Word: estrogenous
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...over 65, it's a good idea to take a bone-mineral-density test every few years. It measures how "full" your bones are. If you have osteoporosis or advanced osteopenia, your doctor may prescribe drugs such as bisphosphonates or estrogen substitutes as well as a weight-training program. If you've already suffered a fracture, injections of parathyroid hormone can actually rebuild bone...
Caution may be in order. No one wants a repeat of the problems that happened with diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic estrogen-like drug that was used in the 1950s and '60s to prevent premature delivery and turned out to cause, among other things, reproductive-tract abnormalities and a rare cancer. Unlike DES, however, progesterone has a long safety record. And it is not being used in the earliest days of pregnancy, when birth defects are more likely to occur. What progesterone doesn't have is a major manufacturer, because the drug is not protected by a patent. Instead...
Meanwhile, you have other options for keeping your bones strong. Exercising with weights and making sure you have enough calcium and vitamin D in your diet are good ways to start. Estrogen, which used to be prescribed to postmenopausal women in part to prevent osteoporosis, is no longer recommended because it carries too high a risk of breast cancer. And there are other drug treatments available that are safe and effective...
...fact, what surprised scientists about the study is that supplements of estrogen, unlike the combination of estrogen and progestin, did not appear to increase a woman's risk of breast cancer. Perhaps estrogen pills work more selectively in the body than anyone had realized. Or perhaps the type of progestin used in studies was more likely to trigger tumor growth...
...rate, what's now clear is that hormone supplementation?estrogen alone or in combination?is best suited for short-term relief (two years or less) of moderate to severe menopausal symptoms. As with any treatment, it's up to women and their doctors to weigh the risks?slight but very real?against the potential benefits...