Menopausal Women of the Bay Area Hormone Replacement Therapy Relief Found at Koshland Pharm: Custom Compounding Pharmacy in San Francisco
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3) False statement: you dont need progesterone if youve had a hysterectomy. San Francisco, CA, December 08, 2009 --( 1) Menopause is not an estrogen deficiency syndrome!The Women’s Health Initiative performed a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 16,500 that provided patients with Premarin and Provera (medroxyprogesterone).There are some important concepts and facts that women should be aware:1) Menopause is not an estrogen deficiency syndrome!2) Progesterone is not the same as synthetic progestin’s3) False statement: “you don’t need progesterone if you’ve had a hysterectomy.”4) Goal of therapy: Achieve a Balance of actions of the different hormones.The Women’s Health Initiative performed a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 16,500 that provided patients with Premarin and Provera (medroxyprogesterone).The trial was halted in 2002 because of adverse outcomes:· breast cancer – 26% increase (8/10,000),· heart disease – 29% increase (7/10,000),· stroke – 41% increase (8/10,000),· leg thrombus – 200% increase (8/10,000),· pulmonary embolism – 213% increase (8/10,000),· Alzheimer’s disease – 200% increaseMoreover, there is a 1% risk of adverse event for all patients over 5 years.###Peter Koshland, President and CEO, of Koshland Pharm: Custom Compounding Pharmacy advises “a balanced hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women can be achieved using bio-identical progesterone vs. medroxyprogesterone.”Koshland Pharmacy is fully equipped and readily available to meet patients’ needs for hormone replacement therapy.By engaging in an ongoing dialogue with our patients and providing education forums on health-related topics, Koshland Pharm empowers people to take charge of their health, improve their quality of life on health-related topics, and prevent disease.What is Compounding?Compounding is the process of creating “custom” prescriptions.Contact Information Koshland Pharm Lisa Bishop-Ratley (415) 344-0600 www.koshland.com 301 Folsom St., Suite B, San Francisco, Ca 94105 (f) 415-344-0607 www.koshlandpharm.comlisa@koshlandpharm.com Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Koshland Pharm Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend