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Skeptoid #70: Raging (Bioidentical) Hormones

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2007

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

An examination of the popular trend in women's health, bioidentical hormone therapy.

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0:00.0

One of the annoying thing about our human bodies is that as many women age, they can benefit

0:08.9

from hormone replacement therapy.

0:11.6

Thus an industry exists to supply this.

0:14.8

But there is also a secondary industry that supplies a version specifically for women

0:20.0

who fall for the naturalistic fallacy, and they call it bioidentical hormones.

0:27.4

What's the science behind this?

0:30.2

That's coming right up on Skeptoid.

0:34.4

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0:40.3

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1:15.0

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1:21.0

You're listening to Skeptoid.

1:22.4

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

1:26.0

Raging hormones, bioidentical that is.

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