HORMONE
REPLACEMENT THERAPY
HRT has been making the headlines
recently. 340,000 women in the UK alone - abruptly
came
off their HRT when American
researchers said that taking the combined form leads to an extra
risk of breast cancer, heart attack and stroke, that’s one
woman in three.
Yet others in the medical profession feel women have over reacted
because of all the scare stories!
However, the accepted view of Hormone Replacement Therapy has undergone
a fundamental shift, and doctors and women are re-thinking their
approach to, and use of HRT for conditions such as osteoporosis
and heart disease.
On Your Behalf we spoke to Professor William Thompson, a Consultant
at the Royal Maternity Hospital And to Sally Longden from Zimbabwe,
who’s giving a series of talks on Natural Progesterone Therapy
in Northern Ireland.
Sally is a Breast Cancer Survivor and encourages women to be informed
about their bodies and use natural alternatives rather than HRT.
She comes from a scientific rather than a medical background, she
is by profession a Biology teacher, who has been greatly influenced
by Doctors such as John Lee, author of the book What Your
Doctor May Not Tell You About the Menopause.
Those with HRT queries / concerns
can call the Royal Hospitals helpline - 028 90
635566
It is open between 10am and 12noon every Thursday
Sally Longden will be
giving a talk on Natural Progesterone Therapy on Monday 23rd
Feb – Ulster People’s
college, 6.30pm.
For more information ring 028 4175 4052
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