A Patient Testimonial

Wiley Protocol Hormone therapy has positively changed my life in so many
ways. I’ve been on the protocol for almost a year now and cannot say enough good
things about it. I had been diagnosed with early ovarian failure at the age of twenty-
seven. Needless to say, there were many ways that my body was rebelling against the
hormonal imbalance. For the better part of ten years, I struggled to find the right
hormone replacement. All of the options that had been given to me only consisted of
various types of birth control pills. I switched pills multiple times, trying to find the pill
that made me feel like the ‘real’ me. Little did I know at the time, the reduction in
estrogen and progesterone affected me more than I realized. Slowly but surely, after
taking pill after pill, I just started to fall apart – physically, mentally, and emotionally.

I learned about The WP when I went to a new doctor for joint pain. Her advice
was that I needed a better hormone replacement. It was hard for me to believe that a
hormonal imbalance could be the cause of my discomfort but she assured me that this
was the case. Initially, I felt a bit overwhelmed to learn about how the program worked;
using the different creams in different amounts, on different days, and in cycles. It then
donned on me that the easy, daily pill-popping was not working and hadn’t been for a
long time. What did I have to lose? So, I then began The Wiley Protocol. With in a few
weeks many things started to change for the better. While using WP hormones, I began
to have improvements in symptoms that I didn’t realize were related to hormonal
imbalance.

Along with the diminishment of joint pain, I also noticed; I have an increased sex
drive, blood pressure readings that are similar to pre-pregnancy rates, less frequent bouts
with anxiety, improved critical thinking, and noticed that I feel more emotionally level-
headed. Not to mention, I not longer have ANY hot flashes! Not only have I realized
these improvements but so have many of my friends/family as well. They say I seem
much more relaxed and calm. I’ve even been informed by my husband that under no
circumstance is it acceptable to discontinue using these hormones. I am so grateful to
have found Wiley Protocol Bio-identical Hormones. They are just what I was looking for
– they’ve helped me find the ‘real’ me again.





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Common Questions Asked When Starting Transdermal Hormones

Many of us need even more hormones than the basic Wiley Protocol provides. It is the starting Protocol to achieve the blood levels that have shown success during the early studies.The Wiley Protocol | Biomimetic Hormone Restoration Therapy Natural Estradiol and Progesterone CreamThe Wiley Protocol® is a trademarked, patent pending hormone replacement therapy (HRT) delivery system. It consists of biomimetic estradiol and progesterone in a topical cream preparation -- dosed to mimic the natural hormones produced by your body when you were 20 years-old.
The creams and their amounts are designed to vary throughout the 28 day cycle because your youthful hormone levels naturally fluctuate. The Wiley Protocol targets age 20 as a baseline because heart disease and stroke, Type II diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are not usual concerns for a healthy young individual. Approximately 80% of women with a uterus who have used the WP have had perfectly normal regular menstrual periods every 28 days. It is recommended that women without a uterus use the Wiley Protocol Lunar Calendar™* Day 11 or 12. Day 12 is better to see the estrogen peak. Check both estradiol and progesterone on both days. Day 21 is the progesterone peak but check both progesterone and estradiol. Try to do this about three or four hours after applying your cream. Don't put cream on the area where the needle will enter. Why does the Wiley Protocol advocate high doses of hormones?Because WP is biomimetic, it has been designed to mimic the hormone blood levels of a healthy young woman.
What are the optimum blood ranges for the Protocol?*Optimum ranges include:Day 12 estradiol - 350 to 550 pg/dlDay 12 progesterone should be 1-2Day 21 progesterone 10 -22 ng/dl. Day 21 estrogen should be 150-250.Note: These ranges are for a healthy, young 20-25 year old. It is best to use the same lab so you are measuring with the same measurement. Do I have to test blood every month?No, it takes a few months for the receptors to come on board so you may wait until the third month to test and then examine the results with your doctor who may change your Protocol.It is important to look at symptoms too. If you don't feel well and are showing symptoms of being low on a hormone check with your doctor. Thereafter many women only test periodically. It's good to test when you feel good to know what that looks like and also when you feel bad. Stress can bring the levels down very fast. The important thing is you don’t want to be hovering in the area below the blood ranges if you have symptoms.







Why do we need to get blood levels on days 12 and 21?By testing on days 12 and 21 we can assure ourselves that we are reproducing a normal cycle of a younger woman. Since the Basic Wiley Protocol rarely gets blood levels of more than 300 on Day 12, the blood work is a way of justifying to your doctor that you might need more to meet the upper levels to normal. Day 11 or 12. Day 12 is better to see the estrogen peak. Check both estradiol and progesterone on both days. Day 21 is the progesterone peak but check both progesterone and estradiol. Try to do this about three or four hours after applying your cream. Don't put cream on the area where the needle will enter. Checking on both days 12 and 21 will show an inverse relationship between the hormones. Why do we need to get blood tests?Blood tests are done to get a baseline so your doctor can adjust for accuracy. You will also make sure that you are getting into the ranges of healthy young women of 50 years ago who had low levels of diseases of aging. It can be very hard to learn about your symptoms without the help of blood testing.



Why the Wiley Protocol®?The Wiley Protocol is the only HRT that has been developed under the scrutiny of a practicing Oncologist. Over the last five years anecdotal statistics have been gathered from thousands of women ages 19 - 90, at meetings, who are on the Protocol, suggesting a profile of safety and efficacy. Choosing the Wiley Protocol is not only a vote for nature, it is also a vote for science.








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Let Me Show You How to Replace Your Hormones

Let me show you how to replace your hormones and I will tell you why. Here is an analogy to help you understand the difference it will be to you if you are shown correctly how to use hormones. When I was growing up my dad would make these amazing awesome paper airplanes for me. I would throw them and they would fly swiftly through the air until they hit the wall or the couch or whatever. He could make them fly and twirl by changing how he folded the paper. I wanted to make my paper airplanes fly just like his so I would try to copy how he made the airplanes but of course until he showed me how to fold the paper precisely my airplane was never as good as his at flying and barely traveled at all before it just fell to the ground.

Hormone replacement is similar to the paper airplane story. There is a method and a way of applying the dosage to mimic physiological levels normal to cycling females. This is important because it determines the effectiveness and response your body and mind will obtain. Until you are shown the way, you might as well be crumpling up a piece of paper and throwing it to see if it flies, over and over again, but wondering why you don't feel better and aren't getting improvement in your sleep, energy, brain fog, libido, vaginal dryness, dry skin, hair growth, weight gain around the mid section despite every known diet under the sun!

Email me and let me know what struggles and challenges you have had with replacing your hormones! My email is jones@crtconnect.com. I will answer your questions and guide you! Free, no charge to you. Now take action and let's change how women age!

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RECOMMENDED TESTS FOR ALL WOMEN AGE 50

Doctors recommend that all women age 50:

Get Tested for Hepatitis C

Everyone born between 1945 and 1965 needs to be screened for the hepatitis C virus. (USPSTF)

Get Shots to Protect Your Health

Get important adult shots (vaccinations). (ACIP)

Get Tested for Breast Cancer

Get a mammogram every 2 years. (USPSTF)

Get Tested for Cervical Cancer

Get a Pap test every 3 years. If you get a Pap test and an HPV test, you can get screened every 5 years instead. (USPSTF)

Get Tested for Colorectal Cancer

Get tested regularly for colorectal cancer, starting at age 50. (USPSTF)

Get Your Blood Pressure Checked

Get your blood pressure checked at least once every 2 years. (USPSTF)

Get Your Well-Woman Visit Every Year

See a doctor or nurse for a checkup once a year. (IOM)

Get the Seasonal Flu Vaccine

Get the flu vaccine every year to help prevent the flu. (ACIP)

Get Tested for HIV

Get tested for HIV at least once. You may need to get tested more often depending on your risk. (USPSTF)

Based on family history and other risk factors, doctors recommend that some women age 50:

Talk with a Doctor about Your Alcohol Use

If you are concerned about your drinking, ask your doctor about screening and counseling. (USPSTF)

Get Help with Healthy Eating

If your doctor has told you that you are at risk for heart disease or diabetes, ask about dietary counseling. (USPSTF)

Get a Bone Density Test

Talk with your doctor to find out if you need a bone density test. (USPSTF)

Get Your Cholesterol Checked

If you or someone in your family ever had heart disease, or if you have other risk factors for heart disease (like smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, or obesity), get your cholesterol checked once every 5 years. (USPSTF)

Get Tested for Hepatitis B

If you have risk factors for hepatitis B (like any injection drug use or if you were born in a country where hepatitis B is common), talk to your doctor about getting tested. (USPSTF)

Get Help to Quit Smoking

If you smoke, ask your doctor about services to help you quit. (USPSTF)

Take Steps to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

If you are overweight or have other risk factors for type 2 diabetes (like a family history of diabetes), ask your doctor to test you for diabetes. (USPSTF)

Take Steps to Protect Yourself from Relationship Violence

If you think your partner might be abusive, talk with your doctor about getting help. (USPSTF)

Talk with Your Doctor about Depression

Talk with your doctor about how you are feeling if you have been sad, down, or hopeless. (USPSTF)

Watch Your Weight

If you are overweight, ask your doctor about screening and counseling for obesity. (USPSTF)

Get Tested for Syphilis

If you have risk factors for syphilis (like having sex for drugs or money), ask your doctor about testing and prevention counseling. (USPSTF)

Get Tested for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

If you have more than one sex partner or a new sex partner, get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Ask your doctor about prevention counseling. (USPSTF)

Talk with a Doctor If Breast or Ovarian Cancer Runs in Your Family

Talk with your doctor if you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer. (USPSTF)

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Gretchen Jones "Love My Hormones": HORMONE REPLACEMENT STILL CONTROVERSIAL

Gretchen Jones "Love My Hormones": HORMONE REPLACEMENT STILL CONTROVERSIAL

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BREAST CANCER AND HORMONES; IS IT SAFE

In my experience, women associate breast cancer and hormones together. I understand one of the greatest concerns some women have is developing breast cancer during their life time. Breast cancer mortality is on the decline according to some studies and breast cancer awareness is everywhere with increasing utilization of mammograms and "the pink ribbon" with its own breast cancer awareness week every October.

The risk factors implicated in the development of breast cancer include:

Age

Family History, affected mother or sister 2 to 3 relative risk, aunt or grandmother 1.5 relative risk, and affected mother AND sister 14.0 relative risk

Excessive alcohol intake - women who drink two to five drinks a day run a 41% greater risk of developing breast cancer than non drinkers

Obesity - post menopausal women who gain 11 to 22 pounds have an 18% higher risk of breast cancer than women who gain 4-5 lbs and in those who gain 44 to 55 pounds the risk jumps to 40%.

The breast cancer controversy began after the report of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH) raised concerns regarding the roles of hormones and breast cancer. This caused widespread discontinuation of the hormones and deprived women of the benefit of hormones. The study was discontinued in 1992, 3 years prematurely. Was planned for 8.5 years, still too short of an interval as it takes more than 8 years for the discovery of breast cancer from a single cell based on doubling times. Based on this, all of the 290 cases of breast cancer had malignant cells at the onset of the study (there were a total of 161,208 participants).

The trial of the estrogen/progestin was stopped due to minimal increase of hazard ratio of 1.26, which was only of borderline significance. The study of estrogen alone has not shown an increase in the risk of breast cancer at 7 years. There is confirming evidence from more than seventy studies that exogenous therapy, and even unopposed estrogens, do not increase the risk for breast cancer. There have been eleven studies, with none to the contrary, that have examined survival from breast cancer developing in estrogen users and have observed lower mortality. Long term progesterone deficiency has been shown to increase the risk of breast cancer. In one study in patients with stage IV metastatic breast cancer, estrogen with high dose progesterone was shown to be very effective. After giving the estrogen for seven days to enhance the progesterone receptors in metastatic cancer cells high dose medroxyprogesterone acetate (not my first choice) was given and the remission rate was 56% for up to six years.

The most consistently decreased risk of breast cancer in estrogen users has been those who also received progestogens (and it would be nice to see some studies using natural progesterone vs synthetic progestogens).

Breast cancer is being diagnosed in early stages, and the survival rates have increased due to early diagnosis and treatment. Women lead normal lives for many years. We need to be given the opportunity to benefit from all available treatment. Estrogen replacement can be used for severe symptoms in breast cancer survivors after thorough explanation, and understanding, of benefits and risks.

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HORMONE REPLACEMENT STILL CONTROVERSIAL

Hormone replacement is still controversial. In the 1960's women were ecstatic to finally have a remedy to the hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, mood swings, low libido issues and doctors were more than willing and able to write the prescription to alleviate their symptoms. However, after the publications of the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) and the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) studies, doubts were raised about the increased risk of hormone therapy. Physicians became reluctant to prescribe hormone replacement because of the widely publicized reports that estrogens cause endometrial cancer, that combination therapy (via Prempro) increased breast cancer and stroke risks. Even so, estrogen therapy continues to be popular among many patients.

First, we now know that oral metabolism of estradiol is DIFFERENT from transdermal estradiol. We also now know that there IS a difference between PROGESTINS and NATURAL PROGESTERONE.

Second, we also know that long term estrogen deficiency can and often does lead to osteoporosis and related fracture complications, atherosclerotic heart disease, psychogenic manifestations (depression, anxiety, insomnia, irritability), alzheimer's disease, increase risk for colon cancer and who knows we may discover even more disease and health related disorders associated with hormone deficiency over the next 100 years.

Third, we now know that the belief that estrogen treatment causes endometrial cancer is no longer valid and that the incidence of cancer (of the endometrium, or of the breast) need not increase as a result of long term estrogen therapy if cyclic progesterone in adequate dosages are added to the estrogen replacement therapy.

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Want to Feel Better? Younger.? Look Better?

Contact me and let me help you understand Hormones and why they are necessary for women. Men need them too. However, women abruptly lose all production of their estradiol when their ovaries no longer have eggs! And that is occurring earlier and earlier due to our environment and the changes from our earlier ancestors who didn't use all the chemicals and hormone additives in their home farmed food. I am treating many elderly patients and underprivileged patients who do not have access to this information or do not understand the results of hormone loss and its permanent effect to their lives.

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No Wonder Hormone Therapy Scares the Heck out of Women!

These headlines are starting all over again.

July 14, 2009 -Women who are on hormone therapy or who have used it in the recent past are at higher risk of ovarian cancer than women who have never been on hormone therapy, a new study shows.

The increase in risk was found regardless of the hormone dose or formulation, whether hormones were taken by mouth, transdermal patch, or vaginally, or whether the treatment included just estrogen or estrogen and progestin, the researchers say.

In the study, Morch and her team evaluated more than 909,000 Danish women, ages 50 to 79, who were on national Danish registers. After an average of eight years of follow-up, 3,068 cases of ovarian cancer were found. At the end of the study, 63% of the women were never-users of hormone therapy and 9% current users.

Compared to never users, current hormone therapy users had an overall 38% increased risk of ovarian cancer.

Put another way: for every 8,300 women on hormone therapy per year, one extra case of ovarian cancer could be attributed to hormone therapy.

Previous research has found that current use of hormones raises ovarian cancer risk by 30% compared with no hormone use, with the risk of estrogen-only therapy sometimes found to be higher than combined therapy. In her research, Tworoger found that estrogen-only therapy boosted risk and a suggestion of an increased risk with estrogen and progestin therapy.

What I want readers to understand is this is done on CURRENT STANDARD OF CARE TREATMENT OPTIONS for HORMONE REPLACEMENT. Which means, static dosing NOT cyclic dosing , progestin NOT progesterone and women are starting years after their hormone levels have been low or zero which means their response to hormone therapy is challenged already.

There needs to be a better understanding between compounded hormone therapy, the way it is dosed, the way it is combined or not combined, and the difference between "FDA-approved" hormone therapy vs "NonFDA-approved". It isn't a matter of "natural" or "bioidentical" hormones ONLY. Because fact is FDA approved non compounded hormones can be bioidentical and natural too. That doesn't make them better just because they are "natural". Endocrinology is a complicated topic and women's hormone cycle is specific. We have peaks and troughs and can grow life inside our bodies. If hormones were the cause of ovarian cancer then I think these numbers would be a lot higher than what is being reported.

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In Response to Science Daily's Article Pharmacist survey shows huge growth in compounded menopausal hormone therapy

Prescription sales are increased for custom compounded bioidentical hormones because patients and doctors are getting more educated about the difference between some pharmaceutical hormones that are hormone therapies that are FDA approved. The Women's health initiative study is the main study that is always referred to when discussing risks of hormone therapy. However, that study was done with synthetic hormones, Prempro and Premarin. If you want to look at the details of that study you will find out the reason it is not a good study is twofold. Number 1 it is not replicating how hormones are used in our body and Number 2 these are chemical structures that are not identical to our own hormones.

The issue I have with random compounding is that there is no consensus to what is healthy and effective for women when it comes to hormone replacement. Some pharmacists and doctors believe that women need way too much testosterone with their estrogen, too little progesterone and some believe that giving the hormones all together in one dose is the way to take hormones.

Instead of bashing hormone therapy and instead of just treating a hot flash, if the FDA really wants to help women after the age of about 40 when hormones decline substantially and symptoms begin to increase rapidly, FUND A DAMN STUDY ON CYCLIC HORMONE THERAPY. Mimic physiology of a women's hormone cycle with transdermal hormone creams and then we can put this debate about hormones "causing" cancer to rest and start focusing on the real causes of cancer and better treatment options when women are faced with female cancers.

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Response to Negative Media Portrayal of Restoring Testosterone Levels

Life Extension® immediately recognized errors in this anti-testosterone study that render its findings meaningless.

This study was designed by physicians who apparently don't know how to safely restore testosterone levels in aging men.

The media's portrayal of this flawed study will discourage aging men from properly restoring their testosterone levels. To help spare the lives of testosterone deficient men, we have prepared an extensive rebuttal to this erroneous report.

For those who choose not to read our extensive rebuttal, I've prepared the following brief summary:

1) In order to protect against heart disease, total testosterone blood levels need to be raised higher than 500–550 ng/dL. Life Extension believes that optimal youthful total testosterone is in the 700–900 ng/dL range.

The men enrolled in this flawed study only boosted their mean total testosterone levels to 332 ng/dL. Previous studies show this low testosterone level (332 ng/dL) is associated with an increased heart attack risk compared with levels above 500–550 ng/dL.
2) The men in this study were not properly individually dosed and monitored, which explains why the testosterone treatment they received failed to restore their blood testosterone levels to anywhere near cardio-protective ranges.

3) Estradiol (an estrogen) blood levels were not reported in this study used to discredit testosterone drugs. A subset of aging men, often with increased visceral body fat (body fat around the internal organs of the abdominal cavity), have a tendency to convert testosterone into excess estrogen. This excess estrogen may alter the balance of anticoagulant and procoagulant (clotting) factors in the blood, and potentially enhance the risk of heart attack and stroke. Any man treated with testosterone drugs should also have his estradiol blood level tested to ensure that the testosterone is not excessively converting to estrogen. If estradiol increases excessively, then low-dose aromatase-inhibiting drugs (such as 1 mg/week of anastrozole [Arimidex®]) can be prescribed to reduce the conversion of testosterone to estrogen.

A subgroup of overweight men with excess visceral body fat treated with testosterone in this study would be expected to excessively convert (aromatize) their testosterone into estrogen, which may help explain why more men in the testosterone group suffered a greater percentage of heart attacks.

Research published in 2013 shows profound cardiovascular benefits in response to higher testosterone levels (in men). The media conveniently ignored these positive reports and narrowly focused on the egregiously flawed study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Based on many published studies, Life Extension has recommended for decades that aging men restore testosterone to a youthful range. We've always warned that for some men restoring one's testosterone to more youthful levels could create excessive levels of estrogen, which is readily detectable by blood testing and reversible using aromatase-inhibiting therapies.

What's most frightening is that most mainstream doctors today are blindly prescribing testosterone drugs and omitting any kind of estrogen testing. This creates a very dangerous environment for men who excessively convert their testosterone into excess estrogen!

To read Life Extension's full rebuttal to this flawed study used by the media to discredit testosterone therapy, just click here.
For longer life,
William Faloon

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Frequently Asked Questions From My Female Patients who are on Cyclic Hormone Therapy

I wanted to reprint some of the frequently asked questions regarding Cyclic Hormone Replacement therapy from many of my patients and answered quite well by TS Wiley herself. I will add my own comments to her answers as well.
Q. Why do I have a period?
A: The obvious scientific response is to prevent endometrial cancer with the rhythmic growth and death of the lining, insuring apoptosis. However, it is important to add that there are over 3,000 gene products and more than 300 physiological processes that ride on the wave of rhythmic estrogen production in healthy young women, not the least of which is the inevitable growth of a normal uterine lining. So, yes, if your hormones are at reliable healthy levels, you must have a period if you have a uterus to be healthy and safe.
Q: Why didn't I get a period?
A: Not enough estradiol (E2), perhaps too much testosterone, DHEA, or not a sharp enough differential drop in the progesterone from day 21 to day 28.
Q: Why is my period so light, long, early, late, missed, heavy etc?
A: Not enough estradiol (E2) in general, or preferential shunting for stress to the brain that deprives the uterine lining of growth potential for 72 hours, which is what re-population requires; or, perhaps too much testosterone or DHEA.
Q: I can't handle the anxiety, hot flashes, insomnia, sore breasts, and depression in the first three months.
A: These symptoms usually occur in the beginning when the receptors are, literally, appearing on the landscape. The fluctuation of these receptors can accentuate "firing disorders" like anxiety, incontinence, hot flashes, heartburn, etc. Spread out the daily dose from twice a day into 3 or 4 times a day and allow the receptors to "catch up". Adding a transdermal estradiol patch can also help reduce these annoying symptoms. This can sometimes feel like puberty all over.
Q: I felt great at first and now after 1 yr, 2 yrs, etc, I DON'T.
A: You're older. As time passes the sand shifts under our feet when the waves of the beach retreat. Eventually we all need a higher dose as SHBG rises concomment to Insulin.
Q: Why can't I get my numbers up?
A: More estrogen may be needed or more progesterone, raising the entire curve of either is kinder to the receptor anticipation mechanisms. RBC adhesion may be a factor in the progesterone only, meaning the hormone is actually in there and can clinically be seen, but not in the blood work numbers. Insulin and SHBG are in inverse curves. The more insulin reception, the lower the serum numbers, so in thin patients the numbers may be lower. Always remember that the clinical picture takes precedent over anything a lab might turn out.
Q: Why are my animals showing sings of estrogen?
A: You touch them with hormone on your hands, they lick their fur. The dose then becomes oral, which is much stronger and, considering their body mass vs. an adult human, far more potent.
Q: Doesn't estrogen cause cancer?
A:NO,it "controls" cancer, not "causes" cancer. If high circulating levels of estrogen caused cancer young women would be dead, and pregnant women would be deader. High levels of estrogen cause G-1 arrest of the cell cycle.
Q: Why can't I just do progesterone?
A: It has no receptor to be effective, without one of it's own for apoptosis, without estrogen preceding its arrival. The progesterone that you may have taken in the past made you feel better, because progesterone can occupy the cortisol receptor.
Q: Isn't progesterone toxic?
A: No, or pregnant women would be deader than fertile young women. So unless one uses the whole syringe at each dose this is not possible. The fear-mongering rumor coming from a group of women on the internet, who truly believed that they were harmed by natural progesterone and may have, indeed felt horrible, much as women report that they do on synthetic Provera is not accurate. Those women were not on the Wiley Protocol at the time and were taking the hormones that they were taking in olive oil drops. Heavy hormones sediment in oil, so that they are over-dosed themselves on Day 14-21 by drawing an inaccurate dose from the bottom of the bottle, promoting nausea, hair loss, headaches and maybe even kidney problems. Such a situation is not possible with the Wiley Protocol, because the progesterone is thoroughly blended and suspended in cream base and tested to prove that there is 20 mg of natural progesterone in every small line on a purple plungered syringe.
Q: Why can't I take herbs, flax, soy, etc?
A: If you mean with the Wiley Protocol, because all effective natural treatments are effective by occupying, blocking and or using second messenger pathways of hormone receptors. We are trying to reinstate with the dosing of the protocol, a receptor waveform reminiscent of youth. Natural substances, just like drugs of Pharmaceutical origin, are still statically dosed, thus destroying what we are doing. Women on flax often lose or never attain their period.
Q: Can my daughter, mother, husband do this?
A: Yes, of course anyone with deranged hormonal rhythms or needing replacement can.
Q: How can everyone start at the same dose, isn't it individualized?
A: We all re-instate a normal baseline and then it becomes individualized as your doctor increases your dose in a standardized way. "It's not"one size fits all", it is "one size starts all".
Q. What to do when they don't get a period on Day 28 or 29.
A: Just call Day 29, day 1 and start over.
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71 year old Man with Hx of Prostate Cancer I'm Currently Replacing His Testosterone

My dear patient who I see regularly for chronic medical conditions including diabetes and blood pressure monitoring presented with an elevated PSA (prostate-specific antigen) of 5.9 in February 2012. Family history of prostate cancer is negative. Voids 5-6 times a day and was getting up every hour a night to urinate for a couple of years prior. Variable stream. I referred him to a urologist for further evaluation. He was advised to do an in office trans-rectal ultrasound and biopsy of the prostate which he completed 3/14/2012. The biopsy showed extensive prostate cancer Gleason 3+3, clinical stage T2b with perineural invasion which did correspond to an abnormal digital rectal exam. His bone scan and CT scan was not suspicious for metastatic disease. Treatment options included active surveillance, however in light of his age his options may be more limited if he decided on more aggressive treatment in the future. Radical prostatectomy, cryosurgery, brachytherapy and or external radiation therapy or Calypso system hormonal therapy. My patient chose Brachytherapy which is a type of radiotherapy, or radiation treatment, offered to certain cancer patients. There are two types of brachytherapy – high dose-rate (HDR) and low dose-rate (LDR). LDR brachytherapy is the type that is most commonly used to treat prostate cancer; it may sometimes be referred to as ‘seed implantation’ or it may also be called ‘pinhole surgery’. In LDR brachytherapy, tiny radioactive particles the size of a grain of rice (see Figure 1) are implanted directly into the site of the tumour. These particles are known as ‘seeds’, and they can be inserted linked together as strands, or individually. Because the seeds are inserted or implanted directly into, or very close to, the tumour, they deliver high doses of radiation to the tumour without affecting the normal healthy tissues around it. This means that the procedure is less damaging than conventional radiation therapy, where the radioactive beam is delivered from outside the body and must pass through other tissues before reaching the tumour. He was told that he would need to reduce his testosterone levels before the implant to zero. The side effects were discussed with him and included, hot flashes, painful gynecomastia, erectile dysfunction, loss of libido, metabolic syndrome, anemia, bone loss, fatigue, depression, and weight gain to name a few. He was given Prosteon Oral tablets and told to take 2 tablets twice a day to replace calcium and vitamin D3 due to the side effects of the medication to reduce his testosterone to zero with a medication called Lupron. Now lets discuss his labs. In February 2011 his PSA was 3.7 and Testosterone 197 and his Vitamin D3 zero! His PSA in February 2012 was 5.9 and his testosterone was 213 In November 2012 (post hormone ablation procedure) his PSA was 0.3 and his Testosterone Zero and Vitamin D3 21.2. His symptoms were horrible in November 2012. At his office visit he told me he was experiencing horrible fatigue, depression, not sleeping, crying easily. He was scheduled to have the pellets inserted end of November 2012. He returned to see me in February 2013 and was regretting getting the surgery done because now he was experiencing urination about 10 times every night and he was not sleeping well, very fatigued, no appetite, getting hot flashes, dribbling and leaking and had to apply pressure to his bladder to urinate and was wearing diaper pants for leakage during the day. He was also having joint pain. He was taking antidepression medications, anti anxiety medications, diabetes and blood pressure medications and had just gotten a lupron injection by the urologist. We discussed his symptoms in great detail and that they were because of the Lupron injection and the zero testosterone level. I suggested a transdermal testosterone cream as well as Vitamin D3. He was willing to try it. He said to me that if he had a choice to live like this the rest of his life, he'd rather not. I understand!! Now this 71 year old man completely understood how menopausal women feel. It's horrible. Let's fast forward now to April 9, 2013, His PSA is 0.3, Testosterone is 1135, and Vitamin D3 is 58.1 He is feeling great. Sleeping again. No joint aches. No depression. Has his energy again. Has a scheduled trip with friends and family and feels amazing. He has had follow up exams with the urologist and his urologist is aware of the treatment plan my patient has chosen and is okay with it. I just saw him today and he is doing wonderful. He leaves Sunday for his trip and I know he will have an amazing time. Call my office in Lombard (630) 627-3700 to set up an appointment or email me at jones.gretchen@gmail.com hormone replacement therapy, hormone imbalance, women to women, bodylogicmd, hormone replacement after hysterectomy, bioidentical hormones, HRT, women's health, men's health, TS Wiley, The Wiley Protocol

HCG Testimonial

Dr. Jones, I am very close to completing Phase II of the HCG protocol and I have had some very good success, both in losing weight but also in feeling 1000% more energetic. I know that you prescribed 47 days worth of HCG for me, but I am a bit confused as to how I am supposed to approach Phase III. All of the documentation that I am reading has the HCG injections ending after 25 days and then the maintenance phase begins. So...my question is: Do I remain on 500 calories per day for the full 47 days of my HCG supply or do I begin maintenance on the 26th day and continue injecting the HCG? As of today (my 22nd day on Phase I), I have lost 23.5 lbs. I have been keeping a daily food, weight, calorie intake and exercise diary as well as a chart on daily body weight vs daily calories. I was going to send it all to you on Saturday if, in fact, I am through with Phase I. Please let me know how to proceed. I really have not had any problem with the 500 calorie diet or the foods that can be eaten. I have come up with some very creative and delicious recipes using steam, poaching and grilling chicken, shrimp and tilapia. Actually, I have only hit 500 calories twice so far. All other days are between 470 and 498 calories. I hit a plateau on days 16, 17 and 18 so I did the "prescribed" 6 apple day and lost 2 lbs. Thanks...Terry Call my office in Lombard (630) 627-3700 to set up an appointment or email me at jones.gretchen@gmail.com hormone replacement therapy, hormone imbalance, women to women, bodylogicmd, hormone replacement after hysterectomy, bioidentical hormones, HRT, women's health, men's health, TS Wiley, The Wiley Protocol