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Every now and then an article is published that is both powerful and far-reaching regarding the effects and the safety of hormone therapy. I think the article below, from the prestigious Cornell and Stanford Universities, is just such an article.
Data was compiled on 27,000 women - a large number of women. Half took hormones and half didn't. In the women over 60 years of age, they found no difference in death from cancer or heart disease in the two groups - that means hormones caused no fatal harm in women over 60. But more important than that, in women under 60, hormones reduced the overall mortality rate by 39% - that's a very significant finding for such a large number of patients.
Read more why women might benefit substantially from starting hormone therapy at menopause. And click on the links for more details.
Younger Women May Benefit From HRT - Study Shows Benefits When HRT Is Taken Soon After Menopause
By Salynn Boyles, July 15, 2004
After combining the data from 30 trials comparing hormone use to nonuse, the researchers found a survival advantage for women who begin HRT (hormone replacement therapy) before the age of 60. In women younger than 60, HRT reduced the risk of dying from any cause by 39% compared with women who did not take HRT at all. "These data indicate that a large distinction needs to be made between the risks for women who start hormone therapy around the time of menopause and those who wait until they are older," researcher Edwin E. Salpeter, PhD, tells WebMD. Regardless of age, treatment did not appear to influence the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease or cancer.
And the pendulum swings . . .
Next, here's an article that explodes the myth that your chance of getting pregnant is the same every time you have sex. New research suggests it may be much more likely than once thought because couples have more sex when a woman is the most fertile. Possible explanations include (1.) an increase in the woman's libido at ovulation, (2.) an increase in the woman's sexual attractiveness at ovulation (do women secrete pheromones?) or (3.) maybe intercourse stimulates ovulation. Read on.
Unprotected Sex Around Ovulation Increases Chance of Pregnancy
By Jennifer Warner
June 9, 2004 -- Your parents or sex education teacher may have told you that it only takes a single act of unprotected sex to make a baby, but new research suggests it may be much more likely than they thought.
A new study shows that sexual activity tends to peak during a woman's most fertile time, which means the chances of becoming pregnant from a single unprotected sex act are higher.
"There apparently are biological factors promoting intercourse during a woman's six fertile days, whether she wants a baby or not," says researcher Allen Wilcox. "It's not uncommon for a doctor to hear from an unhappily pregnant patient that she and her partner had taken a chance 'just this once.'"
Incidentally, I am reading Suzanne Somers' new book on "bioidentical hormone therapy" called The Sexy Years. She shares her personal experiences with breast cancer and hormones in an entertaining and joyful manner. I think she presents some excellent ideas about the benefits of, and the logic behind, menopausal hormone therapy bioidentical to the natural hormone milieu of a woman age 35 . . . similar to the advice I have been giving for many years.
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