Estrogen Amazing Estrogen!
Estrogen Amazing Estrogen!
I am amazed at how important Estrogen is to a woman’s body. According to Elizabeth Vliet, M.D. author of Screaming To Be Heard, there are over 400 functions in the female body where estrogen is directly involved.
It protects women from heart disease and stroke and is central to bone and brain health. It is the substance that keeps collagen present in the skin creating elasticity and the ability to hold moisture thus Estrogen gives skin a youthful appearance and healthy mucus membranes.
Estrogen, specifically estradiol, effects brain chemistry, energy levels, a woman’s moods, sleep patterns and quality of sleep and a whole lot more. Estrogen is an amazing substance and by the time a woman stops having her period (menopause) she has about as much estrogen as the average man!
So why is it that less than 20% of woman in the US replace hormones? The authors and doctors who specialize in hormone replacement who have written books on the subject all point to the exaggerated focus on the increased risk of breast cancer. This too scared me when I first heard about bio identical hormone replacement therapy. I am glad that I kept reading because this is what I have learned since then.
Death Rates without hormone replacement statistics:
1. Rates of death for women 55 and older – 48% Stroke and Heart Disease
2. Rates of death for women 55 and older – 1.5% Breast Cancer
3. Rates of death for women 55 and older – 22.5% Other Cancers
4. Rates of death for women 55 and older – 28% All other causes
Changes in death rates with women who use hormone (Estrogen) replacement
The Benefit 30-40% reduction in deaths due to Stroke and Heart Disease
The Risk – 0.15 % new cancer deaths. Most of the studies regarding cancer and estrogen are based on the use of synthetic estrogen.
In other words, a woman takes a slight risk with cancer but she gets a major risk reduction in the occurrence of cardiovascular disease (Heart disease and stroke).
Personal and family health histories are important factors when making these kinds of decisions and as always I suggest you find a good doctor that is well informed about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.
For more information on bioidentical hormone replacement visit our home page at
www.bioidenticalhormonereplacement.net
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