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While it will be several years yet before the complete results of the survey are known, Manson is not shaken by some early results that show that estrogen supplements may not be an effective treatment for heart disease--and that they may in fact increase the risk...
...liver damage and accelerate prostate cancer, but more on that later.) That makes it central to two of this culture's rising preoccupations: perfecting the male body and sustaining the male libido, even when the rest of the male has gone into retirement. So will testosterone become the next estrogen, a hormone that causes men to bang down their doctor's doors, demanding to be turned into Mr. T? Do not underestimate the appeal of any substance promising to restore the voluptuous powers of youth to the scuffed and dented flesh of middle age. If you happen...
HORMONES AND THE HEART More confusion for women on hormone-replacement therapy: a second look at data released two years ago about women with heart disease suggests that estrogen and progestin may slightly lower the risk of heart attack among subjects with high levels of a form of cholesterol called lipoprotein-a. In women with normal or low levels of the cholesterol, however, the hormones seemed to raise the heart-attack risk. You should probably discuss this latest hormone dilemma with your doctor--and stand by for more conclusive data...
...certainly not without consulting their doctors. Estrogen (with or without progestin) is still a perfectly reasonable medical treatment for many women with hot flashes or other symptoms of menopause. It can also help prevent or at least minimize osteoporosis...
What hasn't been proved is whether it helps protect the heart. And despite any claims that you may have read on the Internet, there's very little evidence that so-called natural estrogens do either. So until we know for sure what, if anything, estrogen can do for the heart, you should focus on what we know can help preserve good health. First of all, if you smoke, stop. And exercise regularly; even if you're averse to strenuous activity, you can help yourself by taking a brisk 30-min. walk at least four days a week. Find...