DHEA Articles

DHEA Articles:

The FDA Attacks Women – Declares Estriol Illegal

In a shocking and blatant attack on women, the FDA has declared estriol illegal. This move is designed to stop compounding pharmacies from making bio-identical hormone creams and will also stop over-the-counter estriol-containing creams from being sold to women. The FDA has no report of any problem from these creams. It is acting on a complaint from Wyeth (the makers of estrogen-containing horse urine extract and Centrum vitamins). Millions of women are adversely affected.

Read More: DHEA, Estriol, estrogen, FDA, hormone creams, hysterectomy, menopause

DHEA Helps Older Women Build Spinal Bone Density

In women ages 65-75 taking DHEA along with calcium and vitamin D increased their bone density 2% each year during a 2 year study.

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Oprah’s “Crazy” Talk – Bioidentical Hormones – Helpful or Harmful? (Part 2)

Hormones decline with age. The simplistic idea of replacing something that is apparently missing makes sense to many people, especially when a lab test can show that the hormone levels are lower than a younger person’s or when taking the hormone suppresses a symptom. And that is where the simplicity ends – and the risks begin to elevate.

Read More: bioidentical hormones, compounding pharmacy, DHEA, Estriol, growth hormone, testosterone