Revitalize Your Hormones
Chapter One
Step 1
Understanding the Dangers
of Hormone Replacement
Therapy
After finishing a lecture recently, I was approached by Sarah, an
office manager with a hectic schedule who said that she was desperately
seeking relief from hot flashes and perimenopausal symptoms.
Sarah was prepared to try anything to get relief. As she listed the
various hormone combinations her doctor had prescribed, I
empathized how Sarah's story typified so many women's perimenopausal
predicaments.
Sarah had tried conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
(drugs made from a combination of synthetic estrogen and synthetic
progesterone, also known as progestin). She had also taken so-called
natural or bio-identical HRT (pills, liquids, patches, or skin creams
containing hormones that are synthesized in the laboratory and
derived from either wild yam or soy). Even the so-called natural, bioidentical
HRT caused her symptoms to intensify.
Doubts about the safety of taking so many chemicals over the
years compounded Sarah's uneasiness. Like many other women
whom I speak to, Sarah had become ... read full excerpt from Revitalize Your Hormones: Dr. Dale's 7 Steps to a Happier, Healthier, and Sexier You ebook
