HT treatment with estrogens alone or in combination with progestogens was associated with a small to moderate improvement in sexual function , particularly in pain , when used in women with menopausal symptoms or in early postmenopause ( within five years of amenorrhoea ) , but not in unselected postmenopausal women .
The current evidence does not suggest an important effect of tibolone or of SERMs alone or combined with estrogens on sexual function .
BACKGROUND The perimenopausal and postmenopausal periods are associated with many symptoms , including sexual complaints .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of hormone therapy ( HT ) on  sexual function in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women .
Supplementation with DHEA: effect on muscle size, strength, quality of life, and lipids.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of combination estrogen/ and rogen therapy on muscle mass , strength and endurance , serum hormone and lipid profiles , and quality of life measures in postmenopausal women . METHODS Prospect i ve , r and omized , placebo-controlled pilot study at a tertiary care medical center . Fifty postmenopausal women were r and omized to a 12-week course of ( 1 ) dehydroepi and rostenedione ( DHEA ) 50 mg daily , ( 2 ) conjugated equine estrogen ( CEE ) 0.625 mg daily , ( 3 ) DHEA 50 mg+CEE 0.625 mg daily , or ( 4 ) placebo . Main outcome measures of lower extremity muscle ( calf ) mass , functional muscle parameters , serum hormone and lipid levels , and quality of life ( QOL ) were obtained at baseline and after treatment . Statistical analysis compared percent change from baseline values and treatment differences among outcomes . RESULTS Significant increases in mean DHEA , DHEA sulfate ( DHEA-S ) , testosterone , and and rostenedione levels were noted with DHEA alone or combined DHEA/CEE treatments when compared with placebo . Compared with no hormone therapy , none of the supplemental hormone groups caused significant changes in muscle mass , muscle strength , muscle endurance , feelings of well-being , sleep , or sexual function . CONCLUSIONS And rogen replacement therapy , with DHEA , to menopausal women increases serum and rogen levels without any appreciable effect on muscle cross-sectional area , muscle strength , muscle function , or improvement in health-related QOL
HT treatment with estrogens alone or in combination with progestogens was associated with a small to moderate improvement in sexual function , particularly in pain , when used in women with menopausal symptoms or in early postmenopause ( within five years of amenorrhoea ) , but not in unselected postmenopausal women .
The current evidence does not suggest an important effect of tibolone or of SERMs alone or combined with estrogens on sexual function .
BACKGROUND The perimenopausal and postmenopausal periods are associated with many symptoms , including sexual complaints .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of hormone therapy ( HT ) on  sexual function in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women .