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Forum: Natural Health and Wellness

The time now is May 16, 2008 01:10:16 PM

Topic: Help with Menopause

Sarah95
Sarah95
Location: Santa Rosa Beach, United States
Posts: 2
Help with Menopause
I'm confused by the mixed messages about hormone replacement therapy, cancer dangers and the natural products for menopause. How can I sort this out?
  • Posted: Thu,11-01-2007 10:04am

 

DrRon
DrRon
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Location: Santa Rosa Beach, United States
Posts: 16
Help with Menopause
This is a huge subject. I started to write an article addressing menopause, but I found that it was too big for an article also. There are some excellent books on the subject. A great book for women of all ages is "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom" by Christine Northrup. She also wrote, "The Wisdom of Menopause." There are two books that address the spiritual aspects of menopause, "Reclaiming the Menstrual Matrix" by Tamara Slayton, and "A Woman's Book of Life" by Joan Borysenko. If you want the shortest answer to your question, start with "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom." Chapter 14 is 60 pages of basic facts with lots of references to other sources. Good luck. DrRon.
  • Posted: Thu,11-01-2007 10:17am

 

ReaderRo
ReaderRo
Location: n/a, United States
Posts: 6
I agree, The Wisdom of Menopause is a great resource
I recently picked up The Wisdom of Menopause after seeing the author on Oprah last month. It's a terrific book and it made me feel that, you know, it's OKAY for our bodies to change. I'm still confused about a lot of the topics, but I feel comfortable with them.
  • Posted: Thu,11-15-2007 1:29am

 

DrSandy
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Location: Santa Rosa Beach, United States
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Another Excellent Book
I've been reading "Menopause Without Medicine" by Linda Ojeda, Ph.D. She does an excellent job of explaining the entire landscape of menopause--including the importance of balancing progesterone as well as estrogen. Some ideas from the book: Progesterone protects breast health. Progesterone is also bone-protective because there is some fear of bone thinning. Make sure a progesterone cream is USP-approved progesterone. Progesterone enhances existing thyroid therapy so you may need a little less thyroid medicine if your doctor agrees. Estrogen might increase the amount of thyroid therapy that is needed. Vitamin E in liquid or suppository form is helpful for vaginal dryness. Calendula cream is also good. Replens suppositories are useful; they last three days. Vitex, Motherwort and Dong Quai also help with vaginal dryness. Nutrition-wise, zinc is needed. You can get zinc from almonds, sunflower seeds and beans. Zinc deficiency will aggravate vaginal dryness. Anti-histimines will dry out all tissues in the body including the vagina and produce zinc deficiency. The B vitamins, Niacin especially, support histimine release and the production of mucus in response to sexual activity. Niacin is available in tuna, turkey, salmon, brown rice and enriched bread.
  • Posted: Mon,11-26-2007 12:35pm

 

Michell3z
Michell3z
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Location: New York, United States
Posts: 5
Hormone replacement therapy
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also referred to as "hormone therapy"(HT),is a system of medical treatment for surgically menopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, based on the assumption that it may prevent discomfort and health problems caused by diminished circulating estrogen and progesterone hormones. The treatment involves a series of drugs designed to artificially boost hormone levels. The main types of hormones involved are estrogens, progesterone or progestins, and sometimes testosterone.
  • Posted: Wed,04-23-2008 12:27am

 



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