Controversial studies are emerging that try to suggest that Hormone Replacement Therapy, or HRT, carries benefits that outweigh any risk factors.
To find out what most of the medical community is still standing by, read on and make your comment…
New studies (that are being accused as being funded by drug companies) are coming out that suggest that the results of the Women’s Health Initiative study by the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization were not telling the complete picture.
The WHI study, which actually ended 3 years prematurely, showed that women who were on Hormone Replacement Therapy for menopause symptoms were more than 50% as likely to develop breast cancer as those who didn’t take it.
Studies continue to show a relationship, but proponents of HRT say the data was taken out of context and showed the wrong age groups were being studied.
They say the benefits of reducing the risk of heart disease and other health conditions outweigh the risk of breast cancer.
Health care providers worldwide still aren’t buying it, as they are increasingly reluctant to prescribe HRT and are looking more into natural solutions to prevent heart disease, osteoporosis, and other conditions that can accompany menopause.
The good news is there are many all natural methods to overcome menopause symptoms without side effects of hormone replacements. Learn more about those menopause methods here…
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Joe, many times a study is rushed into print to avoid careful scrutiny of the negative effects. The NIH study was halted due to the increase levels of cancer and heart attacks. The WHO is notoriously influenced (read controlled) by the Big pharma corps. And when the WHO/UN report on a well demonstrated fact that does not support big pharma/big chema, they bury the report. Witness what happened with their report saying Organic farming could feed all of of Africa while GMOs do not produce well and are toxic. When was the last time you heard about that report when Monsanto, et al are getting mass media to promote their poisons.
I have tried many natural products such as Remifemin and nightime Reifemin. Doctors (especially men) do not know what to prescribe since women stopped taking HRT and the drug companies lost a LOT of money. The only thing they will prescribe is an anti depressant with dangerous side effects. I am open to anything natural. And insurance companies will not cover Bio Identical Hormones. Sure leaves women in between and rock and a hard place!
Medical professionals need to STOP telling their patient that the benefits of taking a drug, a drug that clearly has potentially irreversible and often fatal consequences, outweighs the risks of getting a deadly and painful disease (i.e., breat cancer, etc.). Do they realize how absolutely asinine they sound? What the heck is the benefit? For example, the group Public Citizen is calling on the FDA to ban the injectable diabetes drug Victoza, saying it can increase the risk of thyroid cancer, pancreatitis, allergic reactions, and even kidney failure. So where is the benefit here? Is it better to control ones blood sugars and die from thyroid cancer or kidney failure? A corpse is a corpse anyway you bury it and there is no benefit to that!
All of my friends and family that died from breast cancer were not on hormones.
The major study was conducted by the drug company which provided the only drug used, one combination of estrogen and progestin. No one seems to have conducted a study on the use of estrogen alone, with periodic transvaginal exams to assure there’s no vaginal signs of cancer. The Women’s study at one point focused on one issue–the answers are different for older women, and apparently seemed to say: continue what you’ve been doing for years as far as taking hormone therapy if you have been, and not starting hormone therapy if you haven’t.
After 10 years of serious menopausal symptoms where I was heavily menstrating for 3 weeks then not for one I was offered HRT. I was not told about the higher chance of getting breast cancer and when I researched it and found out I went straight off it – my grandmother had had both breasts removed. My symptoms had no relief andin fact my situation got worse. The good thing is that when I researched it I found out about natural progesterone cream after 3 months of a teaspoon each night on my belly I went back to 3-4 day periods and no hot flushes, nausea or brain fog. I gradually had more energy and was able to do more exercise and found other health issues seemed to just melt away. I read a book called “What the Doctors will not tell you about Menopause and also aseveral books by Sandra Cabolt on estergeon dominence…
Raven, You might look at some of the books by Suzanne Somers.
I used this Treatment with a great success. When somthing appeared on my mamaogram, then I gave up immediately forever. This Tx worked for me for 2 years. Without it I suppossed to be dead. Use it only when you can not control any menopause symptoms. When I intrerrupted ccompletely I was fine. Cancer is a Cell Disese , and if you care about it immediately is fine. I did anothere tX for colesterol and it happened again and I reduced it more then half and I did the mamorganm and I am OK. The BREST is telling you that YOU have to give up of sometihning in your life; food, stress, and emotional pain.
I hope I helped you!
Vasi