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Menopause & HRT
Homeopathy acknowledges that menopause is a natural transition in a woman's life, just as
puberty was. Since we do not try to avert puberty with special treatments, why should we try to avert
the transition at the other end of the spectrum? Most women in good health with appropriate diet
and exercise should be able to complete this transition with little discomfort, without hormone
replacement and live gracefully for years beyond menopause. Research has not verified that
hormone replacement is consistently a preventive measure for bone loss. On the other hand,
many studies have shown that calcium loss and bone weakness are life-style related (excess
ingestion of meat, coffee, sugar and alcohol, as well as lack of proper exercise and lack of natural
calcium in the diet). Last but certainly not least, hormone replacement may contribute to a higher
risk of cancer.
During menopause if a woman is "out of tune", she may experience bleeding, fatigue, headaches,
hot flashes, insomnia, lower sexual energy, vaginal dryness and other symptoms. All of these can
be relieved with homeopathic treatment. The conventional treatment of hormone replacement can
be avoided by homeopathic treatment which gradually transitions the woman through menopause,
as the symptoms wane and disappear.
In the words of a popular homeopathic doctor:
"The current trend in medicine is to give hormone replacement at the first signs of menopause as
indicated by decreasing hormone levels on lab work. This reflects an empty rationality.
Menopause is no more a disease than puberty is a disease. In homeopathy we do not treat the lab
work; we treat the patient. Menopausal women experiencing discomfort with menopause are
treated as unique individuals the same way all patients are treated with homeopathy. Homeopathy
has an excellent record of treating women through this transitional time without the use of
exogenous hormones."
"A number of natural plant hormone-like substances are promoted as alternatives to synthetic
hormone replacement. These may be preferable in many instances to synthetic replacement, but
they still reflect a disease-oriented approach to what is, in reality, a natural process." (Timothy
Dooley, MD, ND in Homeopathy: Beyond Flat Earth Medicine, p. 72)
Dr. Dooley concedes that a very few women may benefit from HRT, but this must be individualized
by their history and by the potential risks of hormone replacement therapy.
Finally, in the words of the late Dr. Maesimund Panos:
"Unless you are going to take estrogen for the rest of your life, sooner or later you must experience
the shifting of the hormone balance, and some of the symptoms that accompany this change. Our
own defense mechanism is well equipped to make the necessary adjustments without the
interference of a drug whose purpose is to block the normal action of the body. Taking estrogen is
a risky and expensive way of postponing the inevitable readjustment that Nature has decreed."
(Maesimund Panos, MD in Homeopathic Medicine at Home, p.229)
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Homeopathy acknowledges that menopause is a natural transition in a woman's life, just as
puberty was. Since we do not try to avert puberty with special treatments, why should we try to avert
the transition at the other end of the spectrum? Most women in good health with appropriate diet
and exercise should be able to complete this transition with little discomfort, without hormone
replacement and live gracefully for years beyond menopause. Research has not verified that
hormone replacement is consistently a preventive measure for bone loss. On the other hand,
many studies have shown that calcium loss and bone weakness are life-style related (excess
ingestion of meat, coffee, sugar and alcohol, as well as lack of proper exercise and lack of natural
calcium in the diet). Last but certainly not least, hormone replacement may contribute to a higher
risk of cancer.
During menopause if a woman is "out of tune", she may experience bleeding, fatigue, headaches,
hot flashes, insomnia, lower sexual energy, vaginal dryness and other symptoms. All of these can
be relieved with homeopathic treatment. The conventional treatment of hormone replacement can
be avoided by homeopathic treatment which gradually transitions the woman through menopause,
as the symptoms wane and disappear.
In the words of a popular homeopathic doctor:
"The current trend in medicine is to give hormone replacement at the first signs of menopause as
indicated by decreasing hormone levels on lab work. This reflects an empty rationality.
Menopause is no more a disease than puberty is a disease. In homeopathy we do not treat the lab
work; we treat the patient. Menopausal women experiencing discomfort with menopause are
treated as unique individuals the same way all patients are treated with homeopathy. Homeopathy
has an excellent record of treating women through this transitional time without the use of
exogenous hormones."
"A number of natural plant hormone-like substances are promoted as alternatives to synthetic
hormone replacement. These may be preferable in many instances to synthetic replacement, but
they still reflect a disease-oriented approach to what is, in reality, a natural process." (Timothy
Dooley, MD, ND in Homeopathy: Beyond Flat Earth Medicine, p. 72)
Dr. Dooley concedes that a very few women may benefit from HRT, but this must be individualized
by their history and by the potential risks of hormone replacement therapy.
Finally, in the words of the late Dr. Maesimund Panos:
"Unless you are going to take estrogen for the rest of your life, sooner or later you must experience
the shifting of the hormone balance, and some of the symptoms that accompany this change. Our
own defense mechanism is well equipped to make the necessary adjustments without the
interference of a drug whose purpose is to block the normal action of the body. Taking estrogen is
a risky and expensive way of postponing the inevitable readjustment that Nature has decreed."
(Maesimund Panos, MD in Homeopathic Medicine at Home, p.229)
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NEXT: Homeopathic Medicines or "Remedies"