The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection--The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men

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Summary: Risk of taking hormones as a breast cancer survivor
Review: Although I love the concept of taking bioidentical hormones for the promise of postmenopausal health and vitality, I am very concerned about the signal Suzanne sends to breast cancer survivors and those at high risk for the disease. I think Suzanne may be sending a dangerous signal by leading people to believe that hormones are safe as long as they are natural. I don't think there is any confirmation of that for those at high risk or for those who have had breast or ovarian cancer. As for myself, I have the BRCA gene and am at very high risk. (...) IT IS VERY SEDUCTIVE TO THINK BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES ARE SAFE ELIXERS. I STILL FEAR THERE IS RISK. AND WHERE ARE THE STUDIES THAT COMPARE CONVENTIONAL HRT WITH BIOIDENTICAL HRT?

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Summary: If you'd trust Dr. Ruth to give you acting lessons....
Review: then you should read and trust this book.

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Summary: horgnome conection
Review: This was not very helpful for me.
Maybe it is because I am pushin 70.
But I have found that Cinnamon does the trick.
Just eat it on every other meal.
Francis

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Summary: Suzanne Somers is great but she is not a doctor!
Review: While I enjoyed this book and found Suzanne Somer's story interesting it did not offer any solutions for my similar problems, i.e.- menopausal symptoms, diet concerns, exercise regimen, etc. However, I was able to find the solutions I needed to help me feel better in the 30 Day Natural Hormone Plan by Dr. Erika Schwartz. The Sexy Years is a nice story but I needed a real doctor to help me.

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Summary: She's not a doctor, but brings the best to you.
Review: Don't hold it against Suzanne that she's a celebrity, not a doctor. She has rounded up the best west coast doctors and interviewed them so you can find out the truth about bioidentical hormones. She recommends using a compounding pharmacist, and that's the best idea, but on pages 79 and 80, Dr. Schwartzbein tells how to get standard products from your regular pharmacy to get good results. Learn the difference between the junky, scary hormones in the news and the good ones that can help you.

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Summary: Applause from a bioidentical hormone consultant
Review: As a board-certified OB-GYN M.D. who has prescribed bioidentical hormones for more than 15 years, I can strongly endorse this book and its recommendations. Sommers' personal experience -- detailed down to her personal hormone dosing schedule -- and the recommendations of her consulting physicians will be highly informative and motivating for post-menopausal women. (I know that for a fact, since five readers have visited my office this week alone.) These women have been at a loss about how to proceed in the face of research demonstrating the health risks of conventional hormones such as Premarin. Thanks to Sommers' celebrity status and her solid health recommendations, women will have somewhere to turn for answers. It took exceptional bravery for Sommers to write a book that takes the pharmaceutical industry to task for their financially motivated role in medical opinion and practice. It's that influence, she observes, that has kept women on hormones derived from horse urine, which, studies now show, pose a risk of cancer and heart disease. Sommers shares the secret about which most conventional MDs remain clueless: bioidentical hormones have long been known to resolve the common problems associated with conventional hormones. I can vouch for Sommers recommendations since I have seen them resolve the typical problems of bloating, weight gain, depression, and worse. What's more, I have had only two patients with breast cancer in fifteen years of prescribing only bioidentical hormones. Sommers speaks the truth without reservation, and women are so ready to listen.

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Summary: Made me want to do more research!!!!
Review: This book got me started on a quest for more health information. If you don't believe in what she has chosen for her own situation, fine but definitely read this book as a starting point for your own research on menopause and perimenopause. Great book....ps: I'm not star-struck at all and admire celebrities who use their celebrity in a positive way to help others.

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Summary: Doctor Advocates Bioidentical HRT .
Review: I am a physician who has first hand experience with the benefits and risks of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). I believe saliva testing and BHRT will be the standard of care in 5 to 10 years. Until then I have the privilege of being a pioneer! BHRT has helped hundreds of my patients "get their lives back." Don't forget other key hormones, progesterone, cortisol, thyroid, testosterone, DHEA, HGH, etc...there's way more to it than just estrogen. Gray Erlacher, MD - North Carolina ...

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Summary: Physicians Should Prepare Themselves For This!!!
Review: As a Physician who specializes in Anti-Aging Medicine and Preventive Medicine for people over 40, I was very pleased to see Suzanne Somers book, and enjoyed reading it very much. She is right on the mark with this timely exploratory book on taking charge of one's own health care. Most of my patients come in confused and angry, wanting to be listened to about their symptoms and refusing to believe that they have to "settle" for failing health and well being because they have read the research themselves and know that there is another choice. Suzanne presents an excellent summary that most people will understand about why most doctors don't offer alternatives to traditional hormone replacement and in fact are confused themselves. She has done her homework, and will help you to present a solid arguement for natural hormone replacement and to find the sort of doctor you need to get your health care needs met. I think that a more thorough work up than just a few blood tests are necessary to evaluate cancer risk as well as hormone levels, but I do a multi level work up that involves cardiac, immune system, hormonal and dementia prevention as well as sexual function assessment. Recommend this book to friends and to your doctor. Dr Tedde Rinker, Stress Medicine Consulting, Burlingame California.

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Summary: HRT - SYNTHETIC OR NATURAL IS NOT SAFE OR NECESSARY!
Review: I had alot to say about this book and Suzanne Sommers's belief system about menopause but Jonathan Raymond, Washington D.C. March 16, 2004 beat me to the punch. He said it all most beautifully and accurately. All I will add is that I and the women in my family have opted for natural alternatives such as diet, exercise, vitamins, herbs, good skin care and a very positive attitude. We are all healthier and happier than before the change and are not falling apart or shriveling up. Please do not buy into the belief that menopause must be treated as if it were a disease - it is not. It is just another life phase. HRT is not safe whether it be synthetic or natural.

I recommend that you instead read "No Hormones No Fear" by Trisha Posner.