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Menopause
Natural Progesterone
Product Claims
Support for Claims
Claims Refuted
Recommendation
References
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Introduction |
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For
females, the perimenopausal and menopausal periods comprise
a shift from a reproductive to a non-reproductive stage of life.
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This time also is marked by strong and often conflicting social,
commercial, and scientifical viewpoints that a
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Estrogen
Deficiency may lead to: |
- Loss
of vitality
- Loss
of womanhood
- Decreased
libido
- Sleep
disturbances
- Incontinence
- Heart
disease
- Alzheimer’s
disease
- Vaginal
atrophy
- Hot
flashes
- Osteoporosis
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on current estimates, menopause affects roughly 30
million women in the United States. |
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Marketing strategies abound attempting to capitalize on
the purchasing power of this large segment of women. |
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| Saturating the airwaves of radio and television are ads espousing natural
alternatives |
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| to hormone replacement therapy that allegedly claim to be
free from dangerous side-effects and harmful drug interactions, including natural
progesterone. |
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| Pharmaceutical companies
also promote their products, with one brand using model Lauren
Hutton as a spokesperson. |
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| It is the aim
of this
web page to garner objective information about the efficacy of natural progesterone in the post-menopausal
woman, in particular for osteoporosis and endometrial protection.
This information is intended for use of both the medical tyro and
the seasoned physician. |
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