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Bioidentical Hormones - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

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Horm<strong>on</strong>e Therapy Circa 1995<br />

* Proven uses<br />

- Treatment of hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal atrophy<br />

- Preventi<strong>on</strong> of osteoporosis<br />

* Recommended (but unproven) .<br />

- Preventi<strong>on</strong> of heart disease,<br />

- Based <strong>on</strong> observati<strong>on</strong>al studies of associati<strong>on</strong><br />

* Do horm<strong>on</strong>es reduce risk?<br />

* Or are horm<strong>on</strong>e users healthier to start with?<br />

* Likely overestimate benefit, if any<br />

* Other uses<br />

- Correcting a presumed "horm<strong>on</strong>e deficiency" to remain "forever<br />

young"

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