviated list of the side effects of Provera, the most common progestin used in menopausal treatment.
www.natural-progesterone.com/stand.htm
- Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility - SREI is a professional organization for physicians certified in both obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive endocrinology. Its aim is to promote excellence in reproductive healthcare through research, education and patient care.
www.socrei.org
- The MAGIC Foundation Homepage - Includes information on hormone therapy for CAH and Turner's Syndrome. They have a video called "Just Say Yes to Growth Hormone." Written from a non-intersexed point of view.
www.magicfoundation.org
- The Society for Endocrinology - UK-based organisation. A group member says "They have useful (and free) electronic copies of interesting articles from a number of endocrinology journals and a place for links to other sites. Their page for other sites includes a section on patient support groups".
www.endocrinology.org
- Women First - Androgen Therapy - Explains the effect of androgens on "women's physiology."
www.womenfirst.com/healthLibrary.asp?article=98&articleContent=627
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