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Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain

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Re: Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain

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Re #2, in the mtf trans experience high estrogen and low testosterone are correlated with low libido, with some individuals even temporarily stopping antiandrogen medications in order to get some back

libido is fixed with progesterone (which is commonly taken ~1-2 years into hrt) for better breast growth. anecdotally it makes you completely f*king feral

well, here's hoping lol

Re: Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain

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> Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are women, but the reasons why women are more vulnerable are still not fully understood. Scientists have long theorized that the loss of estrogen after menopause may reduce the brain’s natural protection against memory loss and neurodegeneration. The part that makes no sense for me is men ending with smaller rates of dementia, given they had much less est…

> sunlight exposure in the scalp have neuroprotective effects?

Two days late to participate, but thank you for putting this strange idea in my mind.

Re: Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain

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post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

libido is fixed with progesterone (which is commonly taken ~1-2 years into hrt) for better breast growth. anecdotally it makes you completely f*king feral

well, here's hoping lol

if this is about you, good luck :) starting prog helps a lot!
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