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WRIGHT

Bio-identical steroid hormone replacement: selected observations from 23 years of clinical and laboratory practice.

Wright JV.

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Dec;1057:506-24.

[abstract only]

"To maximize the safety and efficacy of human hormone replacement therapy, it is suggested that exact molecular copies of human hormones ("bio-identical" hormones) be administered in physiologic quantities and proportions, following physiologic timing and routes of administration. It is also suggested that physicians return to the practice of monitoring hormone therapy by precise laboratory measurement levels of the hormones administered. This paper also presents clinical and laboratory data concerning appropriate proportions of bio-identical estrogens, the physiologic and supraphysiologic nature of commonly employed doses, estrogen levels achieved by varying routes of administration, and the significant effects of iodine on estrogen metabolism and cobalt on estrogen excretion."

You're just 24 hours away from discovering-and reducing-your breast cancer risk

Wright JV

" Iodide (and iodine) reliably promote the metabolism of estrone and estradiol into estriol....Take six to eight drops of SSKI mixed in several ounces of water daily for two to three months. Then repeat your test, doing the 24-hour urine collection at the same time of the month as your first one. More likely than not, your follow-up EQ will be above 1.0-sometimes considerably above. If it is, try tapering down the SSKI to the smallest amount that helps you maintain your EQ at 1.0 or above. Some women find that they only need one drop a day, though others need more. Although SSKI is safe for the overwhelming majority of people, there are individuals who are very sensitive to it. On rare occasion, long-term use of larger quantities of SSKI may cause thyroid suppression."

Reducing the Hormone Related Cancer Risk

Wright JV

"Years ago, when applying Dr. John Myers very effective iodine therapy for fibrocystic breast disease some of the women had 24-hour urine tests for estrone, estradiol, and estriol. To my surprise, in the majority of these women the quantity of estriol greatly increased, and the total quantity of estrone and estradiol (combined) decreased following the iodine treatment. Since estradiol and estrone can metabolize to estriol only through 16a-hydroxyestrone (estradiol (estrone (16a-hydroxyestrone(estriol) theoretically it appears that iodine somehow greatly stimulated this pathway. Also theoretically, this may mean that iodine helps to “drain away” 16a-hydroxyestrone (“bad estrogen”) by helping to turn it into estriol. “Lugol's solution”, a combination of iodine and potassium iodide, was used in the “Myers treatment” noted above. As large amounts of iodine or iodide can possibly affect the thyroid adversely, it's best to work with a physician if using this material or other relatively high-dose iodine and/or iodide preparations."

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