May 2025
Women’s Health month is upon us, so we should review what makes women special, and how
to address our special health needs.
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women. Reversing heart disease is possible,
with willingness and a motivation to change. For women, hormone replacement with bioidentical
hormones strengthens the heart and skeletal muscle. Xtra bonus - it protects brain function.
Women are twice as likely to get dementia, but hormone replacement is a power tool in
prevention.
Breast cancer in America affects one in 8 women, whereas heart disease will hit one in 3.
Hormone replacement has been highly controversial, but new evidence shows it can be
PROTECTIVE of both, as well as dementia, where women number two thirds of the estimated 7
million sufferers.
Osteoporosis and bone fractures affect women far more than men. Hormone replacement,
EXERCISE and appropriate mineral intake plus Vitamins D and K builds strong, natural bones
over time.
Many diseases of aging, and quality of life measures, are hugely benefitted from bioidentical
hormone therapy. At any stage of life, hormone replacement may be appropriate, but certainly
women in menopause need all the help they can get!
Dr. Roberts has been prescribing BHRT of thirty years, and uses it herself. Come get your
questions answered. Make an appointment at 941 404-8030.
References:
The Role of Sex and Sex Hormones in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Elisabetta Vegeto, Alessandro Villa, Sara Della Torre, Valeria Crippa, Paola Rusmini, Riccardo
Cristofani, Mariarita Galbiati, Adriana Maggi, Angelo Poletti
Endocr Rev. 2020 Apr; 41(2): 273–319. Published online 2019 Sep 23.
doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnz005
PMCID: PMC7156855
Endogenous Sex Hormones and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Post-Menopausal Women
Di Zhao, Eliseo Guallar, Pamela Ouyang, Vinita Subramanya, Dhananjay Vaidya, Chiadi E.
Ndumele, Joao A. Lima, Matthew A. Allison, Sanjiv J. Shah, Alain G. Bertoni, Matthew J. Budoff,
Wendy S. Post, Erin D. Michos
J Am Coll Cardiol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2019 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Jun 5; 71(22): 2555–2566.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.083
PMCID: PMC5986086