I'm wondering what anyone/everyone has learned about the role of hormone replacement therapies for women as it affects bone density.
In 2000, when I first visited an orthopedic surgeon for my scoliosis, he wrote in his report that I needed to be very diligent with checking bone density, and if it was found to be decreasing, I would need to take Fosamax or Calcitrin. This same doctor also recommended that I do HRT for bone density.
I used Bioidentical hormone cream for a few years, and went off this treatment in January of this year. A friend of mine had gone through breast cancer and radical mastectomies of both breasts. All of her doctors warned her that bioidenticals had no significant follow-up research done, and they all felt that it contributed to her cancer. My own GP told me that it was not proven to help bone density and although there were not yet any solid studies, it made sense to her that estrogens, whether bioidentical or synthetic, would "feed" cancer cells in the body.
Stopping usage of the estrogen/progesterone cream was easy- no side effects - no hot flashes, no sleep impairment, no mood changes....although in the last couple months I've been more pensive- not as easy to be upbeat or serene, which is more my usual state. So...wondering how long it stays in the body...
It seems that we, the aging babyboomers, are the guinea pigs and the votes are not all in.
Please post if anyone digs up some decent studies. I'm looking for someone to do my homework for me.
In 2000, when I first visited an orthopedic surgeon for my scoliosis, he wrote in his report that I needed to be very diligent with checking bone density, and if it was found to be decreasing, I would need to take Fosamax or Calcitrin. This same doctor also recommended that I do HRT for bone density.
I used Bioidentical hormone cream for a few years, and went off this treatment in January of this year. A friend of mine had gone through breast cancer and radical mastectomies of both breasts. All of her doctors warned her that bioidenticals had no significant follow-up research done, and they all felt that it contributed to her cancer. My own GP told me that it was not proven to help bone density and although there were not yet any solid studies, it made sense to her that estrogens, whether bioidentical or synthetic, would "feed" cancer cells in the body.
Stopping usage of the estrogen/progesterone cream was easy- no side effects - no hot flashes, no sleep impairment, no mood changes....although in the last couple months I've been more pensive- not as easy to be upbeat or serene, which is more my usual state. So...wondering how long it stays in the body...
It seems that we, the aging babyboomers, are the guinea pigs and the votes are not all in.
Please post if anyone digs up some decent studies. I'm looking for someone to do my homework for me.
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