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‘Bioidenticals’ for night sweats not FDA-approved
November 9th, 2009 | 
Author: EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in an occasional Associated Press series examining the use and potential risks of alternative medicine. take it with a grain of salt
Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal _ custom-mixed "bioidentical" hormones, just like ones the body makes.
"Anything I can put into my body that’s natural has to be better," said Alsgaard, a California audiologist who admitted having "no knowledge base to go on other than fear" when she took Somers’ advice.
Millions of women have tried custom-compounded hormones or herbal supplements like black cohosh and red clover since 2002, when a big federal study found risks from traditional hormone replacement therapy, or HRT.
Alternative remedies are especially popular with upscale, educated women who like to research and find their own solutions to medical problems. They like the idea of personalized treatments versus off-the-shelf prescription drugs.
Posted in Hot Flashes, Menopause, Night sweats | 
Tags: Actress Suzanne, Alternative Remedies, Associated Press, Audiologist, Bioidenticals, Brigham And Women, Federal Food And Drug Administration, Food And Drug Administration, Health Experts, Heart Risks, Herbal Supplements, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormone Therapies, Hot Flashes, Joann Manson, Medicine Chief, Menopause, Night sweats, Own Solutions, Prescription Drugs, Preventive Medicine, Red Clover, S Hospital | 
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