A 39-year-old member asked:
Estrogen in contraception pills or menopausal hormone therapy have an effect on mood?
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Dep.: Hormonal changes in susceptible women can affect moods.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Will smoking e cigarettes or vaping effect birth control pills especially ones with higher amounts of hormones and estrogen?
Dr. Carol Jacobsanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Maybe: If the e cigs or vapor products contain nicotine then there are risks. Nicotine has known associations with the increase of side effects on OCPs espec... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Can the estrogen in birth control pills have caused my hyperthyroid to return to normal? I read estrogen blocks the production of thyroid hormone
A Verified Doctoranswered
Endocrinology 53 years experience
Estrogen and thyroid: Unfortunately the two items can interact/interfere with each other and you need to get to your primary care doctor as soon as possible!
It is likely ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
I have a hormonal IUD(Kyleena) Recently, my acne has been VERY bad. Is there anything I can do/take to help it ? Any strong topicals? Estrogen/Birth Control Pills?
Dr. John Berrymananswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 56 years experience
IUD ?'s: The hormone in some IUD's is progesterone, which will assist in pregnancy protection, but will not stop menstrual function (ovulation). Oral bcp's wi... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What are healthy blood levels of estrogen when on hormone replacement therapy?
Dr. Alan Feldmananswered
43 years experience
Invalid: There is no validity to following blood estrogen levels in order to adjust the dosage of hormone replacement. At age 32, I would not expect that you ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Can hormonal therapy help to enlarge breasts in 22 year old? Like estrogen and IGF-1 hormones)
Dr. Ralph Bolinganswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 41 years experience
If low hormones: have been a documented problem, this could be appropriate, otherwise if normal hormones are being produced this would unlikely to be helpful, and poss... Read More
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