197. 2023 Hormone Education 101

Hot off the back of the New York Times Magazine Feb 1st on Menopause Hormones - I gave a lecture to my local medical society about hormones.  It is a nice overview and I hope you enjoy it! The best way to get rid of fear is education Why the Women’s Health Initiative study took people off of hormones Understanding the Healthy Cell Hypothesis Repetition is the key to adult learning The top two reasons women stop having sex in perimenopause and menopause What we know about menopause hormone therapy in 2023 The more educated you are, the more you can advocate for yourself By definition: menopause is one day - 366 days after your last natural period Average age of menopause in western society is 51 Hormone therapy was popular in the 80’s and 90’s If you still have a uterus you must protect the uterine lining with a progestin if you take systemic estrogen (not so for vaginal estrogen) FDA approved indications for estrogen 1) preventing osteoporosis 2) treatment of vasomotor symptoms 3) treatment of premature ovarian insufficiency (going into menopause prior to age 40) 4) GSM how did we get to the point where we thought estrogen caused cancer? what does hormone therapy help? the longer you go without estrogen, your arteries develop a fatty streak or plaque who can’t be on HRT who can be on HRT Best practices for hormone replacement therapy Non oral estrogen vs oral estrogen Unanswered questions we have about hormones Did you get the You Are Not Broken Book Yet? https://amzn.to/3p18DfK Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP when they are created and without advertisement and even listen live to the interviews and episodes. www.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message