When there is an excess of any hormone in relation to the whole, an imbalance develops, and health problems can arise. When there is too much estrogen and not enough progesterone to counteract its effects, the situation is called estrogen dominance...
There is a common misconception that at menopause, a woman no longer makes female hormones, that she has a deficiency disease, requiring estrogen replacement. The truth is that she merely makes le ...
The Second Opinion "Estrogen Overkill" by Californian general practitioner Dr John Lee (WDDTY vol 5 no 4) is a disturbing amalgam of fact and fiction. It is wrong to say that "the most common age ...
HRT diehards continue to effuse over the long-term benefits of HRT, but the latest evidence shows that long-term hormones offer a greater risk of dying early from cancer or stroke. As little as 10 years ago, it was considered heresy to criticise the...
New evidence points to a strong link between raised progesterone levels and the eventual development of breast cancer. ...
Combination HRT drugs which add progesterone fail to protect against endomettial cancers atcertain doses. ...
Synthetic progesterone taken for therapeutic purposes such as dysfunctional uterine bleeding may increase the risk of heart disease, according to new data. ...
We love your pithy comments and outrageous criticism of doctors’ drugs and SARS (WDDTY vol 14 no 2). But what have you got against progesterone?
Q:I am 48. My doctor has prescribed natural rub-on progesterone for me to help me through the menopause. As I'm a singer, it's also important for me to look young. What are the known dangers? I've ...
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