bioidentical hormones

Hormones and Hot Flashes

April 27th, 2011 · 8:15 AM

hot flashes- no,, not me, my wife She is 59, eats healthy, has over the last year lost 60+ pounds, still has a ways to go, works out on a regular basis. the hot flashes are causing chronic sleep deprivation: exercise, sugar free diet, black cohosh– none of these seem to help– any suggestions [...]

Hormone Therapy, History, and Truth

March 30th, 2009 · 10:23 AM

For years women in the US were given drugs for menopausal symptoms (and other things) that were unproven to be safe, says the Wall Street Journal. Most commonly used were Premarin, which is derived from

Breast Cancer Decline: Where Credit is Due

March 26th, 2009 · 7:37 AM

Study Credits 2002 Warning on Hormone Replacement Drugs
Breast cancer rates prior to 2002 were 210,000 per year, reports the Wall Street Journal, with a drop to 190,000 per year after 2002. In the year 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative sponsored by NIH halted the study of Wyeth’s drug Prempro because it caused an increase

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Risks and Reliable Information

March 7th, 2009 · 10:45 AM

The 7 Things You Should Know About Hormones

The Health Journal section of the Wall Street Journal describes mainstream thinking on hormones and concerns with the recent “Oprah Winfrey Show” with Suzanne Somers. Melinda Beck, author of the article, recites the following mainstream thinking:
1) ‘Bio-identical’ hormones are

Postmenopausal Women and Osteoporosis: New “Safe” Drug?

September 15th, 2008 · 8:25 PM

Forbes shared this information: Pharmaceutical Company Pfizer is trying to clear another medication to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. This is the third time this drug has been submitted—the first two times it was rejected because 1) there is an increased risk