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BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (BHRT)

Today many women, concerned about their health and wellbeing, are faced with the decision of whether or not to undergo Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Until recently the only option open to these women was to undergo HRT using synthetic hormones. But as awareness of the harmful effects of synthetic HRT grew, women began demanding a natural solution to menopause. This made sense. After all, menopause is a natural occurrence.

In July of 2002 a Women’s Health Initiative Study on synthetic HRT had to be stopped out of ethical concerns.

The WHI followed 16 thousand women, half of whom were on Premarin and Provera, the other half on a placebo. After 5 years there was a significant increase in invasive breast cancer,...
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Oprah and bioidentical hormones

oprah-and-bioidentical-hormones-faqOprah and Bioidentical Hormones: FAQ

Jan. 15, 2009 -- Oprah Winfrey says menopause caught her "off guard" and that she's taking bioidentical hormones that have made a big improvement in how she feels.

Bioidentical hormones are one form of therapy for menopausal symptoms. Winfrey, who turns 55 this month, writes in February's edition of O, The Oprah Magazine that she felt "out of kilter" and had "issues" for two years that she suspected were hormonal. Upon a friend's recommendation, Winfrey went to a doctor who specializes in hormones.

Winfrey writes that the hormone specialist told her that her "hormonal tank was empty" and gave her a prescription for bioidentical estrogen.

"After one day on bioidentical estrogen, I felt the veil lift," Winfrey writes. "After three days, the sky was bluer, my brain was no longer fuzzy, my memory was sharper. I was literally singing and had a skip in my step."

Winfrey isn't recommending bioidentical hormones for every menopausal woman. Instead, she...
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