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Does estrogen cause cancer?

March 21, 2019 barbdepree

There is no conclusive evidence that HRT significantly increases the risk of breast cancer. There just isn’t! But there’s the…

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Posted in: Physical Health Filed under: breast cancer, estrogen, hormone therapy, nutrition

What’s the deal with HRT?

February 11, 2019 barbdepree

In the last 25 years, I’ve had many conversations with my patients about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). They’ve heard that…

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Posted in: Physical Health, Resources Filed under: breast cancer, dementia, estrogen, heart disease, hormone therapy, medications, symptoms

I’m at the end of my rope with menopause. What can help?

February 8, 2019 barbdepree

You describe the top symptoms of menopause: interrupted sleep, heart palpitations, hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, vaginal dryness, painful…

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Posted in: Brain Matters, Emotional Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Physical Health Filed under: dryness, estrogen, hormone therapy, localized hormones, sleep, stress, symptoms

What can you tell me about systemic vs. localized estrogen?

January 10, 2019 barbdepree

You ask whether estrogen that is “sent through your body” (systemic) causes increased risk of cancer and heart disease, and…

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Posted in: Physical Health Filed under: estrogen, hormone therapy, localized hormones, medications, symptoms

What’s the current thinking on risks after stopping hormone therapy?

July 10, 2018 barbdepree

Once again the yin/yang of hormone therapy (HT) is in the crosshairs. On the one hand, estrogen is the only truly effective…

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Posted in: Physical Health Filed under: breast cancer, estrogen, heart disease, hormone therapy, hormones, localized hormones

Are there non-synthetic hormone replacement options?

January 5, 2018 barbdepree

There are plenty of bioidentical pharmaceutical hormone options to treat menopausal symptoms. Over 90 percent of my hormone therapy patients…

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Posted in: Lifestyle, Resources Filed under: estrogen, health care provider, hormone therapy, hormones, menopause

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