Wall Street Journal Articles
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- Makers of Alternative Therapies Question the JAMA Conclusions
By Peter Landers and Christopher Windham
“It's almost as if there's a conspiracy of silence about
the fact that this study doesn't apply to all products,”
says Elizabeth Lee Vliet, a Tucson, Ariz., doctor and
author of three books about women and hormones. She
believes estrogen from mare’s urine isn't as safe as estradiol, which is identical to the estrogen most
produced by the body during its reproductive years. “Are
you going to put sludge in your tank, or high-octane
fuel?” asks Dr. Vliet, who treats many patients
successfully with estradiol-based forms.”
- Testosterone Patch for Women Shows Promise
By Alix M. Freedman and Sarah Ellison (May 5, 2004)
“Elizabeth Lee Vliet, a doctor in Tucson, Ariz., and
author of several books on hormones, says one advantage
of P&G's patch is that unlike some more potent products
on the market, it delivers bioidentical testosterone,
meaning, it’s like the testosterone “that our bodies
have made all our lives.” The patch also releases a
small amount of testosterone at regular intervals,
avoiding the spikes of testosterone injections or pills
currently on the market.”
- Special Report: Personal Health, The Case for Hormone Therapy
By Tara Parker-Pope
Menopause hormones have
been battered by recent studies highlighting their
potential dangers. Here’s why women might still want to
take them.
- New
Risk in Taking Prempro: Mammograms Are Murky
By Scott Hensley
In yet another blow to the popular hormone-replace
therapy Prempro, a new analysis of data from the Women’s
Health Initiative found that even short-term use of the
drug increases the risk of breast cancer and causes
abnormal mammograms.
- Sorting Through the Choices For Menopause Hormones
By Melinda Beck March 11, 2008
Amid all the confusion over hormone-replacement therapy for women, one key
aspect is often overlooked: Not all HRT products are the same.
- Doctors Use Estrogen to Treat Memory Loss in Older Women
By Melinda Beck March 18, 2008
Gayatri Devi was a neurologist and psychiatrist specializing in memory disorders
when a patient's case changed her career. The 52-year Brazilian woman, once a dynamo,
had become forgetful and disoriented. Dr. Devi and her colleagues diagnosed early
Alzheimer's disease and prescribed a standard AD drug. As an afterthought, Dr. Devi
added estrogen, having seen research suggesting it might slow the dreaded disease.
