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Type A And Menopause
QUESTION:
I'm a Type A and I have been following your dietary guidelines with wonderful results. I've recently stopped using hormone replacement therapy & I wondered if you could make recommendations for type A menopausal women. In addition to following the dietary program, what should we do to relieve symptoms such as hot flashes & to protect ourselves from bone loss & cardiovascular problems? Are supplements like Dong Quai & Evening Oil of Primrose ok for type A's. Can you make other suggestions??
ANSWER:
Dong quai and primrose oil are generally fine for type As in menopause (or headed there!). If estrogen stimulation is needed (i. e if there is a history of bone loss or dementia, etc.) I advocate types A and AB talk to their physicians about using the fraction "estriol" (2-8mgs) in preference to the other more potent fractions found in the convention ERT Premarin. Though I was blasted initially in the town I practice in (Greenwich CT) for advocating this alternative, all the GYNS now prescribe it themselves! The herb "Black Cohosh," Cimicifuga racemosa, can also help with hot flashes.
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