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Part Two
What is Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Hormone replacement therapy refers bioidentical or
synthetic hormones at a low dose, static dose, wherein
the patient receives hormones at the lowest possible
doses to treat the maximum amount of symptoms.
What is Hormone Restoration Therapy?
Hormone restoration therapy refers to bioidentical,
cyclic dosed wherein the patient receives hormones
dosed in a rhythmic fashion to mimic a woman’s body,
at optimal healthy levels, eliminate symptoms.
Two forms of HRT
1. Synthetic: manufactured with chemicals
in a pharmaceutical plant.
2. Bioidentical hormones: plant base, similar
molecular structure as our own body.
Types of HRT
Three types of HRT
1. Synthetic, low dose, static dose
2. Bioidentical, low dose, static dose
3. Bioidentical, optimal dose, cyclic dose
1. Static: same dose every day
2. Semi-static: on one week, off the next concept
3. Cyclic or Rhythmic: dosed to mimic the natural
cycle of the human body
3 Dosing Methods of HRT
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#1 Hormones Cause Cancer
If this were true, we’d all be dead. Synthetic hormones cause cancer,
bioidentical hormones do not. You are at greater risk for cancer if
your estrogen is in the tank. Estrogen is especially designed to
protect a woman’s body from the degenerative diseases of aging,
including cancer.
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#2 There’s only one kind of HRT
There a couple ways to treat hormone deficiencies; treat the
symptoms with a synthetic or natural low, static dose, or restore
natural hormones to optimal levels, dosed in a cyclical manner that
mimics a woman’s natural cycle.
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#3 Hormones are for old women
There is a huge misconception that we get our hormones at puberty,
and we all produce enough hormones. PMS, perimenopause, and
menopause are a direct result of estrogen deficiency, and can
happen at any age.
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#4 Too old for hormones
Many women think once they’ve “passed” the “change”, they don’t need hormones. When women say this, it tells me how much they don’t know about HRT and the benefits of replacing the hormones that give life. Women feel much better on the right kind of HRT. With the right amount of estrogen, a woman can rebuild her bones, decreasing her risk, or reversing osteoporosis.
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#5 Doctors know how to prescribe HRT
Make sure before taking hormones to ask your provider where they received their hormone training. Your doctor may have a strong opinion about hormones but are not forthcoming with their lack of knowledge in this area, and can make a mess of the patient. It’s okay to ask your doctor about their training and the focus of their practice. It’s your body and your life. Hormones regulate everything in the human body, and you have a right to proper HRT.
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#6 Lowest dose is bestWith the lack of knowledge and training in HRT, doctors are telling their
patients ‘the lowest dose for the shortest amount of time’ is best. This
method is taught at the A4M and other HRT educators with the mindset
that estrogen causes. Hormones need to be restored to levels that mimic a
healthy woman, not an unhealthy woman. The goal is to fix the cause of
hormone deficiency by naturally restoring hormones instead of treating the
symptoms of hormone deficiency with a low, static dose.
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#7 Use only for the shortest amount of time
Uneducated doctors suggest this because they’ve been lied to that
hormones cause cancer. If a woman’s hormones are balanced correctly,
she will want to be on them as long as she can. Staying on them as long
as she can will help her fight and reverse the degenerative diseases of
aging, and make her feel better than she can remember.
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#8 Use the same dose every day
This is a one-size-fits all mentality. Every woman’s body works a little differently
and her hormones should be dosed as such. Proper HRT is like a recipe. We may
have the same ingredients to the recipe, but the measurements and dosing will be
different for everyone. Why give the same dose everyday if our bodies don’t
function that way?
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#9 One size fits all
No two women are the same. Uneducated doctors read the hormone
sample insert in the box on how to dose the hormone, slap a patch on
the patient, give her a years prescription, and call it HRT. Proper
hormone restoration involves dosing the patient based on her body
size, body type, her symptoms, level of deficiency, and how long she’s
been deficient. These are very critical elements in dosing.
10 Misperceptions of HRT
#10 It’s quick and simple
The last thing proper HRT is: quick and simple. Patients who are looking
for a quick fix get terribly disappointed. Proper HRT is not conventional
medicine. Every patient is different and needs to be dosed and treated as
such. Proper HRT is a process over a period of time. Women feel better
and better, month after month, for some up to a year until they reach their
“sweet spot”.
5 Flaws of the Women’s Health Initiative
1. Hormones used in the study were Premarin and Prempro
5 Flaws of the Women’s Health Initiative
2. Static, low dose, continuous therapy
5 Flaws of the Women’s Health Initiative
3. Oral route of estrogen administration
5 Flaws of the Women’s Health Initiative
4. Physiologic consequences to taking estrogen orally
5 Flaws of the Women’s Health Initiative
5. Many statistical flaws: http://goo.gl/q6qik
Estrogen does NOT cause cancer
No HRT Education
• “My doctor says estrogen causes cancer”
• “My OB-Gyn said I should take the lowest dose possible to treat the
symptoms”
• “My doctor said I should get a hysterectomy if I don’t like my
horrible periods”
• “My doctor said low dose HRT is better”
• “My doctor said take the lowest possible dose for the shortest
possible time”
Don’t be afraid to ask your doctor where they received their HRT fellowship
Functional Menopause Medicine
• What are the hormone levels?
• How long has she been deficient?
• What are the symptoms?
• What does the blood work indicate?
• What is the patient eating?
• How is the patient sleeping?
• What activities does the patient have?
• What stress is the patient under?
The Panacea Protocol: Bioidentical Cyclic Dosed Hormone Restoration
If you are interested in learning more,
or if your doctor is interested in being
trained in The Panacea Protocol:
Bioidentical Cyclic Dosed Hormone
Restoration Systems™, please email
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