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Menopause

Among the greatest contributions of medicine is the ability to make the exact hormones that a human makes. Women experience a sudden decrease of sex steroid hormone levels creating the symptom complex known throughout the ages as menopause or hormonal imbalance. This drop in Estrogens, Progesterone and even testosterone lead to increased risk of fatal heart attacks, bone loss, loss of brain connections and cognitive function and skin, breast, and mucosal changes typical of aging. Thankfully, replacing a woman's sex steroids soon after menopause can prevent these. Our natural hormone replacement program has been proven effective over more than a decade of use on hundreds of women. There is no reason to use any drug that is not an exact replica of Estradiol, Estriol, and Progesterone.

Female patients who are prone to headaches and continue to have hot flashes and night sweats on Estrogen replacement have found that if they take DIM (Indole-3-Carbinol / Diindolylmethane (DIM)complex) at the same time they take their Estradiol or Biest, they NO longer have hot flashes, sweats and headaches. This may be due to I3C and DIM increasing C2 Hydroxylation of the estrogen in favor of C4 and C16 Hydroxylation which also decreases breast cancer risk. If you are continuing to have these menopause symptoms while on Bio-Identical Estrogen therapy, try taking Indole 3 Carbinol.

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