Biomimetic Hormones | Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy

We as women have many hormones in the body and one of the major ones for a woman is estrogen. Estrogen must be found in the correct levels for the body. Being short of estrogen is not a good thing because low estrogen will cause a number of undesirable symptoms. In opposition, having too much estrogen is not a good state to be in and will cause serious health problems for women.

Hormones must be balanced in the body in order for us to live health lives. When you are prescribed bioidentical estrogen, you must also take progesterone because estrogen will counteract the negative effects of estrogen. Without natural bioidentical progesterone, you will find yourself in a state of estrogen dominance which has its own negative symptoms which you don’t want to have.

Estrogen dominance

What causes estrogen dominance? The following is a list of things that cause estrogen dominance:

1) Synthetic hormone replacement therapy due to the excessively high doses of synthetic estrogen and the use of progestins and not bioidentical progesterone.
2) Premenopause: early onset of premenopause causes early follicle dysfunction resulting in a lack of natural progesterone production, and the loss ovulation
3) Exposure to xenoestrogens in the environment which causes early premenopause
4) Taking birth control pills which causes the cessation of natural hormone production and contain excessive estrogen in the pills composition.

Most of the diseases that are listed below, major health risks to women are caused by estrogen dominance: The risks for these diseases especially increase as a woman grows older and reaches menopause.

1) Uterine fibroids
2) Breast cancer
3) Uterine cancer
4) Fibrocytic breast
5) PMS
6) Ovarian cancer
7) Premenopausal bone loss
8. Osteoporosis in menopausal women

Estrogen dominance will cause the following side effects/symptoms:

1) Acceleration of the aging process
2) Anxiety
3) Allergies
4) Autoimmune disorders such as lupus, thyroiditis and Sjorgren’s disease
5) Breast cancer
6) Breast tenderness
7) Decreased libido
8. Depression
9) Fat gain
10) Fatigue,
11) fibrocystic breasts
12) Foggy thinking
13) Hairloss
14) Headaches
15) Hypoglycemia
16) Increased blood clotting (meaning: risk of strokes)
17) Thyroid dysfunction
18) Strokes,
19) Uterine Cancer
20) Uterine fibroids
21) Water retention, bloating

As nobody in their right mind wants to put up with these side effects and diseases which come especially at the time of menopause when you are at a greater health risk, it’s best to get your hormone levels checked regularly and use bioidentical hormones to achieve balance in the body. Make sure you are using natural bioidentical progesterone.

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There seems to be a lot of confusion these days about Progestins and Progesterone. One can hardly be blamed when the confusion is created by the news media health writers who they themselves are confused about progestins and progesterone. You need to differentiate between the two. Progestins are synthetic hormones which many doctors will prescribe to their patients to use as birth control or as a solution for menopause symptoms. Why? Because doctors, unless specially trained, are prescribing progestins and not aware of natural bioidentical progesterone.

Progestins are manufactured by the large pharmaceutical companies and are marketed under the names of Provera and Prempro. Progesterone is not a generic name but is a naturally occurring hormone made by the body by the corpus luteum after ovulation. Progesteron is created in the placenta in large amounts during pregnancy. It is not marketed by the big pharmaceutical companies because it is a natural hormone, can’t be patented and you can’t be charged a huge price for it. In other words, they can’t make money from it.

Common side effects of progestin use range from irritating to dangerously harmful. Progestin use can cause such side effects as bloating, water retention, depression, weight gain, painful breasts, dry skin, fatigue, rashes, dry eyes, joint and muscle pain, constipation, diarrhea, constipation and anxiety. The more dangerous side effects cause heart attacks, stroke and breast cancer.

To manage the symptoms of menopause successfully, especially if you are experiencing severe menopause symptoms, you need to find a specialist, an anti aging doctor – one who is knowledgeable and experienced in dealing with menopause. If this doctor is able to prescribe bioidentical hormones, then you are on your way to managing and eliminating menopause problems.

If you doctor prescribes you an anti depressant and Provera – it’s best you start looking for another doctor.

So when you read in the press that hormone replacement therapy causes serious health consequences, you should know that they are speaking about synthetic hormone replacement therapy and not bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Health writers are speaking about progestins such a Provera and not progesterone. They should check their facts. The Womens Health Initiative in 2002 was a study which proved that synthetic hormones caused as increase in the risk factor for heart attacks, stroke and breast cancer. These are the facts about hormone replacement therapy and should not be used to confuse women. You can manage and do away with menopause symptoms with the use of natural bioidentical hormones such as bi-est, tri-est, and natural progesterone used in a cyclical or biomimetic manner. Add to the mix: testosterone and DHEA if you require supplementation. Don’t let the press and media fool you. Find a bioidentical doctor who knows about treating menopause with natural hormones made from plant sources.

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