Dr. Love on bioidentical hormones

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Question:

Do the recent findings about increased risk of heart disease with HRT

apply to " bioidentical " hormones, such as Estrace and Prometrium, or to

synthetic hormones? Do you think bioidentical hormones are any safer

than synthetic ones?

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thank you Mz. , for all the sites....I just don't know bout this

HRT....both rheumy and PCP keep pushing it....and the more they push

the more I dig in with the NO I don't think I really need this....I

did appreciate the statement in one of these sites, about there is a

reason for meno, we really don't need these hormones after a

point...don't think Im gonna miss it..LOL.....anyway thanks...Kathi

in OK

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> Question:

> Do the recent findings about increased risk of heart disease with

HRT

> apply to " bioidentical " hormones, such as Estrace and Prometrium,

or to

> synthetic hormones? Do you think bioidentical hormones are any

safer

> than synthetic ones?

>

> http://www.susanlovemd.org/community/questions/q000414.htm

>

>

>

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

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You're very welcome, Kathi.

It's a tough call. In my opinion, for someone with no bone problems and

few risk factors for osteoporosis, it would be hard to justify HRT for a

long period of time, if at all. Also, the emerging evidence seems to

indicate that there's no bone benefit that results from taking both HRT

and a bisphosphonate as opposed to just one of the two.

But you, of course, are a special case. Are you on some sort of

antiresorptive med right now?

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: Dr. Love on bioidentical hormones

> thank you Mz. , for all the sites....I just don't know bout this

> HRT....both rheumy and PCP keep pushing it....and the more they push

> the more I dig in with the NO I don't think I really need this....I

> did appreciate the statement in one of these sites, about there is a

> reason for meno, we really don't need these hormones after a

> point...don't think Im gonna miss it..LOL.....anyway thanks...Kathi

> in OK

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No...to the antiresorpative....they tried, but I am trying to lower

not increase their chemicals.....special case??? I think not...hugs

Kathi in OK

> You're very welcome, Kathi.

>

> It's a tough call. In my opinion, for someone with no bone

problems and

> few risk factors for osteoporosis, it would be hard to justify HRT

for a

> long period of time, if at all. Also, the emerging evidence seems

to

> indicate that there's no bone benefit that results from taking

both HRT

> and a bisphosphonate as opposed to just one of the two.

>

> But you, of course, are a special case. Are you on some sort of

> antiresorptive med right now?

>

>

>

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

>

>

> [ ] Re: Dr. Love on bioidentical hormones

>

>

> > thank you Mz. , for all the sites....I just don't know bout

this

> > HRT....both rheumy and PCP keep pushing it....and the more they

push

> > the more I dig in with the NO I don't think I really need

this....I

> > did appreciate the statement in one of these sites, about there

is a

> > reason for meno, we really don't need these hormones after a

> > point...don't think Im gonna miss it..LOL.....anyway

thanks...Kathi

> > in OK