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'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen (AP)

drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal ; custom-mixed 'bioidentical' hormones, just like ones the body makes. For years, medical groups have warned against custom-compounded hormones. But that has not stopped their popularity, and Somers has promoted them in several best-selling books and on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' earlier this year.  (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - EDITOR’S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional series examining their use and potential risks.

Source:'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen
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