Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women
Dr Justin Saya from www.defymedical.com talks about HRT for women. Transcript: In the field of female hormone replacement, there is a lot of misinformation and confusion in the general public and in the medical field regarding the distinction between synthetic hormones and bioidentical or, as they are sometimes called bionatural, hormones. various names. . In reality, hormones have been used for quite a long time – both synthetic and what we call bioidentical. In the early or late '90s, two of the most popular drugs, two of the best-selling drugs at the time, Premarin and Prempro, were very popular. Many perimenopausal or postmenopausal women were taking these synthetic hormones.
The Women's Health Initiative study, published in early 2000, conclusively indicated that taking these specific hormones, which were supplemented with an oral product called Premarin, derived from urine pregnant horse, taking these specific hormones increased the risk of several quite serious problems. things. Heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, these are not good things. Almost overnight, most patients stopped taking these medications, these hormones. They were removed. The main difference between these synthetic products and the bioidentical products is not in the manufacturing process because they're both made, you know, they're both synthetic in that regard. But it depends on the hormonal molecule itself.
These so-called synthetic hormones are not exactly the hormones found in your body. They are similar; they are like your body's hormone. They are similar enough to have similar effects to the hormones in your body, but if you ask a chemist to look at the structure of these hormones, they are structurally different from the hormones in your body. So this means that you are putting a foreign hormone into your body that has similar effects to your own body's hormone, but your body senses that it is different.
It's very similar to all the estrogen-like compounds that we're exposed to in the environment in plastics and pesticides, all those things. It's not the same as estrogen in our body, but it has similar effects. Because it is a foreign hormone, it is different from your body. This is one of the theories explaining why these risks are associated with it. Bioidentical products primarily come from a wild yam as a source. If you ask a chemist to look at the structure of the hormone itself, it is no different from the hormone in your body; it's identical. Because of this, your body does not sense that it is a foreign hormone. You supplement your own body's hormone levels, and so far, bioidentical products have actually been around longer than most synthetic products, and there have been no strong indications of the same associated risks Premarin and Prempro.
The Women's Health Initiative study, published in early 2000, conclusively indicated that taking these specific hormones, which were supplemented with an oral product called Premarin, derived from urine pregnant horse, taking these specific hormones increased the risk of several quite serious problems. things. Heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, these are not good things. Almost overnight, most patients stopped taking these medications, these hormones. They were removed. The main difference between these synthetic products and the bioidentical products is not in the manufacturing process because they're both made, you know, they're both synthetic in that regard. But it depends on the hormonal molecule itself.
These so-called synthetic hormones are not exactly the hormones found in your body. They are similar; they are like your body's hormone. They are similar enough to have similar effects to the hormones in your body, but if you ask a chemist to look at the structure of these hormones, they are structurally different from the hormones in your body. So this means that you are putting a foreign hormone into your body that has similar effects to your own body's hormone, but your body senses that it is different.
It's very similar to all the estrogen-like compounds that we're exposed to in the environment in plastics and pesticides, all those things. It's not the same as estrogen in our body, but it has similar effects. Because it is a foreign hormone, it is different from your body. This is one of the theories explaining why these risks are associated with it. Bioidentical products primarily come from a wild yam as a source. If you ask a chemist to look at the structure of the hormone itself, it is no different from the hormone in your body; it's identical. Because of this, your body does not sense that it is a foreign hormone. You supplement your own body's hormone levels, and so far, bioidentical products have actually been around longer than most synthetic products, and there have been no strong indications of the same associated risks Premarin and Prempro.
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