HRT
Hormone Replacement Therapyerapy

 

Alternative Medicine
 
Bee's Royal Jelly @ https://www.realnatural.org/royal-jelly-testosterone-estrogen-menopause/
(CAUTION: Do NOT exceed recommended dosage, lest one trigger an allergy.)
 
Before the Change by Ann L Gittleman reiterates the recent warnings against synthetic HRT & unfermented soy.  She recommends a combination of Indian herbs:
ashwagandha, haritaki, licorice, shatavari, asoka, lodh tree & Malabar nut, per vol 8 #1 Healthy Living
Hormone Havoc - CD Ann Louise Gittleman discusses perimenopause, bio-identical hormones + diet.
Super Nutrition for Menopause book by Gittleman discusses alternative remedies.
The 40/30/30 Phenomenon by Gittleman shows how to make the best use of the body's hormonal response to food.  www.freedompressonline.com   www.annlouise.com
Biodentical Hormones @ https://www.hotzehwc.com/
Black Cohash is recommended as estrogen alternative by The Doctor's Prescription for Healthy Living 
vol # 7 #3 and Remifemin: Herbal Relief for Menopausal Symptoms by Frank Murray
Black Cohash may reduce levels of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) without effecting levels of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH).  LH  may be responsible for progesterone release. 
FSH may be responsible for estrogen release. Traditional Medicines from the Earth
by Richard Scalzo, Michael Cronin  www.freedompressonline.com
Black Cohash (to mimic safe estrogen estriol), licorice (to facilitate estrogen synthesis), don quai (to modulate estrogen balance & progesterone synthesis) & vitex (to suppress excess prolactin) may be an alternative HRT.  1/2003 + 7/2004 + 11/2010 Life Extension magazine
Jonathan Wright MD in 4/05 Life Extension says the safest estrogen is estriol.
Take no more than 2 mg estriol, .25 mg estradiol & .25 estrone per day (if using 3 estrogens) 
Testosterone may prevent breast cancer, protect uterus, promote bone development, libido & cardiac strength.  You may want to skip your bioidentical hormones [estrogen, testosterone (300 mcg patch if ovaries have been removed), & progesterone] from day 12 of cycle until 3-5 days before next cycle to prevent long term receptor down-regulation.
10-15 mg daily DHEA may reduce inflammation, increase insulin-like growth factor & libido, plus inhibit fat, neurological impairment, immunity, & abnormal blood platelet accumulation.  DHEA can convert to estrogen.
Those with a history of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer need caution.  www.lef.org
Blood tests may help troubleshoot potential problems.  Optimal blood levels are as follow. 
Glucose (70-85mg/dL), cholesterol (180-200mg/dL),  LDL (under 100mg/dL), HDL (over 55mg/dL), triglycerides (under 100/dL), fibrinogen (200-300mg/dL), hemoglobin AIC (below 4.5%), DHEA (350-430ug/dL), PSA (0-2.tng/mL), homocysteine (under 7.2umol/L), C-reactive protein (under 1.5mg/L), TSH (0.35-2.1mU/L), free testosterone (1.4-2.2pg/mL), estradiol (352-528pg/mL). 5/2006 www.lef.org
Bob, MD - http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2012/05/balancing-female-hormones-pt-1/ 
Dr. Bob Balancing Female Hormones - Part 1 8/2015
 Dr. Bob Balancing Female Hormones - Part 2 @ http://www.marilynandsarah.org/tv/watch/
Boron was found to help post-menopausal women produce estrogen, testosterone AND vitamin D3 per Life Extension magazine 1/2005 - www.lef.org -
Dr Neilson discovered that boron causes estradiol 17B to double. 
[There are 3 types of estrogen: estriol, estrone & estradiol. 17-beta estradiol is all the supplementation that is needed to activate the human estrogen receptors per Elizabeth Lee Vliet MD in Screaming to be Heard.]  
Eat dates, grapes, raisins, beans, almonds, honey per Reese Dubin in Miracle Food Cures From the Bible    www.phdirect.com   
Some researchers believe boron to have estrogen-like properties (by raising blood plasma estradiol), while other researchers claim boron to reduce testosterone-like properties, referring to reports of hair loss in males following its supplementation. 
Boron increases calcium & magnesium retention, but at the expense of lowering manganese. 
Manganese does have proven estrogen-like attributes. 
It is 1 of the co-factors crucial to help calcium uptake, unless manganese levels are too high. 
If needed, take manganese AM & calcium & magnesium PM.  Boron may be found in fresh apples, pears, grapes, non-citrus fruit, legumes, nuts, avocado, vegetables + wine. 
Boron may be indicated in the older person when there is decreased mental alertness, decreased bone density, or prostate problems.  http://www.acu-cell.com/b.html -
(Do not exceed recommended dosage so as NOT to trigger extrogenic/breast cancer.)
Boron "is a trace mineral, now considered to be essential to human health...Boron is necessary for the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis...probably...by activating vitamin D & estrogen.
1 study showed that postmenopausal women who took 3 mg of boron a day decreased the amount of calcium lost in their urine & increased their estrogen levels." http://www.maxihealth.com/meno.htm
Boron - http://examine.com/supplements/Boron/ - "In post-menopausal women on a Boron deficient diet (0.25mg daily), 3mg in (boron) supplementation can preserve a decrease in testosterone induced by the diet.[16] The increase appeared to be of greater magnitude when dietary Magnesium was low, suggesting Boron may act on similar mechanisms. Boron deficiency appears to reduce androgen status in women & sufficiency can restore levels; a similar phenomena as seen with Zinc (use by men)."
"Sources of Boron are:[1]  Avocado (about 1.11mg/0.102mmol per avocado)[3] , Flaked onions, dehydrated (6.573+/-3.228mcg/g), Ground Cinnamon (10.37+/-0.661mcg/g), Parsely (26.878+/-1.778mcg/g), Apple Juice (1.881+/-0.082mcg/g) and Sauce (2.828+/-0.12mcg/g), Cherries (1.482+/-0.243mcg/g), Grape Juice (2.020+/-0.265mcg/g), Peaches (1.872+/-0.112mcg/g), Broccoli stalk (0.889+/-0.039mcg/g)." -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3678698 - 3 mg "Boron supplementation markedly elevated the serum concentrations of 17 beta-estradiol & testosterone; the elevation seemed more marked when dietary magnesium was low."
Boron @ http://www.rexresearch.com/newnham/newnham.htm "Research has now shown that boron supplementation in postmenopausal women doubles the blood level of the most active form of oestrogen, 17-beta oestradiol, to the level found in women on oestrogen replacement therapy. Equally, the blood levels of testosterone more than doubled (7). With HRT there is a higher risk of breast or endometrial cancer which is NOT known to happen with hormones produced by the body as with borax supplementation.  Some women get premenstrual problems because oestrogen levels are too high and progesterone too low, & therefore may be afraid of using boron. However, I found no evidence that boron raises oestrogen above normal healthy levels. Boron may balance levels of sex hormones similar to the action of maca root powder.
Maca acts on the pituitary gland not only to increase but also to balance our sex hormones & seems to stimulate our own progesterone production as needed."
Braverman, Eric   Total Health With Dr. Eric Braverman, August 9, 2009 http://www.wor710.com/topic/play_window.phpaudioType=Episode&audioId=3939226
Health Talk Podcasts http://www.wor710.com/pages/4707223
Brain/Ovary Connection (The Doctors) @ http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/procedure_list/305
(Electromagnetic therapy may NOT be an open door for demons.  CAUTION.)
Total Sexual Health - The Greatest Sex of Your Life - From Your Brain, Body, Mind, & Its Hormones http://www.thedoctorstv.com/files/Total%20Sexual%20Health.pdf
"Low levels of dopamine typically result in loss of libido, reduced interest in & energy for sex...
Arousal is determined & initiated by acetylcholine. While not as powerful a neurotransmitter as dopamine in terms of regulating sexual desire, depleted acetylcholine levels are known to negatively affect cognitive functioning, especially memory & attention...
Acetylcholine also regulates internal moisture....
Low levels can cause dryness, affecting vaginal lubrication in women...
Lower moisture levels can also adversely affect semen volume in men...
Orgasm release is controlled by the body’s level of Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)...responsible for regulating sexual tone, and also plays an important role in brain hypothalamic/pituitary function.14 GABA (synthesized from glutamine & inositol) is considered to be 1 of the most important neurotransmitters in the central nervous system...
Hormones (Endogenous and Replacement with Bioidenticals) that influence GABA levels are Progesterone &...
[Pregnenolone (over the counter) a steroid hormone...synthesized from cholesterol...helps regulate GABA & serotonin levels in the brain, helping restore the feelings of pleasure derived from sex.
Suggested dosage is 100-400 mg/day.]
Serotonin is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan in serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system, as well as cells in the gastrointestinal tract. serotonin modalities of anger, aggression, body temperature, mood...Low serotonin levels can result in a lack of joy & feelings of intimacy. Depleted levels of serotonin also affect timing of sexual release...coming...too early (premature ejaculation) or too late.
Premature ejaculations affect 20-30% of men...
In common with GABA, serotonin taken orally does not pass directly into the central nervous system, because it does not cross the blood-brain barrier. However, tryptophan & its metabolite 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), from which serotonin is synthesized, can & do cross the blood-brain barrier.
These agents are available as dietary supplements.
Too much serotonin especially with medicines, i.e. SSRI & anti-depressants stops all orgasms.
Topical testosterone (supplementation through natural sources along with prostaglandin) has shown to be helpful in some men with ED...AndroGel, a gel that is rubbed into the skin, provides the easiest delivery system. Tribulus (vitamin supplement) is an over the counter alternative...Suggested bioidentical testosterone dosage is orally 2.5-10 mg/day for women [check with your doctor 1st (especially is there is danger of hormonal cancer)], & 100 mg/day for men.
DHEA/7Keto-DHEA (over the counter), short for dehydroepiandrosterone, is produced in the adrenal glands, gonads, brain, and skin. In humans, DHEA is the dominant steroid hormone & precursor of all steroid sex hormones. Its role in sexual physiology (for both men and women) is that of a mood modulator.
As we age, DHEA levels start to decline so that by 70-80 years of age, peak DHEA concentrations are only 10-20% of those in young adults. Reestablishing DHEA balance to original youthful levels can enhance sexual desire, receptivity and performance, & restore the pleasure derived from sex. Suggested doses for men & women are 50-200 mg/day. 7-keto form causes fewer pimples & could be taken up to 200-800 mg.
Supplements have also proven to be of benefit in restoring healthy sexuality in later years. Vitamin D (5,000 units/day) is invaluable in strengthening overall health & combating menopausal symptoms in women. A recent study also found that women consuming Vitamin D from food sources or supplements had a substantially lower risk of hip fractures. Zinc can increase sexual desire in males, increasing intensity of orgasm, while boron (an estrogen booster) accomplishes the same for women.
The hormone melatonin (0.3-10 mg/day), widely available over the counter, may improve sexual performance,
as well as enhancing serenity and relaxation after sex (before sleeping).
Vitamin B6 (10-50 mg/day) has a similar effect.
The amino acid arginine (2,800 mg/day) can help men increase the frequency & lasting time of erections, while yohimbine (dangerous for those with heart problems), an alkaloid available over the counter in the United States containing dopamine-related compounds, has been shown in human studies to be effective in the treatment of male impotence.  Also in the herbal family, St. John’s wort has been shown to fight depression."
http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_synopsis/204?section=feature&title=Your%20Brain%20on%20Sex Simple Ways to Boost Your Sex Drive:  7 teas and spices, 7 color rainbow of fruits and vegetables, B Vitamin Inositol, plant extract 'integraline' http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item01294/Integra-Lean-Irvingia.html which is the seed extract of the West African plant Irvingia gabonensis, which can help reduce body weight & improve metabolism. http://www.thewayup.com/products/0109.cfm
Braverman recommends partial "natural" incretins.  See above vs meds.
http://courses.washington.edu/conj/bess/incretins/incretins.html "The incretins are hormones that work to increase insulin secretion." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duRFZaFXZXc +
http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.aspx?showID=15760  pharmaceutical education
Braverman, Dr Eric Younger Thinner You Diet - How Understanding Your Brain Chemistry Can Help You Lose Weight, Reverse Aging, & Fight Disease  Chapter 15 Stay Sexy and Flatten Your Stomach - suggests Core (Transdermal) Sex Hormones for Women = 100-200 mg natural Progesterone for GABA & serotonin, 2.5-10 mg natural testosterone (tribulus) for dopamine, 1-2 mg estradiol (E2) for acetyl-choline, 2-4 mg estriol (E3) for dopamine, 50-100 mg DHEA sulfate for acetyl-choline, 10-250  mg pregnenolone for GABA & serotonin, 200 mg 7-KETO for serotonin. (Braverman believes a woman's dead ovaries can be revived.)
 
Caprylic acid - Candidiasis (yeast infection) may contribute to chronic fatigue syndrome.  White & Sherlock in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine 3rd quarter 2005/vol 20/#3 www.orthomed.org explain that candida release toxins which may affect (a) the brain causing mental & emotional disturbances or space-out feelings, (b) T-cell function, (c) muscles, (d) energy, and (e) hormones (by fitting into hormone receptor sites).  Contributors to candida growth are sugar, stress, birth control pills, pollution, antibiotics & pregnancy (by its hormonal alternation of the body).  Candida can continue down the birth canal & infect the newborn. 
Typical medications are neither completely safe nor completely effective.  Recommendations are (for at least 1 month) to avoid yeast, sugar, refined grains, stimulants & fermented foods + take vitamin C, folic acid, pyridoxal-5-phosphate, riboflavin, vitamin A, zinc, magnesium, selenium, essential fatty acids, & pantothenic acid.  Month 2 take caprylic acid.  It is found in coconut oil & human breast milk.  (It also decreases blood platelet stickiness, aids digestion, reduces blood & liver cholesterol, plus increases calcium uptake.) 
Month 3 take oregano. Month 4 take a supplement containing both L acidophilus & B bifidum in encapsulated freeze-dried milk-free form, milk thistle containing silymarin + roasted dandelion coffee.
Castor Oil packs - https://hormonesbalance.com/articles/castor-oil-packs-for-hormonal-balance/
Clinic for Optimal Health and Rejuvenation Toronto, Canada  (Vincent DeMarco, MD)
Red Clover flowers or raw red clover sprouts may provide estrogen after menopause.  May cause infertility, weight gain or fat redistribution, & breast tenderness.   The Complete Guide to Herbal Medicines by Fetrow & Avila
Red Clover and soy contain phyto-estrogens.  2005 data does NOT show increased risk of endometrial cancer. 
It MAY have anti-coagulant effects and lead to bleeding in patients taking blood thinners. www.naturaldatabase.com 
Clover is recommended as a lawn plant to provide nitrogen to the soil, as it is a legume, the same as soybeans, peas, peanuts. 
If Americans are not interested, perhaps 3rd world countries might, as some soils are nitrogen deficient, where there is no or little crop rotation or frequent flooding with washing off of top soil.
Coconut oil [a saturated fat, from the coconut - milk or copra (white meat)] taken 3-4 tablespoons (preferably as organic, raw or virgin) with each meal will do a miracle, if one is faithful to do it daily, preferably for a lifetime, because it will also do wonders for one's energy and hormones, especially the thyroid.    
Calbom, Cherie & John - The Coconut Diet - The Secret Ingredient That Helps You Lose Weight While You Eat Your Favorite Foods www.gococonuts.com   It is an excellent food to rid oneself of Candida!
Conrad, Christine - A Woman's Guide to Natural Hormones - Use a cream instead of a pill. All natural birth control.  Orgasms. Pain free sex. Reverse the aging process.  www.naturalwoman.org + info@naturalwoman.org
 
Date pits - http://ejeafche.uvigo.es/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_view/gid,373/
"2 studies by Bennett et al [4] and Heftmann et al [3] date pits as well as pollen grains from palm date cultivated in California showed the presence of the hormone estrone in both products.
Amin et al also reported the isolation of the hormone estrone from pollen grains from Egyptian date pits [5]. These reports stimulated our attention to try to detect the presence as well as the determination of the level of estrone in date pits of selected cultivars of date palm growing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
8 date pits cultivars (of many available varities) studied, only 2 samples showed the presence of the hormone estrone, these are Sokkary & Thamani.
The concentration of the hormone in the 2 cultivars was found to be 3.3 & 1.4 mg/100 g powdered date pits, respectively... Date pits used for feeding animals & poultry should be routinely analyzed for estrone
They should be totally free from hormone estrone to avoid consumption of the hormone by humans."
DeMaria, Dr. Bob Drugless Guide to Balancing Female Hormones
Balancing Female Hormones - Part One + http://twmas.blip.tv/file/3633486/ 
http://twmas.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc excellent - Discussion of thyroid & liver issues, too.
5/17-19/2010 – Balancing Female Hormones - interview with Marilyn & Sarah Hickey
Watch Part One Here + Watch Part Two Here + Watch Part Three Here
DeMaria, Dr Bob - Balancing Female Hormones with Dr. Bob - Part 1
Balancing Female Hormones with Dr. Bob - Part 2 - excellent -
http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2011/04/female-hormones-dr-bob-part-1/ - http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2011/04/female-hormones-dr-bob-part-2/ - http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2011/04/female-hormones-dr-bob-part-3/
DeMaria,  Dr. Bob - http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2012/05/balancing-female-hormones-pt-1/ +
http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2012/05/balancing-female-hormones-pt-2/ 
@ http://www.marilynandsarah.org/tv/daily-topics/
DeMaria, Dr Bob - Balancing Female Hormones with Dr. Bob – Part 1 - 1/2/2014 +
Balancing Female Hormones with Dr. Bob – Part 2 - 1/3/2014
DeMaria, Dr Bob - Balancing Female Hormones with Dr. Bob – Part 1- 1/29/2014 -
Detoxification - http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=293324 - cites optimal hormone levels -
"The goal however, is for you to produce your & Free T3.  This is accomplished by effective detoxification using Results RNA® ACZ nano® to quickly, safely & inexpensively remove the Mercury & other toxins from the body." (RNA @ www.douglaslabs.com)
Regarding ACZ nano which is volcanic zeolite  (or a magnetic bentonite/montmorillonite/volcanic ash)
"The Zeolite molecule is shaped like a bee's honeycomb & carries a natural negative (-) charge.
When this type of Zeolite is ingested into the body all of the positively charged (+) toxins, heavy metals (arsenic, lead, dioxins, mercury, cadmium, nickel, cupper, & chromium), & harmful chemicals bond with the Zeolite & are flushed out by your bodies natural functions within 7-8 hrs.  Zeolite's sensational success discovery is in the use of Natural Chelation Therapy & is 100% Safe and 100% Effective.
CAUTION: Warning, Danger
DO NOT purchase 'Low Grade' Zeolite The use of low grade Zeolite being sold as 'Knock Offs' can be fatal." 
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/12050.php
(As of approx. 2012) Waiora's Zeolite is the only Zeolite with approved clinical trials & the scientific process to enable safe & effective use."
http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Warning-Health-Hazard--Ingesting-Low-Grade-Zeolite-Can-Be-Fatal--Purchase-Only-High-Grade-Zeolite-Fo/430575#ixzz2DLY8JeFX -
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5-50 daily mg DHEA is equal to conventional estrogen-progestin hormone replacement + it helps reduce bone loss per 3/04 Life Extension magazine.
Life Extension's book Disease Prevention & Treatment urges the addition of melatonin, Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) & vitamins D3, E & gamma E tocopherol to protect breast cell proliferation due to estrogen from DHEA  www.lef.org
Dr Sergey A Dzugan in 12/2004 Life Extension www.lef.org says normal hormonal levels are as follow:
DHEA-s 65-380 ng/dL, pregnenolone 10-230 ng/dL, estrogen 61-437 pg/mL, progesterone .2-28 ng/mL, testosterone 14-76 ng/dL  www.lef.org
Dzugan, Dr Sergey editorial in 8/2005 Life Extension magazine www.lef.org advocates all natural/bio-identical hormones.  The following is one HRT protocol for a 50 year old woman.  Take hormones AM - 100 mg pregnenolone, 50 mg DHEA, Triest gel (estriol, estradiol, estrone) .6 ml days 1-10 following menses & .4 ml days 11-14, micronized progesterone gel - .6ml days 1-10 & .8 ml until menses begins, plus micronized testosterone gel at .1 ml daily.  Analogs called progestins are the result of synthetic progesterone use. 
Bio-identical progesterone can be helpful for both men and women to offset lack of exercise and excess estrogen, such as found in (meat and milk) cattle that have been given hormones. 
Typical estrogen ratio is 60/10/10-80/20/20 of estriol/estradiol/estrone. 
Typical Triest formulation is 80/10/10.  In excess, estradiol & estrone may stimulate female cancers. 
Estriol may reduce cancer.  The 3 estrogens are interdependent, however.  Hormones protect the heart.
 
Estrogen alone did better than estrogen with progestin regarding heart attacks and breast cancer per WHI study.  (Analogs called progestins are the result of synthetic progesterone use.) Vaginal HRT may reduce vaginal atrophy & dryness in menopause. 10/11/2005 www.wsj.com  healthjournal@wsj.com
Estrogen protects mice brains and perhaps helps brain signals to ovaries.  3/21/2004   www.parade.com
 
Flaxseed hulls provide lignans or phyto-estrogens that may shift estrogen metabolism favoring production of the desirable weak estrogen 2-hydroxy-estrone. Urology 2001 www.purecaps.com
 
Greene, Dr Robert  Perfect Balance  drrobertgreene@aol.com  12/2005  www.lef.org  
 
Hoffman, Dr. Barbara @ Joni – Hope for Hormones #1 – Dr. Barbara Hoffman (J1348) -
https://www.daystar.com/ondemand/category/daystar-original-programs/joni-table-talk/ + www.askdrbarbara.com + Daystar 8/15/2022 Her + his hormonal creams for various seasons of life.
Hormones may help regulate the immune/inflammatory response.  There seems to be a 3 way communication between nervous, endocrine (hormone) & immune systems. Researchers think progesterone regulates immunity in females & testosterone regulates immunity in males, per Philip M Tierno in The Secret Life of Germs - Observations & Lessons From a Microbe Hunter www.simonsays.com
 
International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, Illinois, USA www.isswsh.org + isswsh@wjweiser.com
Institute for Sexual Medicine (formerly of Boston, MA, USA) treats men & women conventionally.  Low/insufficient testosterone in menopausal women may result in vaginal pain & lack of orgasm. www.bumc.bu.edu/sexualmedicine   www.abouthealth.com
 
Litchen - www.lef.org 12/2007 editorial Treating Killer Diseases with Hormones Instead of Drugs 
Litchen, Dr Edward Textbook of Bio-Identical Hormones  Vitamin D (esp. D3) seems to be a key nutrient protector. L-Tryptophan & GABA seem to help sleep.  Senior women may need natural progesterone (cream). There are bio-identical natural (not synthetic) thyroid hormoneS, plural (T4/T3).
 
Maca possibly "may also help the body produce more estrogen receptors (this phenomenon is well known to research physiologists), thereby helping the body to 'capture' more of the estrogen circulating in the blood for use by the tissues.  In short, there is not enough research." http://www.wholeworldbotanicals.com/royal_maca_after_complete_hysterectomy
Maca (a root vegetable) may: stimulate ovaries, help PMS, &  help menopause hot flashes, memory, depression, & fatigue. www.medicine-plants.com  http://www.wholeworldbotanicals.com/odyssey
Maca "Maca is derived from wild yam and is supposed to be bio-identical to natural progesterone...
Some people have had wonderful results using these products & for others it has been a nightmare." http://www.ournakedfood.com/questions/183/Maca---a-non-hormonal-alternative-to-hormone-replacement-therapy + http://www.wholeworldbotanicals.com/library
Maca...'regulates' the ovarian function"...Maca encourages the ovaries & other glands to produce the needed hormones...I have had perhaps 200 female patients whose perimenopausal & postmenopausal symptoms are alleviated by taking maca...(Men can also benefit from supplementation.)
'When menopause arrives, then, the ovaries are atrophied & do not produce the estrogen & progesterone which the body requires minimally to function.'
For this reason, I encourage women to start with maca before menopause.
'It seems to help the endocrine system to stay in balance.'" http://www.macaroot.com/science/hormone.html - "Alkaloids were 1st shown to work on the hypothalamus-pituitary axis by Dr. Gloria Chacon de Popovici in 1962...
In females, Dr. Chacon found that maca increased egg follicle maturation & increased the number of follicles.
In males, she noticed increased sperm count as well as increased sperm motility.
Thus she deduced that maca wasn't producing hormones in either sex, but rather stimulating each sex to respond in a gender appropriate manner... Glucosinates (found in plants of the Cruciferae family), specifically methoxybenzly isothiocyanate, are implicated for their action on reproductive hormonal processes while the amino acid L-arginine found in maca is believed to stimulate sexual desire in both sexes & aids erectile tissue response in men. (Maca may help) ease hormone irregularities, restore muscle tone, add (vaginal) moisture & give a youthful glow to the skin."  http://www.macasex.com/
"Botanically speaking, both Lepidium peruvianum & Lepidium meyenii are correct & indeed the very same plant...Calcium makes up 10% of maca's mineral count. Magnesium & potassium are also present in significant amounts. Other maca minerals include iron, silica, & traces of iodine, manganese zinc, copper & sodium. Starch, a hexosane polysaccharide in maca, contains the triple minerals calcium, phosphorus & iron. Vitamins found in maca comprise thiamin, riboflavin & ascorbic acid.
Carbohydrates, coming from maca's cellulose & lignin, are polyholosides.
Amino acid proteins in maca include aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, histidine, glycine, threonine, cystine, alanine, arginine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, valine, methionine, lysine, tryptophan, proline, hoproline, & sarcosine." - http://www.macaroot.com/science/nutrition.html +
http://sequelnaturals.com/macasure/resources/articles/morton-walker.html
Repeat of above. Dr Morton Walker's summary of  Hugo Malaspina, MD, Lima cardiologist's findings.
Maca (lepidium peruvianum chacon) per Dr Gary Gordon www.gordonresearch.com   http://www.longevityplus.com/store/product.php?productid=495&cat=1&bestseller "Dr. Hugo Malaspina, a former cardiologist, states that Maca regulates the organs of internal secretion, such as the pituitary, the adrenal glands, the pancreas, etc. He also considers Maca to be an effective (and superior) substitute for a pharmaceutical hormonal replacement therapy, free from the harmful side effects of the later.  Viana Miller, Ph.D., states that Maca is known to help revitalize men & women of middle & older age both mentally & physically, assist in human conception, help older men maintain sexual functioning, help prevent vaginal yeast infections, help reduce stress, boost energy levels, & help maintain strong bones in post-menopausal women."
Marketplace, Wall St Journal 6/25/2003 by Landers & Windham. 
HRT alternatives are Activella, Climara, Vlvelle & Prometrium
3/3/2004 Alternative prescription HRT options listed under: Patches,Gels/Creams,Oral,Rings  www.wsj.com
Melatonin - 7/2003  Light striking the retina, even during sleep, can reduce melatonin hormone that helps regulate circadian rhythms. 
Light at night can also suppress estrogen estradiol, associated with breast cancer.
Light is a drug says Reiter  www.discover.com 
 
Pincott, Dr. -  http://www.drpincott.com/publications/newsletters/PDF/jul_aug05.pdf - "Suggested Treatments:
15. Vitex & (Mexican wild yam) progesterone to treat estrogen dominance: when estrogen levels are too high thyroid hormones are less effective which is why many women on the Pill or HRT end up on thyroid medication. Low thyroid increases prolactin levels which increase the risk of ovarian cysts, weight gain & breast cancer. Tamoxifen blocks the utilization of iodine in the formation of thyroid hormones. Women with breast cancer have lower T3 hormones & elevated TSH levels. Oral estrogen therapy in the case where a friendly form of estrogen is required to help a woman through menopause may induce a hypothyroidism.
The increase of thyroid-binding globulin (& therefore lowering of available thyroid hormone) does NOT occur in the transdermal form of estrogen."
PMU industry provides estrogen from pregnant mares (female horses). See alternative estrogen replacement therapy products available in US.  Also check out programs of foals (newborn colts) rescued from PMU industry. www.medicinehorse.org + www.rockymountainfoalrescue.org + www.prismpmufoals.com
www.impakt.com/healthsmarttoday fall 2004
Pomegranate seeds contain estrone; the (white outer) peel contains 3 estrogenic compounds: luteolin, quercetin, & kaempfferol. (Do NOT eat the outer red/purple skin/peel.)
http://www.cjmed.net/html/2007929_141.html?PHPSESSID=6f5f2e789fa65dcb55bf72274831f320
Pomegranate seeds & palm oil are vegetable sources of estrone.
Concise encyclopedia biology - Google + http://ressources.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a42/00600277.pdf
"Dried pomegranate seeds contain an oil, which has been shown to contain not only the steroidal estrogen estrone (Heftman et al 1966; Dean et al 19771), but also the isoflavonic phyto-estrogens genistein, daidzein & the phytoestrogenic coumesten, coumestrol (Moneam et al 1988)."
https://bioimmersion.com/docs/pomegranate_depression.pdf - "Pomegranate is known to contain estrogens (estradiol, estrone & estriol) & show estrogenic activities in mice."
 Concise encyclopedia biochemistry and molecular biology - Google -
"Estrone from pomegranate seeds, date stones & estriol from willow catkins."
http://www.squidoo.com/pomegranate-seed-oil
"A single estrone-rich pomegranate fruit could be as potent as 2 days of HRT pills...
Be able to get at least 3/4 cup of seeds & 1/4 cup of juice out of each pomegranate."
GC/MS analysis for estrone identification‎ -
"Our (2005) results suggested that there were no steroid estrogens including estrone, estradiol & testosterone in pomegranate seed, fruit juice & preparations. Consequently, we assumed that the previously reported analysts of pomegranate were misunderstood, their analytical results according to either the estrogen-like effects or similarity of peak retention time & Rf values in experiments."
Pregnenolone is grandmother of all hormones per Khalsa MD  Food as Medicine 
It is precursor to DHEA, estrogen, testosterone  www.drdharma.com   http://www.vitaminstuff.com/supplements-pregnenolone.html  http://www.wholeworldbotanicals.com/odyssey
Pregnenolone (Do NOT confuse with progesterone cited below.) is a precursor to over 150 steroid hormones and is produced naturally in the body from cholesterol.  Pure Encapsulations pregnenolone supplement is derived from wild yam diosgenin which is chemically-made more-available for body utilization. 
Standard dosage is 10-30mg/day for adults over18. To be taken AM &/or noon. 
Advantages: may improve mood by increasing dopamine, may assist immunity & may promote post-training task learning & memory.  Potential side effects = acne, hair loss, female facial hair growth, aggression, irritability, increased estrogen levels (problematic for certain cancers), rapid heartbeat, dizziness, or blurred vision. www.purecaps.com [Remember, this is a hormone precursor.  Do NOT exceed recommended dosage. 
Rule of thumb is to always take minimum workable dosage for any supplement (or drug). 
Also remember that many supplements (or drugs) take time to work best or notice results, sometimes 1-3 months.]
Progesterone cream - natural - 1800-329-0029  www.daystar.com
Progesterone cream - natural - 11/23/2011  http://www.daystar.com/ondemand/joni-hormones-barbara-hoffman-j749/   for all adult men & women
Hoffman, Dr. Barbara - 11/24/2011 http://www.daystar.com/ondemand/joni-hormones-skin-care-barbara-hoffman-j751/
Progesterone (Do NOT confuse with pregnenolone cited above.) that is natural (not chemically altered natural progesterone brand names) seems to be the help that women need to boost their libido. 
Apply as a cream (only 2 weeks per month) (approx 1 ounce per month) between day 10-28 of menstrual cycle or of month, if there is no period. 
Rotate sites (palms, face/neck, upper chest/breast, inside arms, behind knees) to fatty skin. Titer/increase up to day 7 & titer/decrease down to day 7. Check chapter 18 for OTC concentrations.
Lee, Dr John R with Hopkins,Virginia  What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Menopause - The Breakthrough Book on Natural Progesterone help for pre-menopause, endometriosis, fibrocystic breasts, and PMS.  www.hacres.com
Lee, John R - Natural Progesterone - Acclaimed by Dr Christiane Northrup
Removal of ovaries (oophorectomy/ovariectomy or ligation/cutting & tying off of fallopian tubes) is female castration (resulting in loss of sex drive), equivalent to removal of testicle & prostate gland in men.  A hysterectomy (removal of the uterus/castration resulting in loss of sex drive) is never necessary unless a woman has cancer.
 
Reynolds, Dr. Gordon in 2/2005 Life Extension www.lef.org notes that hormone levels peak at about age 35.  By age 55 most sex hormones have declined significantly.  Between ages 64-79 the severe lack of hormones contributes to many diseases.  Reynolds recommends regular monitoring of 5 hormones - estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, & cortisol. 
 
Salba    Sellman, Sherrill reminds women in Return Ancient Deed that salba (a gray white seed) provides "a perfect 1:4 ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s...It helps to decrease estrogen overload by binding to the extra estrogen in the digestive tract.  This extra estrogen is later eliminated from the body through the feces."  5/2009 magazine Better Nutrition
Shaak, Dr. Carolyn V, Needham, Mass, USA  DBA Woman Well.
Gynecologist uses compounded hormonal creams. 1-781-453-0321
Suzanne Somers in The Sexy Years book recommends bioidentical hormones + cites a number of recognized MDs = Jennifer & Laura Berman, Uzzi Reiss, Diana Schwarzbein, + Dr Susan Davis at Jean Hailes Foundation, Australia  www.lef.org  S
 
The Hall Center editorials http://www.thehallcenter.com/learn/ - Good (GYN) gynecological info, but be forewarned that clinic practices many occultic arts, which could lead to demonic oppression.
The V Book - A Doctor's Guide to Complete Vulvo-vaginal Health by Elizabeth G Stewart MD & Paula Spencer   www.thevbook.com   Stewart is an expert on vulvo-vaginal care and sexual pain disorders.
Tri-est (mixture of 3 natural estrogens) or
Bi-est (estrol & estradiol, 2 natural estrogens) is recommended by Khalsa MD for HRT  www.drdharma.com
The Lark Letter 8/2001 recommends Aloe vera www.drlark.com
 
Vaginal dryness can be remediated with topical applications of olive oil or kiwi fruit. 
http://pharmacy.king-online.com/pharmacy_200304030/index.php
The People's Pharmacy Guide to Home & Herbal Remedies by Joe & Teresa Graedon. 
Also see Christiane Northrup's Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom pg 549 or her Women to Women health care center, Yarmouth, Maine, USA www.bantam.com  1-800-804-0935
Vitamins: Hype or Hope & HRT: The Answers - A Concise Guide for Solving the Hormone Replacement Therapy Puzzle Author Pamela Wartian Smith MD MPH advocates bioidentical HRT & her lab tests include saliva testing for 3 estrogens (estrone, estradiol, estriol), progesterone, total & free testosterone, DHEA, cortisol, melatonin, pregnenolone + insulin-like growth factor. 5/2005 Life Extension rrclark@cfhll.com - www.cfhll.com -  www.lef.org
Vitamin D3 @ https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/high-dose-vitamin-d-may-treat-incurable-diseases-experts_5077108.html - 3/3/2023 - Edited excerpt - (Avoid synthetic D3.
Stay with wild unprocessed D3 from cod liver oil such as @ http://www.rositausa.com )  

"Literature shows that vitamin D has a host of roles across multiple processes & organs.
Most cells have a specific receptor for vitamin D. 
When the vitamin D molecule binds to its receptor, it can activate around 2,000 genes in the body. 
Vitamin D expert William Grant, who published over 300 papers on vitamin D, told The Epoch Times that vitamin D should be viewed as a hormone rather than a vitamin. Vitamins are micronutrients.
The body uses them in small amounts for their assisting role in establishing health pathways. 
Vitamin D, however, acts on many genetic pathways as a direct contributor rather than an assistant, regulating calcium levels & parathyroid hormones, & interacting with immune cells, neurons, pancreatic cells, etc. 
Most importantly, while all the other vitamins have to be obtained through the diet, the body naturally produces vitamin D from sunlight. Studies have also shown that without sun exposure, it is quite difficult to obtain sufficient vitamin D through a natural diet alone."
 
Walters, Katherine & Faith - Menopause creams @
http://www.kathiewaltersministry.com/E-books/proges.pdf
What Your Mother Never Told You about Sex  HRT book by Hilda Hutcherson. www.amazon.com
Testosterone patch Intrensa coming in 2005.  In HRT rotate from left side to right, from abdomen to buttocks, or from flank to arms depending on cream & doctor instructions.
5/4/2004 Wall Street Journal says that Procter & Gamble Co has a testosterone patch to place on the abdomen twice a week for those who have hypo-active sexual desire disorder, or whose ovaries are removed (or fallopian tubes tied).  5/5/2004 WSJ reminds women to balance testosterone with estrogen to prevent facial hair, voice deepening, or acne. www.wsj.com
White mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) may not be advisable for postmenopausal women as they slow an enzyme used in estrogen production & may promote cancer.  4/2004 Reader's Digest magazine www.rd.com
Wise-Budoff, Dr Penny  No More Hot Flashes 
In chapter 4 Estrogen and the Brain - Keeping Your Mind, Penny shares the research of Psychologist Barbara Sherwin who found that menopausal women or females (who had their ovaries removed) could restore their depression & libido by taking estrogen &/or testosterone.
Testosterone responsive neurons have an enzyme, aromatase, that converts testosterone to estrogen. 
In women most testosterone is derived from the adrenal glands.
(Bio-identical transdermal gels are advisable.)  
Patches may be available in estrogen + testosterone/androstenedione/DHEA/DHEAS patches.
Also see No More Hot Flashes & Other Good News.  www.bonneforme.com
Women's Health Initiative warns against Progestin found in medroxy-progesterone acetate (MPA), Provera & Prempro, because it may increase breast cancer risk...Use NO progestin or a natural progestin per Wall Street Journal  newspaper 7/13/2004  www.wsj.com   healthjournal@wsj.com
Women's Heath Initiative (WHI) founded in 1991 has the largest randomized women's clinical trials. 
Current research shows that although progestin may blunt the effect of estrogen on the uterus to prevent endometrial cancer, it may be better to use (natural) progestin quarterly or semi-annually, rather than monthly, because progestin rather than estrogen may contribute to breast cancer. 
There are 3 forms of estrogen (estriol, estrone, & estradiol).  Body fat is a natural source of estrogen (estradiol 17Beta). Natural estrogen may contribute to ductal breast carcinoma. 
Most clinical trials & the public use synthetic estrogen pills, creams & patches, rather than estradiol 17B.  Research shows that menopausal estrogen may in fact help prevent breast cancer, excepting ductal. 4/12/2006 www.wsj.com
Women to Women www.womentowomen.com Yarmouth, Maine, USA clinic founded by author Christiane Northrup MD, Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP, & Dixie Mills MD FACS, who commingle conventional medicine with alternative. 
Women's Health & Hormones suggests the combipatch (estradiol + progesterone) or vivelle-dot (17 beta estradiol = bioidentical)  http://my.athenet/~nrsprntg/additsources2.html   www.combipatch.com
Women, Your Body & Natural Progesterone by Dr Francisco Contreras of NW, Mexico Oasis of Hope Hospital http://oasisofhope.com
 
Zeligs MD & Connelly MD in All About DIM (diindolylmethane)
Eat raw cruciferous vegetables to remedy the hormone balances.  www.penguinputnam.com
 

Medical Science Research
 
Bioidentical Hormones - Why Are They Still Controversial? 10/2009 www.lef.org An aging woman's suggested hormonal blood level recommendation is: estradiol 90-250 pg/ml, progesterone 2-15 mg/ml, free testosterone 1-2.2 pg/ml, preceded by obtaining her baseline levels. 
15-25 mg/day DHEA may help maintain her testosterone levels.
Suggested compounded hormone cream dosages are cited in editorial.
3/14/2001 BIOLOGY OF THE MENOPAUSAL PROCESS & ASSOCIATED HEALTH CONDITIONS DURING & AFTER MENOPAUSE http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-01-067.html 
"The ovary of various animal species, serves as the body's primary source of estradiol-17 beta (E2), the steroid hormone associated with protection of the premenopausal woman from a variety of potential postmenopausal health problems, such as increased risk for decline in cardiovascular, skeletal, & genitourinary system function, & for increased incidence of hot flashes. 
In addition to E2, the premenopausal ovary also secretes other steroid hormones, such as progestins & androgens, & the glycoprotein, inhibin.  Progestins, androgens & inhibin all have incompletely understood functions within the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (H-P-O) axis & much less well-defined roles in the proper functioning of peripheral tissues.
The change in ovarian function across the menopause is accompanied by the loss of virtually all of the primordial & developing follicles residing within the ovary.  From a non-replenishable store of several million primordial follicles formed within the developing human ovary during gestation, approximately 25,000 follicles remain at the start of the final 12-15 years of menstrual cycling.  These remaining follicles appear to undergo an accelerated rate of loss of over twice that of the 1st 2 decades of reproductive life. 
The molecular & cellular mechanisms responsible for this acceleration of follicular loss are virtually unknown.   Consequently only several hundred or less apparently gonadotropin-insensitive follicles remain in the ovary at the time of menopause, a number likely to be too small to sustain the H-P-O interactions required for regular menstrual cyclicity. 
 Follicular atresia is the predominant fate of ovarian follicles.  Of the millions of follicles initially present in the ovary, well over 99% are depleted over the woman's reproductive life span through atresia. 
Except for the single ovulatory follicle per month in a normally cycling woman, all of the growing pool of antral follicles is resorbed within the ovary by atresia.  Even women not cycling due to oral contraceptive usage or pregnancy lose ovarian follicles at rates comparable to those in cycling women. 
The underlying mechanism of atresia of antral follicles in diverse species, including humans, appears to involve apoptosis in various follicular cells. 
The molecular & cellular mechanisms through which these apoptotic processes are regulated are just starting to be explored.
Menstrual cycles in regularly cycling middle-aged women gradually grow shorter due to a shorter follicular phase, while the length of the luteal phase generally remains constant.  As women enter the perimenopausal period, their cycles gradually lengthen, as the fraction of ovulatory cycles declines & cycles become irregular. 
Early follicular phase FSH levels begin to rise about 5 years preceding the menopause, even in regularly cycling women.  Inhibin B, a potential biomarker of ovarian follicular function in the prw & peri-menopausal woman, is reported to decline in older ovulatory women with increased serum FSH levels. 
Characteristics of pulsatile pituitary gonadotropin secretion driven by changes in hypothalamic GnRH secretion in women in their 40s with normal cycles & hormonal levels may explain the rise in FSH levels. 
Thus, age-related changes in the H-P-O axis may to play an important role in the menopausal process.
LH levels become elevated roughly 1 year prior to menopause.
Data on serum levels of E2 & progesterone suggest elevated levels of E2 & diminished levels of progesterone relative to young premenopausal women during at least part of the peri-menopause.
Changes in the formation & function of the corpus luteum during the perimenopause are not well described.
Thus, menopause marks a dramatic change in ovarian function.  Prior to menopause, the ovary participates as a key component of the dynamic hormonal orchestration of the H-P-O axis resulting in the periodic release of oocytes; subsequent to menopause, the ovary functions as a relatively quiescent androgen-secreting organ in a hypergonadotropic environment.  The molecular & cellular mechanisms involved in the increased magnitude of the rise in early follicular phase FSH, the development of menstrual cycle irregularity, the rise in LH late in the menopausal process, the regulation of E2, progesterone & inhibin levels during the menopausal process.  The apparent acceleration in the rate of follicular loss early in the menopausal process are largely unknown.
By what molecular mechanisms do the menopause-related changes in the aging H-P-O axis interact with non-reproductive tissues leading to the health problems & conditions associated with peri & post-menopausal women? 
Clearly the loss of ovarian estrogen is a major factor involved in this process, as we learn that many non-reproductive tissues are responsive to protection by estrogen.  Increased estrogen levels during the perimenopause coupled with declining progesterone levels may explain abnormal uterine bleeding & perhaps the development of uterine fibroids.  Several non-reproductive somatic tissues associated with postmenopausal health problems, such as bone & cardiovascular tissue, make their own supply of estrogen via endogenous estrogen synthetase (aromatase) &/or activate estrogen within the tissue via endogenous 17-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity.
Other H-P-O axis factors may also be involved.  For example, the observations that a) gonadotropin levels are increased in estrogen-deficient postmenopausal women, b) glycosylated forms of serum LH & FSH are altered in the postmenopause, and c) gonadotropin receptors have been detected in non-reproductive tissue, increase the possibility that these altered postmenopausal levels & forms of gonadotropins may have physiologic or pathophysiologic roles outside of the reproductive system. 
Also, loss of gonadal inhibin in peri & post-menopausal women may affect osteoblastogenesis & osteoclastogenesis, thereby contributing to bone loss during & subsequent to the menopause.  
The frequently greater complaint of menopausal symptoms in surgically menopausal women suggests either the severity is related to the abrupt loss of ovarian estrogen or the postmenopausal ovary may secrete protective factors to modulate symptoms. 
Still another largely unexplored possibility is age-related alteration in tissue sensitivity to estrogen &/or other bioregulatory factors secreted by the H-P-O axis."
Dr. Bob - http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2012/05/balancing-female-hormones-pt-1/ +
http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2012/05/balancing-female-hormones-pt-2/  from http://www.marilynandsarah.org/tv/daily-topics/
 
Dach, Dr Jeffrey - The Safety of Bio-Identical Hormones @  http://jeffreydachmd114.vox.com/
library/post/the-safety-of-bio-identical-hormones-by-jeffrey-dach-md.html
 
Estrogen - 17 b-estradiol - http://biblioteca.cinvestav.mx/indicadores/texto_completo/cinvestav/2006/126638_1.pdf
may affect memory retention
Estrogen - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743731/
"1 factor that is believed to play an important role in the sex differences observed in brain aging & neuro-degeneration is sex hormone levels, in particular estrogen."
 

Stephen Goldring, RPh., Alan Muir, CPhT. Natural, Synthetic & Bio-Identical Hormones    http://www.dailybasicrx.com/NaturalBHRTApril2008LH.pdf 
Natural = "Existing in or derived from nature; not made, caused by, or processed by humankind."
Synthetic = "Made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product."
Biological: "Relating to biology or living organisms." Identical = "Exactly alike or the same."
HRT: "Treatment with certain hormones to alleviate menopausal symptoms or osteoporosis."
"The term "bio-Identical" has been used...to attempt to clarify hormone replacement products which are chemically identical to human hormones. This designation has been applied to 17 -Estradiol, Estrone, Estriol, Testosterone, Dehydroepiandrosterone, Melatonin, Pregnenolone & Progesterone.
All of which are found in human tissues. Strictly speaking, hormones referenced in bio-Identical HRT are chemically synthesized from precursor compounds found in nature.
These naturally occurring base compounds are similar - not identical - to human hormones. 
In 1941, Russell E. Marker, a Pennsylvania State College biochemist, discovered a practical method of synthesizing progesterone beginning with diosgenin, a sapogenin molecule closely related to all of the human steroid sex hormones. This chemical process is diagrammed here.
The Marker Degradation provided a commercially viable source for progesterone, namely the diosgenin molecule found in Mexican yams (Dioscorea)...The diosgenin molecule is not a human hormone molecule, but is similar in structure to many human hormone molecules...
Chemical manufacturers of bio-identical hormones utilize diosgenin from Dioscorea in the Marker Degradation to synthesize progesterone and other hormones. Diosgenin may also be obtained from other plant sources (agave, crape ginger, soy etc.)."

 
HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - obesity treatment
http://www.thehcgdiet.com/pdf/pounds-and-inches-by-dr-a-t-w-simeons.pdf      
Simeons, Dr. ATW Pounds and Inches online text-book regarding the use of injectable HCG -
(Now homeopathic HCG rather than injectable is preferred.)  2 hormones known in the female as follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and corpus luteum stimulating hormone (LSH) are secreted by the anterior lobe of tile pituitary gland. These hormones are real gonadotropilins because they directly govern the function of the ovaries. The anterior pituitary is in turn governed by the diencephalon, & so when there is an ovarian deficiency the diencephalic center concerned is hard put to correct matters by increasing the secretion from the anterior pituitary of FSH or LSH, as the case may be. When sexual deficiency is clinically present, this is a sign that the diencephalic center concerned is unable, in spite of maximal exertion, to cope with the demand for anterior pituitary stimulation.
When then the administration of HCG increases the functional capacity of the diencephalon, all demands can be fully satisfied & the sex deficiency is corrected.
That this is the true mechanism underlying the presumed gonadotrophic action of HCG is confirmed by the (act that when the pituitary gland of infantile rats is removed before they are given HCG, the latter has no effect on their sex-glands. HCG cannot therefore have a direct sex gland stimulating action like that of the anterior pituitary gonadotrophins, as FSH and LSH are justly called.
The latter are entirely different substances from that which can be extracted from pregnancy urine & which, unfortunately, is called chorionic gonadotiophin. It would he no more clumsy, & certainly far more appropriate, if HCG were henceforth called chorionic dienccphalotrophin.
It cannot he sufficiently emphasized that HCG is not sex-hormone, that its action is identical in men, women, children & in those cases in which the sex-glands no longer function owing to old age or their surgical removal. The only sexual change it can bring about after puberty is an improvement of a pre-existing deficiency. But never stimulation beyond the normal in an indirect way via the anterior pituitary HCG regulates menstruation & facilitates conception, but it never virilizes a woman or feminizes a man.
It neither makes men grow breasts nor does it interfere with their virility, though where this was deficient it may improve it. It never makes women grow a beard or develop a gruff voice.
I have stressed this point only for the sake of my lay readers, because, it is our daily experience that when patients heat the word hormone they immediately jump to the conclusion that this must have something to do with the sex-sphere.
They ate not accustomed as we are, to think thyroid insulin, cortisone, adrenalin etc, as hormones.
Owing to the fact that HCG has no direct action on any endocrine gland, its enormous importance in pregnancy has been overlooked and its potency underestimated bough a pregnant woman can produce as much as one million units per day, we find that the injection of only 125 units per day is ample to reduce weight at the rate of roughly 1 pound per day, even in a colossus weighing 400 pounds, when associated with a 500-Calorie diet."
Hormones - www.lef.org - 1/2012 - "Traumatic brain injury, by damaging the brain's hypothalamus, triggers dysfunction of the pituitary gland...If you are a veteran of the Gulf War, Iraq, or Afghanistan, the Millennium Health Centers (www.tbimedlegal.com or 1-818-990-1166) has a limited grant from Access Medical laboratories of Florida that will pay for your TBI Hormone Panel. 
In California, Dr. Gordon offers the same...to law enforcement officers injured on the job...Life Extension health advisor at 1-866-864-3027)...Restoring hormone levels to their optimal, pre-injury & youthful levels results in remarkable recovery of many impaired functions."
Chapter 2: Hypothalamic Control of Pituitary Hormone - http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s4/chapter02.html
@ http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s4/index.htm
 
Dr. Marina Johnson - 6/18/2012 - Joni – Fundraiser – Marina Johnson – drmarinajohnson.com - Book – Outliving Your Ovaries -
 
Northrup, Dr. Christine - gynecologist activist defending women's medical rights to such things as keeping one's womb, delivering a baby vaginally rather than automatically accepting an assigned c-section , etc. www.womentowomen.com -
Menstrual blood contains stem cells & is even good for plants.
 
"Our Stolen Future- Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival---A Scientific Detective Story"  by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski -chapter 1 - Omens - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0452274141/o/qid=964546972/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-3245048-6895819#reader_0452274141
T
Turick, Dr Paul  The Truth about Testosterone  7/1/2009 U-Tube @ http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=view_from_the_bay/health_fitness&id=6892586http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=view_from_the_bay/health_fitness&id=6892586 or
transcript http://www.worldclassbodybuilding.com/forums/f90/the-truth-about-testosterone-wednesday-july-01-2009the-truth-about-testosterone-61537/
 

Warnings
 
Birth Control Side Effects http://www.jeffreywarber.com/hc%20pages/pillsideeffects.html
The End of the Bio-identical Hormone Debate 
 http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS139850+10-Sep-2009+PRN20090910 -
"A white paper entitled Bioidentical Hormones: Why Is There Still a Controversy, published in the October edition of Life Extension Magazine www.lef.org, provides compelling scientific evidence on the safety & effectiveness of bioidentical hormone therapy."
 

EMF - https://nontinfoilemf.com/ - Case Study #1: Lisa - 'Early Menopause' or Smart Meter Radiation? "At 42 years old, Lisa is a single mom who does her best to stay healthy while juggling with her family and career. Seemingly out of the blue, she started suffering from what she thought were the inevitable symptoms of early menopause: hot flashes, uncontrollable weight gain, severe insomnia, mood swings, the whole shebang.  But when she consulted Dr. Elizabeth Plourde7 who specializes in women's hormones & EMF radiation, she realized that she got sick the moment a brand new wireless 'smart' utility meter was installed right next to her bedroom, blasting away at her body all night long. 
Once she called up her utility company to get her old 'analog' meter back, she finally started feeling like her normal self."
 
Pesticides - http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/endocrine.introduction.overview.php  -
A large portion of pesticides are endocrine disruptors.
Pesticides @ EPA Still Hasn’t Studied How Pesticides Disrupt Human Hormones 27 Years After Congress Demanded It 2/2023
 
Hard Plastic - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100323184607.htm -
The deterioration of "hard plastic trash discarded in the oceans & the epoxy plastic paint used to seal the hulls of ships" may cause "contamination of sea sand & sea water with the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA)."
Plastics In Oceans Decompose, Release Hazardous Chemicals -
Plastic - warnings - http://heartspring.net/plastic_xeno_estrogen.html - Drink your water in glass, not plastic -  (This would include baby bottles & cups & baby food jars + milk/water/juice bottles.) -  
Xeno Estrogen Effect - (Men beware.) - BPA can cause neuronal cell death which may eventually be related with behavioral alternation in vivo.- Common Plastic Disrupts Endocrine System -
The food contaminants bisphenol A & 4-nonylphenol act as agonists for estrogen receptor alpha in MCF7 breast cancer cells. - (Women beware.) -
Plastic contaminants - understanding - http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp
Plastic disruptors - http://www.motherearthnews.com/Natural-Health/Safe-Plastics-Endocrine-Disruptors-BPA.aspx
Plastics & resins - http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/endocrine.introduction.overview.php can interfere with endocrine system
http://patient.info/doctor/phyto-oestrogens -
"50 years ago when it was observed that some plants could have an adverse effect on fertility in livestock.
(Plants are converted by the gut flora to weak estrogens called phyto-estrogens.)
Phyto-oestrogens tend to have weaker effects than most oestrogens, are not stored in the body, & are readily metabolised & eliminated...3 main classes of dietary phyto-oestrogens are isoflavones, lignans, & coumestans:
1.Isoflavones (genistein, daidzein, glycitein, & equol) are primarily found in soy beans & soy products, chickpeas & other (pod) legumes (peas, peanuts, lentils).
2.Lignans (enterolactone & enterodiol) are found in oil seeds (from primarily flax seed), cereal bran, legumes, & alcohol (beer & bourbon).
3.Coumestans (coumestrol) can be found in alfalfa & clover.
 
http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/natural-estrogens.shtml "The estrogenic properties of legumes were studied when sheep farmers found that their sheep miscarried (or died) when they ate (red) clover.
(I think it's interesting how this terribly toxic effect has been neglected in recent decades.)
All legumes have this property, & all parts of the plant seem to contain some of the active chemicals.
In (shell) beans, several substances have been found to contribute to the effect.
The estrogenic effects of the (flax) seed oils & the isoflavones have been studied the most, but the well-known anti-thyroid actions (again, involving the oils, the isoflavones, & other molecules found in legumes) have an indirect estrogen-promoting action, since hypothyroidism leads to hyper-estrogenism.
(Estrogens are known to be thyroid suppressors, so the problem tends to be self-accelerating.)"
Red Clover @ http://farmnw.co.uk/news/exploring_red_clover_fertility_issues_in_sheep 
"Red clover poses much greater risks (for sheep) than either white clover or lucerne, with lupins having very low or negligible phyto-oestrogen contents... The fertility of breeding ewes can be impaired if they graze red clover based pastures around tupping (mating) because the legume contains phyto-oestrogens that can (adversely) affect sperm & egg transportation in the uterus...
Avoid grazing breeding ewes on red clover from 6 weeks before to 6 weeks after tupping (mating Glossary of sheep husbandry )."
 
Screaming to be Heard  - Elizabeth Lee Vliet MD, Tucson, Arizona, USA  1-520-9131 - notes that most promoters of progesterone are men.  Progesterone may "cause" delay in recall, depression, tearfulness, reduction of estradiol & testosterone binding at brain receptors, rises in insulin levels, & reduction of human growth hormone. (Be especially wary of synthetic progesterone or high dosage natural progesterone.)  www.herplace.com   kkerz@aol.com  
Soybeans - http://jonbarron.org/article/benefits-dangers-soy-products -
Infants raised on soy formula receive estrogen equivalent (based on body weight) of some 5 birth control pills per day...
It means that all of the effects we've already talked about in adults occur in infants & children, but at an accelerated rate.
For example:
  • Goiters.26
  • Thyroid problems.27
  • Sexual anarchy. Testosterone levels in infants as high as found in adult males.28
    Baby girls showing signs of puberty as early as age 3.29
  • Uterine fibroids. Side effects & long-term health consequences to infants fed soy milk formula containing isoflavones
    were reported in Environmental Health Perspectives in March 2010.
    From 50,000 participants involved in a 4-year study,
    findings were that women who were fed soy milk in infancy had a 25% higher incidence of uterine fibroids by age 35.30

Estrogen dominance can be a factor in all kinds of problems, including:

  • Excess estrogen is the only known cause of endometrial cancer.
  • Increased risk of breast cancer.
  • Loss of bone mass.
  • Increased risk of autoimmune disorders such as lupus.
  • Fibrocystic breasts.
  • Fibroid tumors.
  • Depression & irritability.
  • PMS symptoms such as cramping & bloating - in addition to depression & irritability.
  • Menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes & night sweats, again, in addition to depression & irritability.
  • Decreased sex drive.
  • Increased body hair and thinning of scalp hair.
  • Migraine headaches.
  • Impaired thyroid function, including Grave's disease.
  • Increased body fat.
  • Increased blood clotting.
  • Impaired blood sugar control.
  • The astounding acceleration of puberty in young girls from an average age of 14-15, to now as young as 9-10.
    (This represents a speed up of as much as 1/3 sooner in their lives & has frightening implications for long term health.)
  • Finally, xeno-estrogens have been strongly implicated in declining male sperm production &
    the increase in the rates of testicular cancer & prostate cancer.
 
Warnings:  Synthetic non-bio-identical HRT may cause problems, especially progesterone & estrogen in those with familial breast cancer. WSJ 2/3/04. 
Wyeth's synthetic Prempro (estrogen + progestin) raised risk of breast cancer. 
HRT products that do contain natural bioidentical estrogens are Climara by Shering & Vivelle by Novogyne. 5/5/2004  www.wsj.com
West, Dr The Hysterectomy Hoax -
[On that vein, NEVER elect to have one's fallopian tubes tied for the purpose of birth control. 
It will/can adversely affect one's sex life, at least as far as the release of sex hormones are concerned. 
It will/can affect one's orgasms.  All reproductive organs are involved in the production & release of sex hormones.  Additionally, sex/steroid hormones (including androstenedione, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, & testosterone) contribute to more than sex. 
They also affect mood, tissue youth, vitality, memory. 
If one must lose the womb or fallopian tubes, know that other body parts, in lesser degrees, emit sex hormones.
Additionally, G-d does do wonderful miracles, & He can renovate &/or replace any organ/medical problem.]
For those with psychiatric illnesses diagnosis, the illness/degree of illness/symptoms may be more related to hormones rather than to a psychiatric prescription drug or a medical/genetic/biological/allergic condition. 
In other words, doctors/ nurses tend to dismiss/ignore insufficient vitamin B intake or hormone issues such as, puberty, menopause, peri-menopause, etc, especially if one is institutionalized or already diagnosed/labeled with psychiatric conditions such early onset Alzheimer's, dementia, mental illness, etc.
If the patient is not able to make his own decisions (protect/defend himself), it is imperative that a competent non-self serving individual/relative be appointed as heath care agent. 
See your state health care proxy form, obtained at any hospital.
Women's International Pharmacy & Dr. John R. Lee's
book, What Your Doctor May NOT tell You About Menopause:
The Breakthrough Book on Natural Progesterone http://www.wholeworldbotanicals.com/odyssey
 

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy
 
Hoffman, Barbara @ Daystar 5/31/2022 or ABOUT BARBARA HOFFMAN | new-healthy-skin (newhealthyskin.com) or
Better Health Naturally - Home | Facebook or Watch various Table Talk segments @ May 20 at 6:00 AM+ May 27 at 6:00 AM
 BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES | new-healthy-skin (newhealthyskin.com) via cream (NOT a 30 day regime, but within menstrual cycle)
or Menopause Moisture Crème – Daystar (subscription for some of the creams)
(Face creams may be 3x/wk in dabs NOT overall.)
NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS | new-healthy-skin (newhealthyskin.com) via mouth (ingredients to consider from her or others)
 MAKEUP | new-healthy-skin (newhealthyskin.com)
 
Official Website of John R. Lee, M.D., Expert in Progesterone and HRT (johnleemd.com) mentor to Barbara Hoffman -
About Dr John Lee MD - Author, Pioneer in Use of Natural Progesterone @ Articles Main Page (johnleemd.com)
(In past typical application of dab/spot/cream/patch alternated body side nightly.)
 
Carolyn Shaak, founder of Woman Well, Inc, Needham, MA, USA - http://www.womanwell.net/414279.html -
TransProEt - transdermal (Trans) compound of progesterone (Pro), estradiol (E) & testosterone (T)
 

Spiritual
 
Genesis 18:12 NKJV   "Sarah laughed within herself, saying, 'After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure (orgasm/ passion), my lord (mate/husband) being (99 years) old (impotent/unable to hold an erection) also?'" (Spiritual commentary: Obviously the joy of parenthood is a foundational thrill.)
 
Cerullo, Morris - http://destinyimage.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Demolishing_Demonic_Strongholds.pdf Intro + Chapter 1. + Chapter 27 A Great Crowd of Witnesses - "Rebecca...had been bound for years by the need for frequent hormone shots...
If Rebecca did not have a shot every 10 days she wanted to kill somebody. 
She used to send her little children out to play for fear she would kill them in 1 of these indescribable attacks...
On the closing morning of the (spiritual mentoring) series I said, 'Now we are going to put what we learned into action.  I want every one of you to begin praying...come against every spirit of Satan which touches your life or those of your loved ones'...
Rebecca...began to exercise this power & authority from god. 
She said later...'I commanded Satan to loosen everything that affected my life...
No, I don's take those (meds) anymore'...
God had completely loosed her of the need for that medication. 
She no longer had an urge to kill or attacks of nerves."
 
Unwanted Facial Hair
 
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) helps to break down testosterone to be recycled or excreted. 
Although highly valuable for men, it is also beneficial in post menopausal women with excess facial hair & women with erratic menses, infertility, belly fat, diabetes, PCOS/polycystic ovary syndrome or early cardiovascular disease. www.rescueremedy.com/bn 3/2010
 

Male Hormone Issues
 
DeMaria, Dr. Bob - http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2012/05/dr-bob-mens-health-pt-1/ +
http://www.marilynandsarah.org/2012/05/dr-bob-mens-health-pt-2/ @ http://www.marilynandsarah.org/tv/daily-topics/