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The attorney said Fraser began taking Prempro in the mid-1990s, when she was about 50 years old. Her gynecologist prescribed it after Fraser began experiencing hot flashes. Fraser, according to court documents, testified that she continued taking the drug because “it was working… and because my doctor felt it was safe.” Advertisements for the drug at that time also “enhanced” her decision to keep taking it.
According to a study published March 15 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, thoughts about how estrogen alone or estrogen in addition to progestin influence the risk of developing breast cancer has considerably changed in the past 10 years due to results from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) randomized placebo-controlled hormone therapy trials, and from large prospective cohort studies.
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Join Leslie Carol Botha on Monday, March 19 on KRFC FM when she interviews T.S. Wiley, on her book, ‘Sex Lies and Menopause” and her work and research on Rhythmic Cyclic BHRT and the Wiley Protocol using natural cyclic hormones for menopause. Wiley has made numerous national radio and television appearances and since 2000 continues to present and lecture on Multi-Phasic, Rhythmic Cyclic BHRT and Hibernation and Metabolic States. Wiley’s Seminar’s on the Natural History of Endocrinology are attended by physicians from all over the world and they are awarded CME credits for her work.
Emax Health
Submitted by Timothy Boyer on 2011-09-11
Women who use contraceptives that suppress sex hormones such as estrogen and progesterone remember things differently than women who are not on the pill, states researchers at the University of California, Irvine. These differences may explain a sexual dimorphism with post traumatic stress syndrome disorder (PTSD) where women experience PTSD more frequently than men.
Irish Health
August 27, 2011
by Deborah Condon www.irishhealth.com]
Chemotherapy may have a greater effect on a woman’s fertility than first estimated, a new study indicates.
According to US researchers, previous studies have tended to focus on whether a woman’s periods come back after treatment. The absence of menstruation is known as amenorrhoea and until now, it has been viewed as one of the main reproductive side-effects associated with chemotherapy.
The Guardian
Evidence points to the fact that cancer mortality rates are dropping due to improved treatment, not mammograms
Michael Baum
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 2 August 2011 12.07 BST
A paper published in the current issue of the British Medical Journal is yet another inconvenient truth that demands a complete and unbiased re-evaluation of our national breast screening programme (NHSBSP). The paper, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) database, set out to demonstrate that the introduction of screening by mammography in some countries in Europe was associated with a steeper fall in mortality from breast cancer than in neighbouring countries that had delayed offering this service.
Mail Online
United Kingdom
By Jenny Hope
Last updated at 7:42 AM on 7th July 2011
More than one in 20 women go through an early menopause which puts them at greater risk of heart attack, stroke and bone disease in later life, warn researchers.
Higher than expected numbers stop having periods before the age of 40 for no known medical reason, a study has found.
StarTribune
Article by: ANDREW MONSERUD , St. Paul Academy
Updated: July 4, 2011 – 11:32 PM
Minnesotans are pretty confident about their water. After all, we have the source of the Mighty Mississippi and more than 14,000 lakes. Why should we worry about water?
But some Minnesotans are worried, and for good reason. Scientists are increasingly aware of pollutants that were unknown or immeasurable just a few years ago. One documented effect has been the “feminization” of fish in the Mississippi River because of estrogen-like chemicals in the water.
Huffington Post
Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM
Licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, women’s health specialist, founder of PAC Herbs, Chinese herbal medicine in PACkets.
June 28, 2011
“I didn’t sign up for this, I just want to feel normal again,” said Judy, my patient who aptly describes what the 21st century Western woman going through menopause feels. If you want to know how to turn down your body’s internal “thermostat” you are in the right place. Alternative medicine, including food therapy, is a viable option for managing menopause symptoms.
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