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Estrogens Reduce Heart & Vascular Diseases
By admin | May 3, 2010
A recent article, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined a study on 1,069 women from age 50 to 59. The relationship measured artery calcium and estrogen levels.
Premarin, estrogen substitute, was given to half of those in the study. On average, those supplemented had 30% less calcium in their arteries.
Those in the control group who had the lowest levels of estrogen had nearly two time more calcium accumulation in arteries than those with Premarin supplementation.
The significance of this is huge. It is well known that excess accumulation of calcium in the arteries correlates to increased heart disease.
The calcium in arteries causes less blood vessel flexibility, atherosclerosis, with plaque accumulation and higher blood pressure.
The heart has to work harder and the risk of blood clots or chips of plaque obstructing arteries is greatly increased. Statistically more heart attacks and strokes are found associated with higher calcium levels in the arteries.
Premarin is not bio-identical and is shown in some studies to significantly increase the risk of female cancers.
The action of premarin is almost identical to the natural hormone of a woman’s body. Because Premarin is from pregnant mares urine it is not identical to human estrogen. It does readily dock at estrogen receptors and mimics estrogen action in most respects.
How much better would the bio-identical hormone be? It is speculative, but it only makes sense it would help the calcium levels just as much, but without the side effects such as increased cancer. Denis Van Loan D.D.S.
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