Is Hormone Therapy Safe? The Menopause Debate Explained

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• TA

  @TamsenFadalTV · 11 months ago · pinned

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• AN

  @antoniacain873 · 4 days ago

  How can we rely so much on research studies when they are so flawed?

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• JE

  @jenmsdc3244 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I started HRT 6 months ago (47 years old) and it changed my life. My insomnia disappeared, my hot flashes disappeared, brain fog gone, weight loss was a reality again, and the horrific periods that quite literally stopped my life every month decreased to a more manageable flow, and finally I’m no longer anemic (for the first time in 20 years). I mean just flipping amazing!! My GYNO shut me down 4 times (each time I brought it up) so I had to go to an online company to get it, that’s so upsetting!! So glad I listened to my intuition after doing a ton of research.

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• CM

  @cma9042 · 1 year ago (edited)

  My wonderful GYN put me on HRT (she&apos;s now retired). &nbsp;Everything was great until we moved and my new general PA immediately told me to stop HRT going on and on about the risk of cancer. &nbsp; Well, within a short time my husband noticed I was forgetting things. &nbsp;The nurologist we saw tried 2 different meds that ultimately gave me uncontrollable diarrhea. &nbsp;I stopped taking it and started researching on the internet. &nbsp;That&apos;s when I stumbled onto the 2022 HRT study and made an appointment with my GYN to go back on it!!! &nbsp;He did not hesitate to prescribe it!! &nbsp;Took a little bit because I&apos;d been off for about 3 years but then it kicked in!!! &nbsp;My Brain/Memory is BACK!!!! &nbsp;When I last saw the neurologist the plan was to try another drug but once he witnessed my cognitive improvement he changed his mind and decided to wait and see a few months down the line. &nbsp;Even though I&apos;m a few years older, my brain is no longer foggy!!! &nbsp;I can and do remember things!

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• NI

  @nicolaweston9355 · 1 year ago

  My migraines were so bad in peri menopause, &nbsp;twice a week. Vomiting 🤢 for 10 hours!!! <br>HRT stopped my migraines .❤

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• MI

  @micheleturner5091 · 1 year ago

  I was on birth control for over thirty years. I think they helped me so much with perimenopause symptoms because I didn&apos;t really notice any at all. I went off the birth control pill a year ago at 51. I just hit one year without a period. The doctor has prescribed me a Combipatch as HRT and I have yet to fill the prescription because of the fear of cancer and side effects. (Even though I now have a long list of symptoms, the most pronounced being joint pain.) But it&apos;s like Dr. Malone said...I was on birth control for such a long time! And HRT is a lower dose! What am I thinking?! Conversations like these are important, and they help so much when we are making these decisions. Thank you, ladies! ❤️

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• LE

  @Leo-mr1qz · 1 year ago (edited)

  Great conversation! Thank you, ladies. ❤<br> &nbsp; I cried when Dr. Malone said, &quot;Don&apos;t worry about your weight. Focus on your health.&quot; As a product of the 80s &amp; 90s, I am ALWAYS worried about my weight! Where I had my last child at 39, and couldn&apos;t get the baby weight off fast enough I knew I was in a different stage in my life. I do resistance training, take HRT, and eat healthy. I have 3 young daughters and I TRY to keep the motto going, &quot;strong, not skinny,&quot; but I do have to say transitioning to an older woman is HARD! 😢

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• JE

  @jennifersmith8687 · 1 year ago

  Im 41 and an 8 year triple negative breast cancer survivor. I’m so grateful for this information and the conversation you are having about menopause! I did Lupron injections during chemotherapy to preserve ovarian function and went into full-blown chemical menopause for a year. It was horrific and happened almost overnight. Fast-forward a few years later, I had my miracle baby at 36 but soon after I had what I thought were “mild” symptoms of what I went through on Lupron, and told myself to tough it out because of the outdated information about the WHI study 🤦🏻‍♀️ I just started HRT after a conversation with my oncologist and OB/GYN. I suffered during breast cancer and I was not about to suffer the next 4 to 10 years through night sweats, &nbsp;insomnia, brain fog, joint pain, anxiety, you name it I’ve got it symptoms! These conversations with professionals are SO critical. Thank you! 💗

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• SH

  @shaunroney414 · 1 year ago

  Also, why aren’t all women offered vaginal estrogen at a certain point as preventative care if it can only help support wellness?

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• JA

  @JAnneWnuk · 1 year ago

  As a health coach to menopausal women, this video just got added to my tool box. Thank you Tamsen and Dr. Sharon.

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• DA

  @danzora · 5 months ago

  Dr. Sharon thank you for this information. This is the best video I have seen so far regarding the myths for HRT. 💗

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• LI

  @lisam.4686 · 1 year ago

  One of the most detrimental to women&apos;s bodies is osteoporosis. Many Rheumatologists did not recommend hormone replacement. They rather have business and see their patients have broken bones than to see them healthy

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