A 54-year-old member asked:
should a 54 year old menopausal woman with no risk factors take estrogen/progesterone and for how long? what are the risks/ benefits as now understood
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Dr. Philip Rosenblumanswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Treat symptoms only: There is a small increase 4-6/10, 000 in risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and blood clots associated with hrt(hormone replacement therapy). On the other side, HRT protects against fractures of hip and spine and alzheimer's disease.The benefit is 4-6/10, 000. There's a strong protection against cataracts, tooth loss, and vaginal dryness. I tell my patients to do what they feel they need to do.
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Dr. Seema Patelanswered
Holistic Medicine 27 years experience
Hrt benefits: The women's health initiative showed that healthy women who are within 10 years of menopause can benefit from HRT for symptoms of menopause, prevention of osteoporosis, dementia, and colon cancer. How long one stays on HRT depends on how healthy you remain. Traditional medicine says 2-5 years. As an age management md, i say as long as you stay healthy.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
How are pregnant women tested for group b beta strep?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
Vaginal swab culture: All pregnant women are tested by a swab during 35to37weeks gestation
aswab is taken from vagina and rectum and sent to the lab to be tested for groupb strep and result is available in 24to 48 hours.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
What are the specific screening recommendations for women before menopause?
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Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 42 years experience
??????: At age 30 you are about 20-21 yrs away from the avg age of menopause, you should be getting a pelvic and pap with breast exam every year std screening can also be done at that visit, i rec my pts to do month self breast exam after the period, baseline mammogram at age 35 if no one feels a lump or anything abnormal before that, multi- vitamin with calcium and vit d every day, eat healthy, don'tsmok.
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A member asked:
My daughter just came back from haiti..She has a 1" radius of redness with a black center? Is this a spider bite? She is having pain with it.
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Dr. Cornelia Franzanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Could be : She needs to be seen and have that evaluated. Black center means a necrotic center and may need to be debrided. Make an appointment.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
With primary ovarian insufficiency and not taking hrt, is it possible for a woman to get an occasional period?
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Dr. Adam Newmananswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 29 years experience
Kinda: If you have little to no estrogen from your ovaries you should not bleed at all. But if you have some in your diet or are overweight you may have bleeding so talk to your obgyn or endocrinologist.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Why are women's vaginas so tight.?
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Dr. Wayne Ingramanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Circular muscle: The lining of the vagina(epithelium) is surrounded by circular muscle that can contract around objects and a potential space that can expand as well. Expansion projects include childbirth, sex and tampon placement.
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