Bioidentical Hormones: Why Are They Still Controversial?

Published in October 2009, this LifeExtension Report asks the question, “Why are bioidentical hormones still controversial?”  This is an in-depth report on the debate between the use of bioidentical hormones versus their synthetic counterparts.  The debate within the debate is the use of estriol versus estradiol in the treatment of estrogen deficiency.  Some believe estriol…

Advanced Breast Cancer on the Rise in Younger Women

In a study just released, Rebecca H. Johnson, M.D. (Seattle Washington – Oncologist) discovers a disturbing rise in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer in younger women (age 25 to 39).  The findings were published in JAMA.  The E3N French Cohort Study (also on our Research page) shows that natural progesterone may be cancer protective.  I…