Why is cyclical rhythmic dosing of HRT a good idea?
Any physiology book will tell you that estrogen and progesterone are cycled in a rhythm. In the first half of a woman s typical 28-day cycle there is a peak of estrogen (estradiol) and in the second half of the cycle there is a peak of progesterone. In most conventional HRT, this sort of rhythm has not even been considered. Today, we are learning that the hormonal rhythms may be just as important as the bio-identical nature of the hormones. Many other hormones, such as cortisol, melatonin, human growth hormone, etc., cycle through the body in rhythms, impacting other hormonal rhythms. In the book Sex, Lies, and Menopause the authors make a point of this. To create these rhythms with Bio-identical HRT, we apply the hormones in a cream application varying the amounts to levels which mimic a woman s natural peaks and valleys of estrogen and progesterone. For a visual representation of these hormonal peaks and valleys, click here. For more information about this protocol, please sign up fo
