Oestrogen-only trial also halted early because of the increaed risks of strokes.

February 2004

For more information, please go to:

http://www.whi.org/
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/8093416.htm
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/05/1078464638331.html

Comment

Perhaps the researchers are overlooking one vital point which is the progesterone part of this equation. As Dr Lee says in his book, ‘What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause’, oestrogen should never be given without ‘natural’, meaning not synthetic as in HRT, but bio-identical as recognised in nature, progesterone. This is because it naturally balances the harmful effects of too much oestrogen, something the body, in its great wisdom, has known over millions of years.

Judy