From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well
by C.W. Randolph, Jr., M.D.

Introduction
About the Authors
Table of Contents
Interview with the Author
Ordering Information

Table of Contents

Introduction
Honoring the Mystery of Women
Challenging the Medical System
Searching for Answers
Identifying a Healthy Alternative:  Human-Identical Hormones
Getting the Word Out

Chapter 1:  What's Going On in "There?"
Looking Inside:  The Endocrine System
Understanding a Woman's Lifecycle:  Menstruation through Menopause
Experiencing Sudden Shock:  Hysterectomy and Artificial Menopause

Chapter 2:  Introducing a Circle of Women.and Men
Case Study #1: Carol/Heavy, Hot and Angry at Forty-Seven Years Old
Case Study #2:  Natalie/Fifty-Three and Feeling Like She Was "Falling Apart"
Case Study #3:  Barbara and Bob/Frightened, Lonely, and Helpless
Case Study #4:  Beth/ A Superstar with Headaches, Fatigue, and a Low Sex Drive
Case Study #5:  Toni/ A Young, Athletic Vegetarian Who Stopped Menstruating
What Happens Next

Chapter 3:  Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT):  A Pharmaceutical "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
A Business Opportunity:  Pharmaceutical Hype and Spin
The Woman's Health Initiative Study:  The Horror Is Revealed
A Lot or a Little Poison

Chapter 4:  You Do Have a Choice
Human-Identical Hormones:  Keys That Fit
The Importance of Making Molecular-Identical Human Hormones
What About Other "Natural" Alternatives for HRT?
Why Haven't I Heard of Human-Identical Hormones Before?

Chapter 5:  Personalized Medicine:  One Size Does Not Fit All
Estrogen Dominance:  A Very Common and Extremely Dangerous Condition
Saliva Testing:  A Personal Profile of Hormone Activity
Compounding Pharmacies:  Formulating Personalized Prescriptions

Chapter 6:  Progesterone:  The "Feel Good" Hormone
Progesterone Cream:  Carol's "Gift From Heaven" (Case Study #1)
Why Is Progesterone Such a "Wonder Hormone"?
Sounds Good, but Can You Prove It?  What the Research Shows
Progesterone:  What I Believe to Be True
How Human-Identical Progesterone Therapy Is Administered

Chapter 7:  Your Sex Hormones in Balance: 

A Healthy Menage a Trois
What Happens When All Three Sex Hormones Are Out of Balance?
How Is Osteoporosis Linked with a Decline in Sex Hormones?
What About Diet, Exercise, and Osteoporosis?
A Program to Balance Hormones and Build Bones
One Year Later:  A Healthier, Happier, and Stronger Natalie (Case Study #2)

Chapter 8:  Hysterectomy Hysteria
How Hormone Production Changes After Hysterectomy
How Do I Know If a Hysterectomy Is the "Right" Treatment Option for Me?
What Happened to Barbara and Bob (Case Study #3)
Can Human-Identical Hormones Help Me Feel Like a Woman Again?

Chapter 9:  Adrenal Exhaustion: 

Stress, Fatigue, and Accelerated Aging
Why Are We All So Tired?
Maybe I Just Need to Take a Nap or a Vitamin
Breaking the Cycle
Living More and Liking It:  Beth's Story (Case Study #4)

Chapter 10:  Hormone Health During the Reproductive Years
Hormone Balance and Fertility..Or Infertility
Help or Hurt:  The Real Story Behind "The Pill"
Anorexia and Hormone Imbalance:  Toni (Case Study #5)

Chapter 11:  The Link between Hormones and Breast Cancer
The Common Denominators:  Hormone Imbalance and Estrogen Dominance
What About Genetics?
Synthetic HRT and Estrogen Dominance:  A Very Toxic Duo
Fat - Hormone Imbalance - Breast Cancer
Xenohormones Contribute to Breast Cancer Risk
Progesterone Promotes Breast Health
Help and Hope

Chapter 12:  Men Have Hormones Too:  Understanding Andropause
Menopause Is Not Just for Women
What Does Testosterone Have to Do with Andropause?
Andropause and Osteoporosis
Andropause and Cardiovascular Risk
The Benefits of Human-Identical Testosterone Replacement
What Happened to Jake?

Chapter 13:  Human-Identical Hormone Therapy: 

A Medical Revolution
Watch Out!  Here Comes The Informed Healthcare Consumer
Today's Woman Has Mind, Body, and Spirit
A New Era of Medicine:  Relationship-Centered Care

Chapter 14:  Resource Listing: 

Getting Help When and Where You Need It
The Natural Hormone Institute of America
Compounding Pharmacies
Saliva Testing of Hormones
Physician Opportunities
Want to Know More?  Recommended Reading
The Best Resource:  Yourself

Glossary

References

Index