Posted by tealady on February 12, 2004, at 3:06:11
In reply to Alternative for HRT .... maybe Tea Lady?, posted by Maxime on January 19, 2004, at 16:18:41
> Hello I am doing some research for a friend. She is 37 years old and will have a hystorectomy this week. She doesn't want to take hormone replacement therapy and is looking for alternatives.
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> If anyone can suggest some sites for me to read or have any personal experience they would like to share, I would greatly appreciate it. This woman lives in Britain, so I don't know if she would have access to ALL alternative meds.
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> Maxime
Hi Maxime,
Your friend has probably had ths op. by now and I hope discussed her options with her doctor in more detail. A second medical opinion would also be a help as oestrogen does a lot more than just control hot flashes....
My cousin had this op in Oz(I'm assuming it is a total hyst with ovary removal) and here they automatically get(unless I guess they object) a tiny oestradiol implant under the skin...which my cousin says makes her feel the best she has ever felt.
Older natural post menopausal women and those getting a hysterectomy are in two very different situations...some post menopausal women have large amounts of adipose tissue around their waists...this acts as a oestrogen store, so they don't need supplemental oestrogen. This is not usually the case with those younger women who have a hyst...and their bodiew ahave a longer need for the oestrogen.some further reading http://goddessdiet.com/estrogens.htm
My Mum and her friends all tried red clover without success...again not in your friend's situation.
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