Hormones

Follow the links below to find information about the role and health effects of natural and synthetic hormones.

Updated January 2008

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Title:   Headache and medications
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Some medications, such as oral contraceptives, can cause headache as an unwanted side effect. Always tell your doctor if you experience or suspect medication induced headache. In many cases, a different medication can be prescribed.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Menstruation - amenorrhoea
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Amenorrhoea means absence of the menstrual period. The most common cause is hormonal disruption. The hormones can be disrupted by emotional stress, weight loss, excessive exercise and some diseases of the reproductive system.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Headache and hormones
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Around half of women who experience migraine find that attacks tend to happen just before their menstrual period. The exact link between headache and hormones is unclear, but evidence suggests that low levels of the sex hormone oestrogen could play a role.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Food - pesticides and other chemicals
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Chemicals such as pesticides, antibiotics and hormones are used in plant and animal farming to boost production and ensure adequate food supply. However, residues can be harmful to humans if taken in large amounts. Chemical levels in Australia are set by food laws and monitored by random supermarket sample surveys.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Iodine explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Iodine is found in dairy products, seafood, kelp, eggs, some vegetables and iodised salt. It is important for hormone development. If you don't have enough iodine in your diet, it can cause an enlarged thyroid gland (goitre) or other iodine deficiency disorders. Iodine deficiency is the world's leading cause of mental retardation in children.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Hair loss treatments
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A range of treatments is available to slow or reduce hair loss or stimulate partial regrowth. Hair transplantation is most effective for hair loss caused by male pattern baldness, accidents or operations. It is important to consult an experienced practitioner to reduce the risk of complications.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Summary - What is iodine?
Publisher:   Australian Nutrition Foundation
Description:   Iodine is a chemical element that is required for growth and survival. Iodines most important known function is as a component of thyroid hormones, which play a vital role in the regulation of metabolic processes such as growth and energy expenditure.
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   Adrenaline for severe allergies
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Adrenaline (epinephrine) is a natural hormone released in response to stress. When injected, it rapidly reverses the effects of a severe allergic reaction by reducing throat swelling, opening the airways, and maintaining blood pressure
Date:   Nov 2000
Title:   Hormone therapy treatment for breast cancer
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   Information about hormonal therapies for women with early breast cancer.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Side effects of hormonal therapies
Publisher:   National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
Description:   Hormonal therapies have some side effects in common, and others that differ. Also, different women may respond differently to the same treatment.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Potential therapies
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Potential therapies - tibolone and parathyroid hormone
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Circadian rhythms and depression
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   Circadian rhythms are daily cycles based on a 24-hour period which are strongly influenced by regular changes in the environment such as night and day. This natural cycle helps to coordinate regular bodily functions like appetite, energy, mood, and sleep, partly by regulating the timing, amount and quality of the hormones and neurotransmitters the body produces and releases. Cehck out this fact sheet for more info on Circadian Rhythms, their connection with depression, and how to get help.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Phytoestrogens
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Phytoestrogens are compounds that occur naturally in plants (phyto) and under certain circumstances can have actions like human oestrogen.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Prostate cancer treatment options
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about the treatment options for prostate cancer.
Date:   Nov 2001
Title:   Thyroid gland and thyroid hormones
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Take a look at this picture of the thyroid gland and find out what your thyroid does and the hormones it produces.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Feelings and emotions
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Nobody can help having feelings, they are part of everyone. We feel different things all day long as different things happen to us.
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Menstrual cycle: normal
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The menstrual cycle is generally thought of in 4 main phases.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Uterine cancer: treatments
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Treatments used for cancer of the uterus have a very high cure rate. Find out about the choices available, and any possible side-effects.
Date:   Apr 2001
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