Why Should I Use HRT (Estrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone) Replacement Therapy?

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The Important Benefits and Values of Male and Female Hormone Replacement Therapy!

Why Should I Use HRT (Estrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone) Replacement Therapy?

There is so much misinformation, myths, lies and misunderstandings about both Male and Female Hormone Replacement Therapy. This article is dedicated to simply telling the truth so those interested in Female Hormone Replacement Therapy will know what they are and how they can benefit them.

I believe most of us recognize what your female hormones did bring you from childhood to adulthood nicely. Once your body started making female hormones you grew up and your became the woman you are today. You developed your adult body and you were given the ability to become the adult you are today. Your hormones did not give you your common sense, nor your intelligence, nor your ability to solve problems, but it has given you the physical capacity to survive and thrive in today’s world. If you have miss used some or all of your abilities to thrive, your bright mind and common sense don’t blame your hormones. If you continue to either ignore or misuse the powers your hormones have or will give you to physical solve problem, to heal your body, to maintain a healthy body, to slow or even reverse aging, then that is entirely up to you.

The information presented herein is entirely about Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement. It is not about either synthetic nor non-human species hormone products (for example hormones made from horse or other animal urine or blood). This information is offered with recognition that while some of the studies this information comes from is not or may not be FDA sanctioned nor approved, it is good and meaningful information. Some of the studies used comes from British, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Japanese and Chinese sources as bio-identical hormones are not often studied here in the US. Since bio-identical hormones are not studied here in the US, we do not have many FDA approved studies with meaningful information. The reason I believe bio-identical hormones are not studied herein the US is because there is no money in it for the US pharmaceutical industry and they do not want to invest in finding this information for you. I offer this last paragraph as a disclaimer that allows you to fully disregard all of what I tell you or select out what ultimately just makes sense to you for your health and your benefit.

Published Benefits of Female (Estradiol, Progesterone Testosterone) Hormone Replacement Therapy

Published Benefits of Estradiol Hormone Replacement Therapy:

• Regulates menstrual cycles
• Increases libido, desire for sex, sexual pleasure and enjoyment of sex
• Moisturizes and plumps vaginal lining and tissues
• Reduces vaginal dryness, promotes lubrication for sex and vaginal health
• Slows bone loss (Osteoporosis, reducing the risk of hip and other fractures, collapse of the spine, chronic back pain, Dowager hump, loss of height, thinning of the bones)
• Can help reduce incidence of heart attacks
▸ Lowers LDL
▸ Increases HDL
▸ Decreases lipoprotein(a) and homocysteine
• Increases moisturization of skin
▸ Increases overall strength
• Promotes release of Anti-Aging factor, slows down the process of aging
• Improves ability to focus, concentrate and complete tasks
• Increases sensitivity of progesterone receptors, improves sleep
• Prevents and decreases severity of both stress and migraines headaches
• Positively affects more than 300 tissue and organ systems within the woman’s body
• Uplifts and creates positive mood
▸ Reduces depression, anxiety and stress before and after menopause
• Positively effects every neurotransmitter in the brain; including serotonin, dopamine, GABA
• Improves brain function, memory and motivation
• Improves verbal memory and ability to learn to new concepts, reasoning, and fine motor skills
• Prevents hot flashes, flushing, night sweats after onset and during menopause
• Prevents fatigue and tiredness after onset and during menopause
• Prevents vaginal and/or bladder infections after onset and during menopause
• Prevents relaxation, prolapse and protrusion of the bladder and urethra after onset and during menopause
• Prevents incontinence relaxation of the bladder and vagina after onset and during menopause
• Urinary tract infections after onset and during menopause
• Prevents and decreases forgetfulness after onset and during menopause
• Prevents difficulty falling asleep; insomnia after onset and during menopause
• Prevent decrease in verbal skills after onset and during menopause
• Prevents and decreases irregular bleeding, spotting after onset and during menopause
• Prevents testosterone imbalance
• Prevents painful intercourse after onset and during menopause
• Prevents and decreases episodes of rapid heartbeat after onset and during menopause
• Prevents and decreases episodes emotional instability after onset and during menopause
• Prevents and decreases episodes feelings of Sadness, despair and crying after onset and during menopause
• Prevents and decreases episodes feelings of feeling of emptiness
• Reduces the risk of certain gastrointestinal cancers (Colorectal Cancer and others)
• Reduces too h decay
• Multiple medical studies demonstrate that HRT and TRT users claim a 20% increase in overall quality of life.
• HRT reduced the overall death rate (from all causes) in women over 50 years of age, hence extends longevity and overall quality of life.

Published Negative Effects and Risk of Estradiol Treatment in Women

• Issue of Breast Cancer: Multiple studies suggest that bio-identical estrogens can reduce the risk of breast cancer when given with bio-identical progesterone. According the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study, synthetic horse urine estrogen does not appear to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer on its own, BUT when given with Provera or other synthetic progestins, or Provera alone, the risk fo breast cancer is increased. This risk is in the range of 1:1000 women, low. Obesity and smoking are possible associated factors but were not reported by the WHI study. Estrogens or progestins should not be used after diagnosis of breast cancer.
• Thrombosis (blood clots) Thrombophlebitis (an inflammatory process causing blood clots in one or more veins, usually in the legs): 1:400 users of HRT appear to have risk of blood clots. This is much more common with use of birth control pills as versed to horse estrogen or bio-identical estrogen. Unpredictable as who will get a clot risk is much higher in overweight women and even much higher in women who smoke. If you are not overweight or smoke cigarettes or use tobacco products and regularly exercise your risk is lower but not entirely gone.
• Ovarian Cancer: The risk of ovarian cancer is slightly higher in women using horse estrogens (Premarin). Risk with use of bio-identical estrogen haws never been established. Once this diagnosis is made estrogens should be stopped.
• Endometrial Cancer: The risk of endometrial cancer is slightly higher in women using horse estrogen. Risk with use of bio-identical estrogen haws never been established. Once this diagnosis is made estrogens should be stopped.
• Fibroid Tumors: The risk of fibroid tumors is higher in women using estrogens, estrogen should be avoided in women who already have fibroids and reduced or stopped when a fibroid is diagnosed, progesterone should be increased as it can shrink fibroid tumors.)
• Melanoma: Evidence on HRT and melanoma risk remains inconclusive. Currently believed to be a non-causal association.
• Dementia: While the KEEPS-Cog study did show that women taking horse estrogens reported improvements in mood and reductions in anxiety symptoms, there were no long term positive nor negative results in either causing nor preventing dementia.
• Endometriosis
• Thyroid problems (fix Thyroid imbalance)
• Gall bladder problems
• Nutrient deficiencies

Too Much Estrogens, Not Dangerous, Can Fixed By Reducing Estrogen Intake:

• Low libido
• Headaches/Migraines
• Heavy menstruation (before onset of menopause)
• Irregular bleeding and/or spotting
• PMS-like symptoms (fixed by reducing estrogen adding progesterone and dietary changes)
• Nausea
• Weight gain/obesity (Fixed by adding Testosterone)
• Sleep disturbances/Insomnia (Add Progesterone)
• Fluid retention and/or bloating (reduce estrogen, reduce sugar and salt intake, diuretic)

Female Hormone Replacement Therapy Should Not Be Used By The Following Women:

• Women with breast or endometrial cancer
• Women with any estrogen sensitive cancers
• Women with undiagnosed vaginal bleeding
• Women with history of blood clots or increased risk of blood clots (obesity or smoking, history of thrombophlebitis or other blood clots)
• Women with increased risk of atherosclerotic heart disease, past heart attack or stoke
• Women with known and/or existing liver disease
• Women with endometriosis
• Women who are pregnant

Female Hormone Replacement Therapy Should Be Used Carefully and Monitored Closely In The Following Women:

• Women with recurring migraine or o her types of headaches which increase with estrogen use
• Undiagnosed edema or fluid retention
• Undiagnosed breast masses or recurrent breast cysts or adenomas which worse during estrogen use
• Women with very dense breasts on mammograms (may not be able to diagnose early breast cancer)
• Skin irritation if and when estrogen patch has been used in the past (may suggest allergy to estrogen)

Published Benefits of Progesterone Hormone Replacement Therapy in Women:

• Decreases menstrual bleeding
• Protects against sleep problems
• Decreases fat storage and deposition
• Anti-cancer; especially protective against breast cancer
• Increases the body supply of oxygen
• Helps prevent hardening of the arteries
• Improves brain structure and function and memory
• Increases metabolic rate
• Helps regulate water retention
• Required for conception and gestation
• Increases intelligence of fetus
• Acts as a mild sedative in large doses
• Protects against miscarriage
• Prevents against and treats PMS
• Stimulates new bone formation
• Anti-aging to skin
• Inhibits Fibrocystic Breast Disease
• Natural antidepressant
• Facilitates thyroid hormones ability to function and work effectively
• Restores sex drive
• Normalizes blood sugar levels
• Reduces spotting
• Tones blood vessels
• Reduces irritability and anxiety
• Reduces testosterone imbalance
• Prevents endometrial cancer
• Anti-aging hormone
• Useful in some cases of seizure disorder
• Helps prevent high blood pressure
• Reduces risk of autoimmune diseases
• Increases (lg-E) to help prevent sinus, respiratory, vaginal infections and allergic reactions
• Increases sensitivity of estrogen receptors
• Reduces risk of heart attack and stroke, raises HDL, lowers triglycerides
• Functions as a precursor to corticosteroids and other steroidal hormones
• Natural diuretic
• Blocks estrogen’s side effects and excessive estrogen
• Increases endurance during exercise
• Calms and protects nervous system
• Protective and positive effect on brain chemistry
• Reduces cravings for sweets – sugars and carbs – (especially refined carbs)
• Thymus gland depends on progesterone
• Most protective hormone the body produces
• Improve efficiency of the Heart
• Basic hormone of adaptation and resistance to stress
• Restores normal sleep patterns, treats insomnia
• Enhances number of insulin receptors on cells
• Used by adrenal glands to produce anti-stress hormone

What Are The Most Common Conditions Associated With of Low Progesterone:

• Fibrocystic breasts or breast pain
• Fluid retention
• Stressed easily
• Weight gain/obesity
• Irritability
• Break-though-bleeding
• PMS
• Low body temperature
• Hair loss
• Headaches/migraines
• Endometriosis
• Sleep disturbances
• Heavier menstrual periods and menstrual cramps
• Fibroids tumors
• Hypothyroidism (low thyroid)
• Bone Loss (osteoporosis)
• Irregular cycle/spotting between cycles
• Infertility
• Anxiety, over reacting
• Easily alarmed or stressed
• Feelings of confusion,
• Mood swings
• Irritability, nervousness, feeling jittery
• Depression

Published Benefits of Testosterone Hormone Replacement Therapy IN Women:

• Physical growth from childhood to adulthood
• Supports cardiovascular health
• Maintenance and repair of reproductive tissues
• Aggressive and competitive behaviors
• Supports maintenance and growth of bones
• Increases and protects bone mass and health
• Increases muscle mass
• Regulates body fat, reduces need for excess body fat
• Decreases body fat (in post-menopausal women)
• Breast health
• Fertility
• Increases and improves sex drive (libido and lubrications)
• Promotes normal menstruation
• Promotes vaginal health
• Promotes development an maintenance of secondary sex characteristics
• Regulates and improves mood

Testosterone Deficiency In Women Causes:

When Testosterone Levels Are Less Than 15 ng/dL
• Mood swings
• Increased anxiety and/or depression
• Negative changes in breast tissue
• Decreased thickness of hair
• Dry skin
• Weight gain
• Increase body fat
• Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)*
• Loss of libido (reduced sex drive)
• Muscle weakness
• Loss of muscle tissues
• Fertility problems
• Vaginal dryness
• Decreased sexual satisfaction
• Missed or irregular menstrual periods
• Osteoporosis (loss of bone density)
• Sluggishness
• Fatigue
• Memory loss
• Sleep disturbances (insomnia)

What Are The Most Common Conditions Associated With of Low Testosterone:
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Chronic stress
• Thyroid disease
• Adrenal exhaustion
• Transition to menopause
• Long-term use of oral contraceptives and contraceptive patches
• Ovarian failure (natural, chemotherapy, radiation, eating disorders, menopause)
• Medication ineffectiveness (anti-hypertensives and opiates)
• Tumors (such as the pituitary gland)

This is a lot of information.

The key point here is that estradiol, progesterone and testosterone improve the overall life of any woman who makes sufficient levels of these hormones or, after menopause, is given these hormones in the form of female hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

The second key point is that while there are definite potential negative affects involved they can be monitored, watched for, prevented or treated early with appropriate follow up care.

Finally, there are far fewer, and no unrecognizable major negative side effect that can not be recognized and treated appropriately.

HRT causes few major negative risks and should be avoided in women who are at significant risk for these problems. HRT therefore should be considered by women who are at low or no risk for these problems but have meaningful negative signs and/or symptoms of hormonal insufficiency or deficiency which should be treated to return, increase or improve their overall or specific quality of life.

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