She says “We (not the royal “we” – she is apparently speaking for all gynecologists in the world) are just exhausted from the onslaught of every Suzanne Somers media appearance and next book that repeats the same infomercial with just another PR-driven title.”

Not sure what has “exhausted” her the most really. Perhaps writing this article? It clearly reads like the work of someone not in top form.

She knows what bioidenticals are for God’s sake so please, earth to media, stop telling her! She knows synthetic hormones are not good. But don’t you dare mention bloody horse’s urine one more time. She’s had enough. Yeah and she knows, even if you don’t, that if you are doing bio’s then use the big pharmas. They are FDA approved.

Her message is clearly Doctor knows Best and shut up media. But which media? Is the Newsweek article “media”? Apparently not. She says “Gynecologists everywhere are grateful to Newsweek for the outstanding investigative journalism of Weston Kosova and Pat Wingert.” She did a survey on that? She then concludes “It took Newsweek to speak for us, and we are really grateful for this unbiased and clear reporting”.

Unbiased? Clear?

Again let’s not mention the authors have a book on menopause coming out. It might this all look like “the same infomercial with just another PR-driven title”.

I read your own post. The point they are making on compounded hormone replacement formulas (and I see this comment popping up more and more) is that the end results – what is compounded for you/that particular prescription – is not FDA approved.

They are implying that the one customized just for you by your very own doctor, who more than likely has your hormone saliva test results right there in front of them when they decide on the specific combination of hormones that is right for you, is not as good as their off-the-shelf one-size-fits-all product. And because that is a laughable premise and they have no evidence to support that view, they are playing the FDA card. Like being FDA approved meant … what? A guaranteed cure? No side effects? No deaths? No law suits?

I am sure we will hear more of this argument.

Here’s Why:

Oprah’s TV show advocates Natural Medicine and Bioidentical Hormones in direct competition to the interests of the Pharmaceutical Industry which makes synthetic hormones. Newsweek is merely an attack dog for the drug industry. A typical issue of Newsweek magazine contains $2 million in pharma ads.

Oprah is depicted as a voodoo witch on the Newsweek cover in a desparate attempt to please the drug company sponsors of a failing magazine.

To read more: Newsweek Attacks Oprah Winfrey and BioIdentical Hormones