The Women's Specialty Health Centers have practiced individualized hormone replacement therapy for years with patients who have encountered the unpleasant and frequently debilitating effects of menopause and remains proud to continue to provide this caring and beneficial treatment which has been affirmed as beneficial in recent new studies.
Indianapolis, Indiana (PRWEB) July 27, 2007 -- The Wall Street Journal recently reported how the National Institute of Health (NIH) had misread the data from a previous hormone replacement therapy (HRT) study. The federal government had halted the study in 2002 stating that women on HRT for menopause had a 29% increased risk of heart attack.
Unfortunately, this government analysis was not an appropriate interpretation and many women who had considered HRT to address problematic conditions experienced during menopause were frightened and chose not to consider this as an option for treatment.
During this five year period when many women were concerned, Dr. David McLaughlin, a knowledgeable and skilled physician with over 30 years of experience who directs the Women's Specialty Health Centers, a medical practice that is focused on gynecology, continued to study, observe and practice hormone replacement therapy as a safe way to alleviate the incessant hot flashes, memory loss, irritability and loss of libido that resulted from the lack of adequate menopausal hormones.
After all, hormone replacement therapy has been successfully used in England for over 40 years and Dr. McLaughlin has over 25 years of successfully providing this treatment. His personal knowledge combined with laboratory and empirical data indicated that individualized treatment with bioidentical hormones derived from plant sources had produced success in alleviating many unpleasant conditions associated with menopause and any risks with HRT outweighed the disadvantages when patient health was continually monitored and evaluated.
New information now affirms that Dr. McLaughlin's approach to HRT is beneficial. Of course Dr. McLaughlin, the skilled and knowledgeable staff at the Womens Specialty Health Care Centers and more importantly their patients already knew this.
Recent studies published in the Journal of American Medicine showed a 7% lower risk of dying from a heart attack and a 30% lowered risk of those dying from any cause for those on HRT. These facts were also confirmed in an article published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Another recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed a 60% lower risk of severe coronary artery calcium seen on a heart scan in 50-59 year-old women using HRT. Additional benefits of HRT include: reduced hip fractures, reduced colon cancer and a lower risk of diabetes. Other benefits are apparent and are being studied, analyzed and evaluated.
Women undergoing menopausal changes that are affecting their quality of life may wish to schedule a consultative appointment. Dr. McLaughlin's informative and comprehensive web-site provides information for women that may be seeking compassionate care, treatment and answers.
Contact:
Dr. David McLaughlin, Director
Women's Specialty Health Centers, P.C.
866-322-2263
http://www.familyjoy.net
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