Can Estrogen increase the risk of cancer or heart disease?
There are three type of Estrogen: E1 – Estrone, which is breast and clot stimulating and increases in women in their late 40’s from 10% to 80%, E2 – Estradiol which is breast and clot protective and decreases from 80% to 10%, and E3 – Estriol, which is also breast and clot protective and also decreases from 80% to 10% in women in their late 40’s. The only form of Estrogen that has been linked to breast cancer and heart disease, specifically in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study, is E1 – Estrone. Estrone is used in Non Bio-Identical (Synthetic) Hormones for Estrogen Therapy, such as Premarin and Climara. ***At Hilton Medical, we only use compounded Bio-Identical Hormones made from E2 – Estradiol and E3 – Estriol, which have actually been shown to decrease the risk of breast cancer and heart disease.
