TORRANCE, Calif., Feb 23, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The most
comprehensive analysis to date, published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal, a
leading peer-reviewed publication for practicing clinicians, showed that
bioidentical hormones are associated with reduced health risks and are more
efficacious than their synthetic counterparts. Conducted by a leading expert in
hormone replacement, Kent Holtorf, M.D., medical director of the Holtorf Medical
Group in Torrance, California, the paper reviewed and evaluated results from
more than 200 physiological and clinical studies. It demonstrated that
bioidentical hormone replacement therapy is both more effective and has greater
health benefits for women suffering with symptoms of menopause than hormone
replacement therapy with synthetic hormones. Synthetic forms of hormone
replacement therapy prescribe substances such as Premarin, Provera and Prempro
and present real health risks with increased risks of breast cancer, stroke and
heart attack.
"Many physicians and so-called experts state that there is no evidence that
bioidentical hormones are safer than synthetic HRT. A thorough review of the
medical literature, however, clearly supports the claim that bioidentical
hormones have some distinctly different, often opposite, physiological effects
to those of their synthetic hormones," said Dr. Holtorf, whose practice treats
more than 7,000 patients each year. "The medical literature demonstrates that
bioidentical hormone replacement therapy is highly effective and carries a
reduced, rather than an increased risk of breast cancer and cardiovascular
disease."
The review also showed that patients undergoing bioidentical HRT were less
likely to experience sleep problems, anxiety, depression and cognitive effects -
common side effects of synthetic hormones and are associated with a reduced risk
for breast cancer and superior cardiovascular protection.
"While larger, randomized clinical studies are needed, the review of current
medical literature demonstrates that bioidentical hormones are a safer, highly
effective option for women, and any physician that is practicing evidence-based
medicine should be using bioidentical hormone replacement for their patients,"
said Dr. Holtorf.
Synthetic HRT preparations, which are the most commonly prescribed method of HRT
in the United States, are comprised of pregnant horse hormones that are not
found in the human body or synthetic hormones that have physiologic effects that
mimic or mirror the natural estrogen or progesterone effects in the body. In
contrast, bioidentical hormone replacement contains molecules that are exact
replicas of the endogenous estrogens and progesterone found in the body and, as
such, have distinctly different physiological effects than their synthetic
counterparts.
The Holtorf Medical Group is one of the leading authorities on hormone
replacement and has been educating patients on the superiority and safety of
natural hormones versus synthetic for many years. Dr. Holtorf is available to
discuss the FDA's move to halt the use of bioidentical hormones while promoting
synthetic hormone therapy, and why discouraging healthcare professionals from
using this treatment threatens the health of women everywhere. In addition, Dr.
Holtorf can dispel the common misconceptions associated with bioidentical
hormone treatment and discuss the significant health benefits patients can
expect from this treatment compared to synthetic versions of HRT. For more
information or for a copy of the study go to www.HoltorfMed.com.
SOURCE The Holtorf Medical Group
URL: http://www.HoltorfMed.com
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