Friday, October 21, 2016

Hormone Replacement - latest Expert Consensus


A list of educational YouTube videos on hormones, emphasis on women.   


https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=395&v=3ij6E4C6nls Howard Liebowitz, M.D.
Bio-identical Hormone Therapy, Los Angeles. YouTube  (27 min long).  For women, listen specifically to the 10 to 13 min timeline.
Dr. Marie on Testosterone Therapy for Women   (6 min long)    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxqqx6Bt4wg  

Good item >>   Myths of Testosterone Replacement for Women -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM3z4xFwOm0  23 min
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Female Hormone Levels and Restoration - Estrogen and Progesterone: The Complete Hormonal Picture   - In addition to estrogen and progesterone, it is important to monitor levels of the hormones pregnenolone, DHEA, and testosterone.  Life Extension encourages females to maintain a total testosterone level of 35-45 ng/dL and a free testosterone level of 1-2.2 pg/mL.
   http://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/female-reproductive/female-hormone-restoration/page-07
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  Links about female mortality risk related to hormone levels -

Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Reduces Mortality Risk
Conclusions of the analysis were that "After 10 years of randomized treatment, women receiving hormone replacement therapy early after menopause had a significantly reduced risk of mortality, heart failure, or myocardial infarction (heart attack), without any apparent increase in risk of cancer, venous thromboembolism (blood clots), or stroke. The mortality risk reduction was about 40% 

 http://www.cenegenics-philadelphia.com/medical-news/postmenopausal-hormone-replacement-reduces-mortality-risk/ 

Related URL  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1492478/

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 Testosterone Deficiency Resolutions From an International Expert Consensus, for men- 2016 
 The video version, the latest conclusions   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGKd3OJX_TY   Dr. Abraham Morgentaler  [ text version at: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(16)30115-X/fulltext ]



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