Synthetic hormone replacement therapy dangers continue to mount

Coming around again…and again…

What do you call a therapy that increases risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, heart attack, stroke, and dementia?

Sheer madness.

And yet, synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is still on the market and still harming untold thousands of women.

Year after year, new warnings have emerged. It makes you wonder if there are any responsible adults monitoring this insane train wreck of a “therapy.”

If there are, it’s long past time for them to step in and say, “Stop!”

Danger upon danger

Recently, a National Cancer Institute study found that breast cancer risk increased significantly after 10 years of estrogen-only HRT use. This risk nearly doubled after 15 years of use.

In a HealthDay News report, I was amazed to find this quote… “The jury is still out on how safe estrogen alone is, but I am not recommending it.”

What’s surprising about that quote is the source. It comes from Dr. Larry Norton. He’s the medical director of the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center. He’s also the deputy physician-in-chief for breast cancer programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Those are seriously mainstream credentials. So if Dr. Norton is saying “Stop” to estrogen-only treatment, it’s time for everyone to say, “Stop.”

And he added this… “Alternative treatments may help treat the symptoms and risks associated with menopause, so why take the chance?”

I don’t think it’s a stretch to assume that Dr. Norton may have been talking about bioidentical HRT.

As I’ve mentioned many times, bioidentical hormones (derived from estrogen-like plant compounds) are identical to natural hormones in the body. This method is a little more involved than synthetic HRT. It requires a doctor who can accurately measure your hormone levels. Then he writes a unique prescription for a compounding pharmacist.

In other words, it’s the opposite of a one-size-fits-all synthetic drug.

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine reports that bioidentical therapy for menopause safely improves sleep, mood, libido, memory, muscle strength, and bone density. And it does all that while reducing hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.

You can find more information about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy here. This is a free special report published by HSI. And the title says it all… “The No-Cancer Approach to a Worry-Free Menopause.”

Sources:
“Long-Term Estrogen Therapy Does Up Breast Cancer Risk: Study” Denise Mann, HealthDay News, healthday.com