What’s the logic behind estrogen replacement therapy at menopause?

There are two reasons. Firstly, to stop all the symptoms that occur as a result of the sudden drop of estrogen that is designed by nature to stop your periods. Sadly many doctors do not understand that progesterone will in fact address most if not all these symptoms without the danger of introducing high levels of estrogen back into the body. Unopposed estrogen increases the risk of uterine cancer and breast cancer. That is why it is medical practice to incorporate synthetic progestogens with estrogen replacement therapy (termed HRT) to protect women with an intact uterus.

Secondly, estrogen replacement therapy is routinely prescribed to protect a menopausal woman from cardiovascular disease and maintain bone density to prevent osteoporosis. We understand you have to be on estrogen more than 5 years to derive any real benefits of estrogen in the delaying of bone resorption and further bone deterioration. And yet drug companies warn that long-term use of estrogen carries significant health risk, particularly risk of cancer (increases after 5 years).

Women contemplating hormone replacement find themselves between a rock and a hard place, and little wonder they are resorting to natural progesterone. Progesterone is a safe but as yet unproven alternative in the prevention and treatment of these two conditions viewed as complications of menopause. It’s certainly a more attractive option for those women who have a .hop.clickbank.net target=top>history of cancer, blood clotting, fibroids, or any other estrogen-driven conditions.

So, what about those women who have a family history of heart disease and osteoporosis, or have these conditions themselves? Doctors would scoff at their decision to take progesterone. Certainly, it is a difficult call. We urge you jump to our ‘References’ page, and read carefully to help you form a balanced opinion.