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jmslsu01
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6/9/2003
From:
northern VA | posted: 12/10/2004 at 12:54:51 AM ET
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What kind of hormones do you wear a patch for?
It's for hormone replacement therapy,which can be taken orally or in a patch. If you do a quick Google search,you'll find plenty of information,pro,con,and objective as possible. The benefits of taking it by patch is that you avoid the risk of blood clotting and creating proteins in your liver that lead to heart disease. On the other hand,the pill form can fight HDL levels (that's your "bad" cholesterol).
Other than that-if you're really interested,read some articles or books about women's health (some Internet sites are overly-pro or overly-con. Try to find the ones that are from universities and health organizations-the prescription websites,of course,won't be completely objective.). I'm not saying that to be snotty-it's still a controversial subject,and since this is an issue that doesn't affect me yet,I don't know all the details. It's just one of the many reasons why women need to find a doctor whom they can trust and feel comfortable talking to,no matter what stage of life she's in. (preachy preachy Jenn) I know some info,but not enough so that I feel comfortable talking about it at length.
Jenn
| tamashii
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7/26/2004
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Victoria, Australia | posted: 12/10/2004 at 12:55:32 AM ET
Hormone replacement therapy (commonly referred to as HRT) is the administration of sex hormones- in Bernadette's case, I'm assuming that would be estrogen. Lots of women take it during and after menopause, because at that time estrogen levels decline and can cause unwelcome changes in the body. I didn't see the episode of Dr Phil (I'm from Australia, so it probably won't reach here for another year!) but if it is recent I'm a little concerned that she is still undergoing HRT. There have been a lot of studies done and results show links between HRT and various types of cancer- most commonly breast and ovarian cancer. A lot of women who used to have HRT patches no longer use them, and many doctors have stopped recommending it. But I'm sure Bernadette and her doctor know what they're doing!
xxx Laura
| jmslsu01
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From:
northern VA | posted: 12/13/2004 at 7:38:34 PM ET
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Note: HDL is the "good" cholesterol--LDL is bad.
D'oh!
Jenn
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