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I-Esterified estrogens ne-methyltestosterone kuyinhlanganisela yokwelashwa ngamaphomoni equkethe womabili amahomoni abesifazane nabesilisa. Lo muthi usiza abesifazane ukuphatha izimpawu zokuya esikhathini lapho i-estrogen yodwa inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele. Yenzelwe ngqo abesifazane abathinteka imizimba yabo idinga zombili izinhlobo zamahomoni ukuze bazizwe belinganisela futhi bekhululekile ngalesi sikhathi esivamile sempilo.
Lo muthi uhlanganisa amahomoni amabili ahlukene epilini elilodwa ukusiza umzimba wakho ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini. I-esterified estrogens ithatha indawo ye-estrogen ama-ovari akho angasawenzi, kuyilapho i-methyltestosterone iyindlela yokwenziwa ye-testosterone engakhulisa amandla nemizwa.
Cabanga ngayo njengeqembu lokushintshwa kwamahomoni elisebenza emzimbeni wakho. Ingxenye ye-estrogen isiza ngama-hot flashes, ama-night sweats, nokoma kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Ingxenye ye-testosterone ingasiza ukuthuthukisa amazinga akho wamandla, imizwa, kanye nomuzwa jikelele wokuzinza lapho i-estrogen yodwa inganele.
Udokotela wakho angase akunikeze le nhlanganisela uma uzamile ukwelashwa nge-estrogen kuphela kodwa usazizwa ukhathele, unemizwa ephansi, noma ungenamandla akho avamile. Akuyona indlela yokuqala yokwelapha, kodwa kunalokho inketho ekhethekile yezimo ezithile.
Lo muthi welapha izimpawu zokuya esikhathini eziphakathi nendawo kuya kwezinkulu kwabesifazane abangatholanga ukukhululeka nge-estrogen kuphela. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane abahlangabezana nokukhathala okuqhubekayo, izinguquko zemizwa, noma ukwehla kwentshisekelo emisebenzini abake bayijabulela.
Izizathu ezivame kakhulu odokotela ababhala ngazo le nhlanganisela zihlanganisa ukushisa okungapheli, ukujuluka ebusuku okukhulu okuphazamisa ukulala, nokoma kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane okubangela ukungakhululeki. Ngaphandle kwalezi zimpawu ezivamile zokuya esikhathini, kungasiza futhi ngokuwohloka kwamandla kanye nezinguquko zemizwa ezinye eziqhubeka ngalesi sikhathi sempilo.
Abanye besifazane basebenzisa futhi lo muthi ukusiza ngempilo yamathambo, njengoba womabili amahomoni engasekela ukuminyana kwamathambo. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona ngaphambi kokuncoma le ndlela yokwelapha.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokufaka esikhundleni sama-hormone umzimba wakho owenza ngaphansi kwawo ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini. Ingxenye ye-estrogen ibopha kuma-receptors e-estrogen emzimbeni wakho wonke, isiza ukulawula izinga lokushisa, imizwa, nempilo yezicubu zokuzala.
Ingxenye ye-testosterone isebenza kuma-receptors ahlukene ukusekela amazinga wamandla, ithoni yemisipha, nokuphila konke. Ngokuhlangene, la mahomoni asiza ukubuyisela okunye ukulinganisela kwama-hormone owawunakho ngaphambi kokuya esikhathini, nakuba kungagcwele.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengokwelashwa ngama-hormone anamandla amaphakathi. Inamandla kune-estrogen yodwa kodwa ayinamandla njengamanye ama-hormone ahlanganisiwe. Umzimba wakho ngokuvamile uphendula kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa, nakuba kungase kuthathe izinyanga ezintathu ukuzwa imiphumela egcwele.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayala ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngomlomo. Ungawuthatha ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuwuthatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi.
Zama ukuthatha umthamo wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga ama-hormone aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuwuthatha ekuseni kusebenza kahle kakhulu, njengoba kungahlinzeka ngamandla osuku oluzayo.
Gilinya ithebhulethi yonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungayichobozi, uyihlafune, noma uyiphule ithebhulethi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi omonyelwa ngayo. Uma unzima ukugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinye izindlela.
Akudingeki ukuthi ugweme noma yikuphi ukudla okuthile ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi. Kodwa-ke, ukugcina ukudla okunempilo nge-calcium eyanele kanye novithamini D kungasekela impilo yakho yonke ngesikhathi sokwelashwa ngamahomoni.
Ubude bokwelashwa buyahluka kowesifazane ngamunye futhi kuncike ezimpawini zakho kanye nemigomo yezempilo. Odokotela abaningi batusa ukusebenzisa ukwelashwa ngamahomoni isikhathi esifushane ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze ulawule izimpawu zakho ngempumelelo.
Abesifazane abaningi basebenzisa lo muthi unyaka owodwa kuya emibili, nakuba abanye bengase bawudinga isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi usawudinga yini umuthi nokuthi izinzuzo zisaqhubeka yini ukwedlula noma yiziphi izingozi.
Ngokuvamile uzoba nokuhlolwa njalo ezinyangeni ezintathu kuya kweziyisithupha ngonyaka wokuqala wokwelashwa. Lokhu kuqokwa kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqaphele ukuthi usabela kanjani futhi alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa uma kudingeka.
Lapho sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho kunokuyeka kungazelelwe. Lokhu kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uzivumelanise futhi kungavimbela izimpawu ukuthi zibuye ngokuphazima kweso.
Njengayo yonke imithi, le nhlanganisela yamahomoni ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumelanisa nomuthi.
Nawa amanye amiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni zokuqala zokwelashwa:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuzinza emasontweni ambalwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela amahomoni. Uma ziqhubeka noma zikuphazamisa kakhulu, udokotela wakho angashintsha umthamo wakho noma ahlole ezinye izinketho.
Abanye besifazane bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukukhathala okukhulu okuqhubekayo, izinguquko embonweni, ubuhlungu besifuba, noma ukuphuma kwegazi okungavamile kwelilunga lobufazi.
Ngokungavamile kakhulu, lo muthi ungabangela imiphumela emibi engathi sína efana namahlule egazi, ukushaywa unhlangothi, noma izinkinga zesibindi. Noma lezi zinto zingavamile, kubalulekile ukwazi izimpawu zokuxwayisa futhi uthinte udokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu emlenzeni nokuvuvukala, ukukhathala okukhulu kungazelelwe, noma ukuphuzi kwesikhumba sakho noma amehlo akho.
Lo muthi awuphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwunika. Izimo ezithile zezempilo zenza ukwelashwa ngamahomoni kube yingozi kakhulu ukuthi kucatshangelwe.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unomlando wamahlule egazi, ukushaywa unhlangothi, ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, noma izinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza. Abesifazane abanezifo zesibindi, ukuphuma kwegazi okungachazeki kwelilunga lobufazi, noma imidlavuza eyaziwayo ezwelayo kumahomoni kufanele futhi bagweme lokhu kwelashwa.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, lo muthi awukufanele. Ungalimaza izingane ezisakhula futhi awudingeki ngalezi zikhathi lapho umzimba wakho usuvele ukhiqiza amahomoni ngokwemvelo.
Izimo ezithile zezokwelapha zidinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe nokuqapha ngokucophelela. Lokhu kufaka phakathi isifo sikashukela, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, isifo se-gallbladder, noma umlando womndeni wamahlule egazi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izingozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela kulezi zimo.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, i-Estratest ingelinye elaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama e-brand afaka i-Covaryx kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ze-generic.
Izinhlobo ze-generic ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo njengemithi yegama le-brand. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathe indawo yohlobo olujwayelekile ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho acele ngqo igama le-brand.
Noma ngabe uthola igama le-brand noma elivamile, umuthi kufanele ube nomphumela ofanayo. Uma uqaphela noma yikuphi ukungafani lapho ushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo, yazisa udokotela wakho ukuze akwazi ukubhekana nanoma yiziphi izinkathazo.
Kunezindlela eziningi uma le nhlanganisela ingakulungele noma inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele. Udokotela wakho angase asikisele ukwelashwa nge-estrogen kuphela, izinhlanganisela ezahlukahlukene zamahomoni, noma izindlela ezingezona zamahomoni.
Ukwelashwa nge-estrogen kuphela kufaka amaphilisi, iziqeshana, ama-gel, nama-creams angaphatha ngempumelelo izimpawu eziningi zokuya esikhathini. Lezi zinketho zithwala amaphrofayili ahlukene obungozi futhi zingase zifaneleke kakhulu kwabanye besifazane.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona zamahomoni zifaka ama-antidepressants athile, imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi, kanye nezithasiselo zemvelo ezingasiza ngama-hot flashes nezinye izimpawu. Ushintsho lwendlela yokuphila njengokuzivocavoca umzimba njalo, ukuphatha ingcindezi, kanye nokuguqulwa kokudla nakho kungahlinzeka ngokuphumula okukhulu.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho ezithile, umlando wezempilo, nezintandokazi zakho. Umgomo ukuthola indlela ephephe kakhulu, esebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho.
Le nhlanganisela akudingeki ukuthi "ingcono" kune-estrogen yodwa, kodwa ingase ibe usizo olukhulu kwabesifazane abathile ezimweni ezithile. Ukwengezwa kwe-testosterone kungahlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezinganikezwa yi-estrogen yodwa.
Abesifazane abazizwa bekhathele, benomoya ophansi, noma abangenamandla ngaphandle kokuthatha i-estrogen bangazuza engxenyeni ye-testosterone. Le hormone eyengeziwe ingasiza ekuthuthukiseni amazinga wamandla, umoya, kanye nomuzwa jikelele wokuzizwa kahle.
Nokho, ukwengeza i-testosterone futhi kwandisa ukuba yinkimbinkimbi kokwelashwa futhi kungase kulethe imiphumela emibi eyengeziwe. Odokotela abaningi bazama ukwelashwa nge-estrogen kuphela kuqala, bese becabangela ukwengeza i-testosterone uma kudingeka.
Ukukhetha okuthi "kungcono" kuncike ngokuphelele ezimpawini zakho ngazinye, isimo sempilo, nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni okuhlukene. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi indlela efanele kakhulu isimo sakho.
Abesifazane abanesifo sikashukela bangase basebenzise lo muthi, kodwa kudinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokuxhumana okuseduze nethimba lakho lezempilo. Ama-hormone angathinta amazinga kashukela egazini, ngakho-ke uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela lungase ludinge ukulungiswa.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ushukela wakho wegazi kaningi lapho uqala lo muthi. Ungase udinge ukuhlola amazinga akho e-glucose kaningi noma ulungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela ukuze ugcine ukulawula okuhle.
Okubalulekile ukusebenza ngokuseduze nodokotela wakho wezifo zabesifazane kanye nethimba lakho lokunakekela isifo sikashukela. Bangakwazi ukuxhumanisa ukunakekelwa kwakho ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi zombili izimpawu zakho zokuya esikhathini esiphelile kanye nesifo sikashukela kulawulwa kahle ngaso sonke isikhathi sokwelashwa.
Uma ngengozi uthatha umthamo owengeziwe, ungapheli amandla. Umthamo owodwa owengeziwe akunakwenzeka ukuthi ube yingozi enkulu, kodwa kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Qaphela izimpawu ezinjengokugula okukhulu, ukuhlanza, ukuzwela kwamabele, noma ukuphuma kwegazi okungavamile. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi kwalokhu noma uzizwa ungaphilile, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Ungazami ukuthi "ulungise" umthamo owengeziwe ngokuqaqa umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kunalokho, buyela esimisweni sakho esijwayelekile sokulinganisa futhi wazise udokotela wakho ngalokho okwenzekile. Bangakunika iseluleko ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokuqhubeka.
Uma uqaqa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma nje kungasondeli isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Uma sekusondele isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo oqashiwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo oqashiwe. Lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela engemihle ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi. Isikhathi esiqhubekayo sisiza ukugcina amazinga e-hormone aqinile futhi andise ukusebenza kahle komuthi.
Isinqumo sokuyeka ukwelashwa ngama-hormone kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengezimpawu zakho zamanje, impilo yonke, nokuthi sekuyisikhathi esingakanani uthatha umuthi.
Odokotela abaningi batusa ukunciphisa umthamo kancane kancane kunokuyeka kungazelelwe. Le ndlela yokunciphisa isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uzivumelanise futhi ingavimbela izimpawu ukuthi zingabuyi ngokuphazima kweso.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzohlela ukuhlolwa okuvamile ukuze ahlulele ukuthi usawudinga yini umuthi. Abanye besifazane bangayeka ngemva kweminyaka embalwa, kanti abanye bangase badinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine izinga lempilo yabo.
Ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngokulinganisela kuvamile ukuthi kulungile ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, kodwa kuhle ukuxoxa ngemikhuba yakho yokuphuza nodokotela wakho. Utshwala bungasebenzisana nama-hormone futhi bungase buthinte indlela umzimba wakho osebenza ngayo ngomuthi.
Ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngokweqile kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yezinkinga zesibindi, okuyinto esivele iyinkinga engavamile ngemithi ye-hormone. Uma uphuza njalo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuqapha imisebenzi yesibindi sakho kaningi.
Qaphela ukuthi utshwala bukukuthinta kanjani ngenkathi usebenzisa imithi ye-hormone. Abanye besifazane baqaphela ukuzwela okukhulu otshwaleni noma izinguquko endleleni abazizwa ngayo ngemva kokuphuza. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko ezikhathazayo, xoxa ngazo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
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