Archive for the 'Menopause' Category
AAN: Hormone Exposure Affects Parkinson’s Risk

Age at menopause, parity and hormone therapy use may have variable effects on disease risk In postmenopausal women, reproductive factors and hormone therapy use may affect the risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to research that will be presented April 25-May 2 at the annual meeting of the American Academy…
Another Menopausal Treatment Increases Risk of Cancer Recurreance

On the heels of our report on concerns for increased risks of breast cancer from Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) comes new evidence that another option for treating menopausal symptoms, Livial (a synthetic hormone, with a generic formula known as Tibolone), may also raise the risk for breast cancer. Maybe…
Worldhealth.net Broadcasts Urgent Call to Doctors for Training to Meet the Demand for Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT).

Interest in and awareness of Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy has skyrocketed among the public in recent weeks following the airing of two back-to-back Oprah shows on the subject. As renowned hormone restoration expert and lecturer Dr. Sangeeta Pati recently commented, “Oprah has provided the perfect platform for a real…
Rapid menopause can increase the risk of heart disease

A study conducted by the Los Angeles Atherosclerosis of 203 women between the ages of 45 and 60 determined that those who transitioned from being premenopausal to fully postmenopausal within three years had a greater buildup of fatty plaque in their carotid arteries. This placed them at an increased…
Bio-Identical Hormones, Oprah and Some Important Facts

(We recently asked Sangeeta Pati, FACOG to reflect on the impact of Oprah’s recent shows on HRT and give us her thoughts on bio-identical hormones. Dr. Patti will be presenting an important workshop addressing hormone therapy at the upcoming 17th World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine in Orlando this spring….


