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| Hormone Replacement: Benefits vs. Risks | | | Research has shown that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can effectively control symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness and frequent urinary tract infections. For years, physicians have been prescribing bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) for women who have experienced problems or have other concerns about the use of synthetic hormones. The current benefits v. risks debate has been appropriately summarized by George R. Gillson, MD, PhD, and David T. Zarva, PhD in "A Perspective on HRT for Women..." published in the Int'l Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. "There is a lot of evidence supporting BHRT [Bio-identical HRT], but no big trials [as manufacturers fund trials of synthetic hormones, but not bio-identical hormones, which can not be patented]... Regarding BHRT and conventional HRT (conjugated estrogen/progestin), each practitioner has to consider all of the evidence and decide whether the small trials show benefits [of BHRT] outweigh the large trials [involving synthetic conjugated estrogen/progestins] that conclusively demonstrate harm, since there is no longer any clear standard of care." |
Does Pregnancy Affect Your Teeth?
Women frequently complain to their dentists that their teeth went bad during pregnancy. This is a common misconception that is not founded on scientific fact. The premise is that the developing fetus robs the mother of calcium via the teeth. There is simply no exchange of calcium between the mother’s teeth and the skeletal structure of the developing baby. As a matter of fact, there is a constant buildup or deposition of calcified material in the pulp chamber of the mother’s teeth throughout life. This process occurs in all individuals, male or female. In elderly people, the normally hollow core of the teeth where the nerve resides may be completely solid.
Endometrial Ablation
Endometrial Ablation is an outpatient procedure that involves the removal or the permanent destruction of the lining of the uterus as an alternative to hysterectomy for women who have excessive menstrual or uterine bleeding who have completed childbearing.
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