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"Research into hormones, the production of the birth control pill (which uses oestrogen to block ovulation), the production of hormone replacement therapy - which shores up oestrogen supply 4 Batt S. Patient No More: The politics of breast cancer. London: Scarlet Press; 1994. when nature or surgical intervention depletes it - and, more recently, the synthesis and consumption of hormonal supplements such as human growth hormone, all entail a scientific assault on the natural parameters of human life." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.) "The Prescription and Use of HRT The development, theory and clinical use of hormone replacement therapy resembles nothing so much as a weird tale from science fiction. At every stage of their distribution and consumption, the drugs have caused havoc, because the idealisation, motive and purpose of their manufacture conflict in a thousand circumstances with their use in reality. Almost all the problems with HRT are created in the space between scientific theory and human practice." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.) "The view expressed throughout the book is that neither doctors nor manufacturers of HRT can realistically give assurances about the safety of hormone replacement therapy to anyone. Chapter Two Changing Ros I can only say that we are not all the same and I wish that doctors would see this. Woman affected by HRT 1 Professional callousness, negligence and sheer incompetence are age-old forms of malpractice." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.) "Mortality in a cohort of long-term users of hormone replacement therapy: an updated analysis. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1990;97:1080-6.) This study of over 4,000 women and its update, she says, showed that the actual number of suicides was more than double the statistically expected, while in the extended study the incidence was nearer three times the expected number. Price's interest in depression, suicide and hormones came after a personal experience of her own. 'Some years ago, shortly after starting HRT, I developed abnormal mood swings, which I had to be careful to keep under control." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for Heart Health Otudies show that postmenopausal women who do not opt for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are at greater risk for heart disease. It seems that estrogen protects women from elevated low-density lipoprotein—or bad?cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. Because physicians believe that HRT can slightly increase a woman's chances of getting breast cancer, a woman should review her per- sonal medical history with her physician before deciding on HRT. Remember: Heart problems are much more common than breast cancer." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "You may also want to ask your doctor to measure levels of CoQ-10 in your blood. • hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for Heart Health Otudies show that postmenopausal women who do not opt for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are at greater risk for heart disease. It seems that estrogen protects women from elevated low-density lipoprotein—or bad?cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. Because physicians believe that HRT can slightly increase a woman's chances of getting breast cancer, a woman should review her per- sonal medical history with her physician before deciding on HRT." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Hormones and "Hormone Replacement Therapy" (HRT) became popular, despite the horrible side effects that were documented well. Here are the facts. The latest study on HRT and osteoporosis shows that women, following the usual recommendation to take the drug for ten years upon the start of menopause, are not protected from brittle bone disease any more than those women who have never taken the drug at all! The bad effect of "Hormone Replacement Therapy" (HRT) far outweighs the benefits." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) "The best thing to do is to invent a "Hormone Replacement Therapy" (HRT), get some "scientists" (paid by the pharmaceutical industry of course) stating how effective HRT is and then advertise it like crazy. Hormones and "Hormone Replacement Therapy" (HRT) became popular, despite the horrible side effects that were documented well. Here are the facts." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"The Risk of Hormone Replacement Therapy Traditionally, moderate to severe menopausal complaints have been managed with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) using synthetic hormones. This is absolutely not the place to get into the enormous controversy generated by preliminary findings from the Women's Health Initiative that reported a slightly increased risk of heart attacks and breast cancer for women on HRT." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"This has always been the rationale behind hormone replacement therapy (HRT): estrogen and progesterone protect women against chronic disease, so these hormones need to be replaced after menopause. In recent years, however, this assumption has been overturned, and now many doctors simply won't prescribe HRT. The controversy erupted in 2002 when researchers at the National Institutes of Health noticed some alarming statistics for a group of postmenopausal women participating in one of a series of Women's Health Initiative studies." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"If you are a perimenopausal or postmenopausal woman, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a controversial topic. The 2003 published results of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, which used conjugated equine estrogens and synthetic progestogens (progestins), showed mixed results and raised a great number of questions. The WHI study results included evidence of an increase in the risk for breast cancer and heart disease, yet reduced the risk of hip fractures and colorectal cancer." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Like animals lured into a snare by a trail of crumbs, women have been cajoled with scientific studies, media advertising, patient hand books and drug samples to accept hormone replacement therapy as a magic potion. Sherill Sellman Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) does not do justice to the finely tuned hormone system2 that operates throughout a woman's life. In reality, hormone levels may begin to change in the 30s, as a woman enters a period called perimenopause." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"THE 80-20 RULE T n this chapter I introduce you to what I call the 80-20 rule of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and long-term weight management. Approxi-¦Jkamately 80 percent of men and women find that over-the-counter bio-identical progesterone cream, combined with foods and supplements to support hormone balance, is all they need to get and keep those unwanted pounds off. However, the other 20 percent discover that the pounds begin to creep back on and realize that they need a bit more help." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Ryan AS et al. hormone replacement therapy, insulin sensitivity, and abdominal obesity in postmenopausal women. Diabetes Care 2002 Jan; 25(1): 127-33. Soulis-Liparota T et al. Retardation by aminoguanidine of development of albuminuria, mesangial expansion and tissue fluorescence in streptozotocin induced diabetic rat. Diabetes 1991; 40:1328-34. Tilton R et al. Prevention of diabetic vascular dysfunction by guanidines. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase versus advanced glycation end-product formation. Diabetes 1993; 42:221-32. Tsunekawa S et al." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Once hypothyroidism is detected, doctors can readily treat it with a hormone replacement therapy. Epilepsy. If you or a loved one is epileptic and taking anticonvulsant drugs, these medications can slow the brain down and cause memory problems. Doctors can usually address this problem by checking levels of the drug in the blood and finding the right dosage for patients or changing the medication. In rare cases, seizures themselves can cause intermittent memory problems. Calcium deficiency (hypocalcaemia)." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Galactorrhea can be a reaction to both prescription and illicit drugs, including birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy, antipsychotics, antidepressants, antihypertensives, marijuana, opiates, and steroids. A milky discharge can also be a sign you've been eating a lot of phytoestrogen-containing herbs, such as nettle, fennel, blessed thistle, anise, and fenugreek seed. The estrogen in these herbs can cause milk to flow. Leaking milk can also signal several hormone-related conditions, including a pituitary tumor (prolactinoma) and hypothyroidism. (See Appendix I." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy. Lancet 1997;350:1047-59. 5 Garg PP, Kerlikowske K, Subak L, Grady D. hormone replacement therapy and the risk of epithelial ovarian carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol 1998;92:472-9. 6 See: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682922.html 7 Hill DA, Weiss NS, LaCroix AZ. Adherence to postmenopausal hormone therapy during the year after the initial prescription." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"More than a decade ago, we became convinced that natural bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) was a safer and more effective option for treating the symptoms of hormone imbalance than synthetic hormones manufactured and marketed by large pharmaceutical companies. In fact, our first book, From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well, focused on the benefits of BHRT versus synthetic hormone therapies. Like synthetic hormone replacement pills, birth control pills also contain synthetic estrogen and progestin. Depending on dosage, they can be very potent and linger in the body for a long time." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) "Many doctors routinely continue to prescribe synthetic hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, and moodiness. These prescription drugs are composed of synthetic estrogen or a synthetic estrogen and progestin combination. Synthetic hormone replacement has also been prescribed to protect women from the loss of bone mass after menopause." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"This problem occurred with the early studies investigating the potential of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to cause cancer. Many such studies were tainted because it is virtually impossible to enlist women for study who have not taken some form of exogenous hormones?the birth-control pill, the morning-after pill, or HRT—at some point in their lives. Consequently, none of the studies has a clean control group of true "nontakers," with which to compare results. Women who take hormones now are compared with women who have taken hormones in the past. Both situations carry a cancer risk." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"Risks from this so-called hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were denied or minimized. A survey conducted in 1995 showed that about 38% of women aged 50 to 75 were using HRT. At the turn of millennium, some 55 million postmenopausal women were on HRT.30 Yet there were problems. Several studies done in the late 1990s found that many of the expected benefits never materialized; even worse, HRT raised the risk of the very diseases—breast cancer and heart disease—that it was purported to prevent." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Comparison of hormonal activity (estrogen, androgen and progestin) of standardized plant extracts for large scale use in hormone replacement therapy, J Steroid Biochem Mot Biol 84: 259-268. Becchi, M., and Fraisse, D., 1989, Fast atom bombardment collision-activated dissociation/mass-analysed ion kinetic energy analysis of C-glycosidic flavonoids, BiomedEnviron Mass Spectrom 18: 122-130. Bednarek, P., Franski, R., Kerhoas, L., Einhorn, J., Wojtaszek, P." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"Today, cardiologists oppose routine hormone replacement therapy because of the documented danger to the cardiovascular system. Recent studies suggest that short-term hormone replacement early in menopause may have some cardiovascular benefits, but the cardiology jury is still undecided. 9. Trans-Fatty Acids Naturally occurring oils in food are good fats that your body needs. And there are bad fats that you definitely don't need. The biggest troublemakers are man-made partially hydrogenated fats. They start life as polyunsaturated vegetable oils, usually corn and canola." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"They often become larger during pregnancy and lactation, and older women may notice more cysts during late menopause, if they're on hormone replacement therapy, or if they're very thin. SWOLLEN, DISCOLORED BREASTS While swollen breasts are a common sign that a woman is about to get her period, red and swollen breasts, particularly if they're warm to the touch, may be a sign of a very aggressive form of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). Pink, reddish purple, or bruised-looking breasts can also signal IBC. . , , . ." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Women in the WHI study who began hormone replacement therapy (HRT) closer to menopause tended to have less heart disease than when HRT was started later. A substudy of these women's CAT scans showed less plaque (hardening of the arteries) in heart vessels when hormones were started early in menopause. • A study of 1,889 women showed that if HRT was started within ten years of menopause and lasted for at least ten years, there was a significant reduction in dementia. But if women began their HRT ten years later, they had a greater risk of dementia. Other studies have also shown this." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Other drugs such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the contraceptive pill or injections lead to weight gain in up to 70% of users, once again interfering with the body's most basic functions. They also increase breast cancer risk. While this risk is considerably elevated during use of hormone medication, it drops back to the original level within about five years after a woman has stopped taking hormones. This is the result of a study by the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsfor-schungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg and the University Hospitals of Hamburg-Eppendorf." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Usually benign, they can pop up during puberty, pregnancy, or when on birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy. Being overweight is another risk factor, as is wearing hosiery that cuts off the circulation. Large Leg Veins While spider veins are small, red, or purplish, varicose veins are large, your feet too long. As with spider veins, they can also be a telltale sign that you're wearing socks or stockings that are too tight. It's not unusual for a person to have both spider veins and varicose veins." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Natural hormone replacement therapy to restore hormone equilibrium. 3. A select list of vitamins and supplements that have been proven to work synergistically to support optimal hormone balance. the results After following the plan, hormone balance was restored in all of my patients, and their symptoms of estrogen dominance disappeared. Their overall health improved usually within one or two months." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Risk may be decreased by use of aspirin or other non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy. But neither aspirin-like drugs nor postmenopausal hormones are currently recommended to prevent colorectal cancer because of their potential side effects. Some studies show a lower risk of colon cancer among those who are moderately active on a regular basis, and more vigorous activity may even further reduce the risk of colon cancer. Obesity raises the risk of colon cancer in both men and women, but the link seems to be stronger in men." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"In premenopausal women, it also necessitates hormone replacement therapy. One researcher has shown that a hysterectomy in an otherwise healthy forty-year-old woman increases her life expectancy by some four months, a gain is entirely explained by the 1.3% women who are destined to die of endometrial cancer. For other women, there is no gain in life expectancy; in fact, there may be a decline, given that among women with hysterectomies, there are higher rates of cardiovascular disease. There are no universally accepted set of criteria regarding appropriate indications for a hysterectomy." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

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