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synthetic steroid hormone drug used mainly in the treatment ofendometriosis .
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A steroid called tibolone is widely used in European countries for hot flashes, night sweats, and improving bone density, but its effect on cardiovascular risk is uncertain; it is currently being tested in the United States, and the FDA may approve it by 2006.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Over a year, 12 women took vitamin D and calcium, 12 took DHEA, 12 took standard HRT and 12 took a synthetic steroid called tibolone which is used to alleviate menopausal symptoms.
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Over a year, 12 women took vitamin D and calcium, 12 took DHEA, 12 took standard HRT and 12 took a synthetic steroid called tibolone which is used to alleviate menopausal symptoms.
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The comparative effectiveness review found that all three drugs — tamoxifen, raloxifene, and tibolone — significantly reduce invasive breast cancer in midlife and older women but that benefits and adverse effects can vary depending on the drug and the patient.
Meds Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer but Increase Risk of Adverse Effects GreenFertility 2009
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The comparative effectiveness review found that all three drugs — tamoxifen, raloxifene, and tibolone — significantly reduce invasive breast cancer in midlife and older women but that benefits and adverse effects can vary depending on the drug and the patient.
Archive 2009-09-01 GreenFertility 2009
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They were divided into four groups: 12 took vitamin D and calcium to prevent osteoporosis; 12 took a low dose of DHEA; 12 were given standard hormone replacement therapy HRT of estrogen plus progesterone; and 12 took tibolone, a synthetic steroid.
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We believe that transplant clinicians should utilise frequent therapeutic drug monitoring of tacrolimus in patients starting or stopping tibolone therapy.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Carolyn Clark 2010
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We report the case of a 49-year-old Caucasian woman who had received a kidney transplant and who developed acute kidney injury secondary to tacrolimus toxicity 10 days after starting tibolone therapy.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Carolyn Clark 2010
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The synthetic hormone tibolone also helps with hot flushes and vaginal dryness and can increase your sex drive; but as with HRT, it increases the risk of stroke (more so than HRT) and breast cancer (less so).
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To the best of our knowledge, there are no reported drug interactions between tibolone and tacrolimus, one of the principal immune suppressants used in kidney transplantation.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Carolyn Clark 2010
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