Hormone Replacement Therapy!

 

Confusion About the Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy! 

Nurse2Once again confusion has entered the world of hormone replacement therapy.  I bring this up in a heart disease blog because the type of treatment for menopausal symptoms can have an effect on cardiovascular health.  

The latest confusion comes out of an article from ThirdAge which I will link to below.  The article focuses on Dr. Shelley Salpeter and her colleagues at Santa Clara Medical Center in California.  They examined 19 studies involving 16,283 women with a mean age of 55 years.  Dr. Salpeter and her colleagues found that hormone replacement therapy was associated with a 27 percent reduction in relative mortality risk and an absolute risk reduction of around 1 percent.   

Their collective research is published in the American Journal of Medicine.  They felt it was important to address the concerns raised by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study that showed postmenopausal women over 63 years of age had an increased risk for heart disease, cancer, stroke and blood clotting due to hormone replacement therapy.  Dr. Salpeter felt that the WHI results were poorly interpreted especially as they applied to younger women.  Quoting from the ThirdAge article: 

“Available evidence indicates that hormone therapy in younger postmenopausal women increases the risk of breast cancer and pulmonary embolism, and reduces risk of cardiovascular events, colon cancer, and hip fracture.  The total mortality benefit for younger women seen in the randomized trials and observational studies indicates that the reduction in deaths from coronary heart disease, fracture and colon cancer outweighed the increase in deaths from breast cancer, stroke, and pulmonary embolism.” 

So What Does This Mean? 

It means risk / reward.  It means risk using hormone replacement therapy to help with menopausal symptoms and be rewarded with the potential for less coronary heart disease, fractures and colon cancer while increasing your risk for breast cancer, stroke, and pulmonary embolism.  Since the absolute risk for death has only a 1 percentage difference let’s not be overly concerned since the short term health benefits outweigh the negatives; especially since 12xs more women die from heart disease then from breast cancer. 

My question is:  Why not a reward / reward option!  Instead of making conventional hormone replacement therapy the first option why not the last option!  Why not work with a qualified health professional to look for natural and effective alternatives to peri menopausal and menopausal symptoms?  Why not apply that some consultive approach with your health professional for cardiovascular solutions?

To help education you on both sides of the menopausal equation I’ve a couple of links below: 

http://www.thirdage.com/menopause/hrt-reduces-mortality-risk-in-50s – This links you to the actual article from ThirdAge in case I’ve misinterpreted the information. 

http://www.amjmed.com/article/PIIS0002934309006664/fulltext – This links you to Dr. Salpeter’s actual research article posted on The American Journal of Medicine’s website. 

Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes! – One of the symptoms of peri menopause and menopause is hot flashes and learning how to effectively use natural remedies can be a Godsend for women. 

What Causes Night Sweats! – This links to another one of my articles.  For many, night sweats are even worse than hot flashes so learning what causes them and how to stop them can do wonders for your overall health. 

The two articles will also provide additional links to help educate you on http://no-more-heart-disease.com/hot-flashes-and-night-sweats/potential solutions to menopausal symptoms[/intlink]

Together we can work to save a million lives! 

Dan Hammer 

The information contained in this blog is for general information purposes only and never as a substitute for professional medical advice or medical exam.  The information contain in this blogging website has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a qualified medical doctor.

Cure for Hot Flashes!

 

Can the Cure for Hot Flashes be a Cardiovascular Health Issue? 

Natural RemediesYou may be wondering why a blog on heart disease would contain a post on the cure for hot flashes.  The answer lies in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study.  This study was launched in 1991 and included 161,808 generally healthy postmenopausal women.  It was designed to be a major 15-year research program to address the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in this category of women. 

The clinical trials were designed to test the effects of hormone therapy, diet, and calcium and vitamin D supplements on heart disease, bone health, and breast and colorectal cancer. 

The study was stopped in 2002 because the results of the study strongly suggested that conventional hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms increased the risk for heart disease, cancer, stroke and http://no-more-heart-disease.com/aspirin-or-nitric-oxide/blood clotting[/intlink] in women.  Three direct health issues that involve the cardiovascular system. 

This caused a surge in women looking for natural remedies for peri menopause and menopausal symptoms.  Remedies that would protect themselves but also help relive symptoms like hot flashes!  This surge created a tremendous amount of confusion which still persists today.  

To help address this issue I’ve two articles you can link to. 

Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes! – This article will address one of the most annoying of all the menopausal symptoms which is hot flashes.  Learning how to effectively use natural remedies for hot flashes can be a Godsend for women who are experiencing this embarrassing and debilitating problem. 

http://no-more-heart-disease.com/hot-flashes-and-night-sweats/Get Rid of Your Hot Flashes and Night Sweats Once and for All![/intlink] – This short video and information sheet contains my wife Sherry’s story.  How we addressed one health issue of http://no-more-heart-disease.com/nitric-oxide-and-blood-pressure/high blood pressure[/intlink] and in the process also completely eliminate her hot flashes and night sweats.  If this video and information speaks to you, then I would invite you to join our group. 

It’s estimated that 80% of women today experience some type of menopausal symptom resulting from hormonal imbalance.  Depending upon your method of treatment, this could also have a potential affect on your cardiovascular system.  Hopefully, these two articles will help educate you so that when you work with a qualified health professional you can design a program that improves your heart health while providing you with a cure for hot flashes. 

Together we can work to save a million lives! 

Dan Hammer 

The information contained in this blog is for general information purposes only and never as a substitute for professional medical advice or medical exam.  The information contain in this blogging website has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a qualified medical doctor.