Hormone Replacement Therapy

Excerpts from PUBMED search in December 2014 from past two years

* lower chance of breast cancer
* estrogen effective in depression in perimenopausal
* higher antioxidant capacity
* improved salivary flow
* positive impact on skeletal muscle
* correlates with lower expression of cancer related genes
* androgens support cognition
* early estrogen HRT may support cognition
* fewer missing teeth
* protects against gastric cancer
* possibly reduces alzheimers
* prevent age related muscle mass loss with training
* may protect against cataracts
* reduction in heart disease
* may reduce lung cancer risk
* decreases mortality if started soon after menopause
* animal experiments show progesterone helps repair brain damage
* significantly reduces peripheral artery disease risk
* minimizes symptoms in rheumatic autoimmune disease
* significantly reduces diabetes risk/occurance
* increases bone density
* transdermal has least risk
* does not work well once the patient is diabetic
* estrogen protects against stroke
* herb supplements may inactivate the HRT
* starting HRT late in life is harmful
* testosterone side effects are minimized by lowering the dose
* Vitamin D controls the conversions of hormones
* testosterone is antiinflammatory
* testosterone induces better sleep
* testosterone reduces the stress response
* testosterone increases circulating red blood cells
* testosterone improves cholesterol
* testosterone minimizes symptoms for some autoimmune disease

BIOIDENTICAL HRT -- What's Not to Like?

I was able to find one reference in Endocrinology recommending against testosterone supplementation for women, except for hyposexual function, because of lack of data supporting it.  Well, you won't get the data unless someone does the studies.  I choose not to wait for Endocrinologists to be sure of the efficacy.  In my experience, Endocrinologists are so slow to change practices.