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Understanding Safe Estrogen

January 28, 2008 by  

I just finished reading a very interesting book by Dr. Ed Conley, entitled Safe Estrogen, in preparation for the opening of my new anti-aging center coming up in about 2 weeks.  I was really fascinated about how the book explains using a lower-strength estrogen like Estriol can be protective for breast cancer in the right patient.  Pharmaceutical companies have been pushing the other 2 estrogens, Estradiol and Estrione, which are much stronger and can be used in the right patient but may not be necessary in everyone.  The Estriol can block receptors in the breast and thereby actually limit the risk of breast cancer by as much as 90%.  Also, estrogen given as Premarin contains 50 some estrogens since it is from horse urine.  Bio-identical hormones derived from plants (which we use) only contain the 3 molecularly identical hormones found in a human female.  Also, giving estrogen via the mouth can have a lot of bad first-pass effects in the liver.  Treating it via the skin with a patch can be much better.  In addition, the book discusses a woman’s estrogen metabolites, specifically 2-OH, 4-OH, and 16-OH, with 4 and 16 being bad and 2-0H being protective.  Knowing one’s estrogen quotient (EQ), which is the good over the bad estrogen (Estriol/Estrione + Estradiol), and one’s estrogen metabolite index (EMI), which is good over bad metabolites (2-0H/4-OH + 16-OH) can help understand one’s breast cancer risk.  In addition, progesterone levels can also be protective (if dosed correctly).  All of this was really fascinating to me since it is entirely new.  The book also covers antioxidants and other supplements, which can have a direct effect on your EQ and EMI.  I think the Anti-Aging & Vitality Center of Dallas that is opening will really help women (and men) feel better, look better, and even have incredible health benefits too.  I hope I have not given any wrong comments, as my specialty is facial plastic surgery and not anti-aging medicine but I really enjoyed this short and easy to read book.  I will leave the anti-aging care to the wonderful docs we have upstairs at Willow Bend Wellness Center.b010411.jpg

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