Talk:Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy

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 * ABC News
 * Public Citizen is also critical
 * WorstPills.org
 * EssentialDrugs.org
 * Skeptic's magazine
 * Quackwatch's stance.
 * CTV news
 * CBC news viewpoint article
 * Winnipeg Free Press

Fun article on Oprah and BHRT. Not sure where to use it. WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules: simple/complex

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Bioidentical Hormones vs. Synthetic Hormones
Kent Holtorf, M.D., review of the medical literature demonstrating how natural hormones are superior to their synthetic counterparts. The conclusion is clear that bio-identical hormones are a safe alternative to Premarin and medroxyprogesterone acelate (MPA), marketed as Provera. The natural bio-identical hormones are very different from their synthetic versions, often having completely opposite physical and cellular effects. It is critical that women be given the information that these natural hormones do not have the negative side effects of the synthetic hormones and in no way pertain to the conclusions reached by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study. Natural hormones are a safe and more conservative approach to hormone replacement therapy that does not carry the risks associated with Premarin and Provera. Premarin is made from pregnant horses' urine, hence it's name Pre (pregnant)-mar (horse)- in (urine). It consists of a combination of conjugated equine (horse) estrogens that are more potent and more carcinogenic than other natural estrogens such as estradiol and especially estriol. Postgraduate Medical Journal, a leading peer-reviewed publication for practicing clinicians, showed that non-synthetic or bioidentical HRT are associated with reduced health risks and are more efficacious than their synthetic counterparts. Conducted by a leading expert in hormone replacement, Kent Holtorf, M.D., medical director of Holtorf Medical Group Center for Hormone Imbalance, Hypothyroidism and Fatigue, in Torrance, California, the paper reviewed and evaluated results from more than 200 physiological and clinical studies. The review also showed that patients taking bioidentical HRT were less likely to experience sleep problems, anxiety, depression and cognitive effects - common side effects of synthetic HRT. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:BD3A:5AF0:E97F:5010:A55B:505E (talk) 22:09, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure, but there are lots of other sources and consensus statements showing that Holtorf's claims are spurious. We don't give undue weight to one practitioner whose practice is centered around prescribing bioidentical hormones. WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules: simple/complex 23:17, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Neither of you actually cite any article. If Holtorf's purported review exists, that would potentially be very strong, certainly far above "one practitioner's findings". I visited https://holtorfmed.com/what-we-treat and you could hardly call that "centered around prescribing ... hormones", though I get bad vibes from the glitzy site in any case and would not trust my body to any of their services. The present wikipedia article is in a dreadful state, dominated by voices opposed to the therapy in question, but as a quick check I looked at one citation, "The American Cancer Society also stated that "natural" and "bioidentical" hormones present the same risks as synthetic hormone replacement therapy such as heart disease, blood clots, strokes and an increased risk of breast cancer with long-term use.[52]" The reference is not to a PDF, but the (unscholarly) PDF linked from the referenced page (https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/CRC/PDF/Public/8579.00.pdf) makes no mention of "bioidentical" anywhere, and the only occurrences of "natural" are in the phrase "natural environment". I'm not surprised by the crap citation. I bet most of the citations are bogus or off-topic. Some unbiased, competent editor with a real interest in this subject needs to start from scratch. Also concerning the (potentially valuable) table comparing claims from the pro/con side, not a single entry on either side has a corresponding citation. Pathetic! At the end of the day, I hope anyone will begin with the sensible belief that (human) bioidentical hormones will be as safe or safer than foreign hormones from other species, or than synthetics, barring actual verifiable proofs to the contrary. Saegeas (talk) 03:14, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 24 November 2021
Change "A number of claims by some proponents of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy have not been definitively established through scientific testing." to "A number of claims by some proponents of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy have not been confirmed through scientific testing." Simonemcgill (talk) 21:39, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

✅ - agree that this is clearer. PianoDan (talk) 22:23, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2022
Hello there. I am Deborah Moskowitz and I did not use the word "superior" in my review article on Bio-Identical Hormones. That is an extrapolation I did not make. Will you please correct. 2603:7081:7000:CAF3:78E0:D0F:173D:EA97 (talk) 16:59, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Skimming through the article it does seem to be the case that it only suggests that some forms of bioidentical HRT might be safer, and I've edited the article to reflect this. However, as I mentioned in my edit log, I am not a pharmacologist, so I would appreciate if another editor could look this over for me. Uberlyuber (talk) 20:35, 17 January 2022 (UTC)