The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy, With Dr. Felice Gersh

[@madelenewhite1576]

I already have osteoprosis diagnosed in my mid 50's, I had the conversation with my doctor to start HRT, I'm 60. I have lots of digestive and food sensitivities. My doctor was fighting me until she did a consult and it was a go ahead as it will still help prevent more bone thinning. I'm a bit scared. I have a uterus so will take estrogen patch and progesterone pill at night

[@shawnastarr3605]

I’m starting on my hormone therapy soon I’m very excited I’m getting my hormones from a compound lab.❤

[@anne-louisegoldie]

Fantastic 💛 I loved the description of the crazy, out of control osteoclasts, Dr Gersh made understanding osteoporosis easy. Thank you so much 🤗xx

[@MsBuffalopoo]

Keep shouting it from the rooftops, Dr Gersh. I hope you can alert younger women before it's too late. My HRT was taken away 17 years ago and now by bones are jello.

[@nicolemerz1731]

So so sorry to hear that. Women should be able to sue the WHI researchers who demonized hormones so wrongly! 😢

[@FeliceGershMD]

So sorry from the harm you have suffered! But it's not too late for you. You may still want to consider going back on HRT. I am getting very good results with my osteoporosis patients. You may want to check out this talk I gave on HRT in women 60 and older. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h36ycmqQiqiWd9E

[@jessicahitchens6926]

The ones whom funded it should be up for human rights crimes. Not to mention their lackeys(media)....

[@stellaashurova3682]

Thank you very much Dr Felise Gersch , very informative and educational.

[@Oakpark4333]

Great interview thank you ❤

[@marvariley]

Very informative. Thanks

[@sil-educator]

Im 48 and have been having peri menopause symptoms for almost a year. Thus far I’ve had 3 OBGYNs tell me HRT isn’t for me 😢. I’m in California and the doctors seem to think all women’s bodies are the same because I’m not 50 so the symptoms I’m having are all in my mind. I’m truly suffering

[@jessicahitchens6926]

Dr. Gersh is in SoCal... great practitioners in California. You just got to look. I know its expensive but it's worth it. It's not like you're in Pakistan.

[@patc1764]

Fantastic interview… informative and useful.. thank you

[@bomcdowell-kim9194]

She should also talk about the dangers too😮

[@russvet]

Main danger is stupidity

[@sil-educator]

She did.

[@elsacynthiacabrera5211]

Dr Scheinbaum thanks for bringing such a wonderful speaker! I am interested in getting the name of your naturopathic doctor if possible. Thanks so much

[@SusannaCampesan-kc5pc]

I agree that HRT has been demonised for the wrong reasons. However I think it’s not a good idea to compare the menopause, and the loss of hormones that go with it, to diseases like type1 diabetes or Addison’s disease. Menopause is a natural state which happens to every woman, not a disease. But yes, women should be able to chose whether to compensate their failing hormones. I have protein S deficiency and here in the U.K. I will never be given HRT. Podcasts like these make me feel like I am diseased and I will never be allowed to cure myself 😢

[@PsychoKittiesMovie]

I want to ride horses at 95.

[@JillUdocon]

I've requested to be put on MHT. Both my GP and my Gyno refuse. What's a woman to do if doctors won't even consider prescribing it.

[@jt8142]

Consult with telemedicine menopause clinicians at either Alloy Women’s Health or MIDI Health.

[@risehigher321]

Yes, got to Alloy Women's Health

[@jeansavoy6046]

Find a new doctor

[@dianekiley9556]

I want this doctor. At 67, the doctors are not listening. which Estradiol is Dr. Gersh's suggested delivery system, does it have to be the pellet system? My hypertension is out of control.

[@jt8142]

No to pellets for estrogen. The preferred hormonal medication delivery is Estradiol transdermal patch, and if you still have your uterus, you should also take oral micronized progesterone.

[@beyondfitrd]

⁠@@jt8142right, that’s exactly what I’ve heard Dr Gersh say in another interview.

[@vharris1480]

I'm pretty sure she advocates for topical bhrt creams. The ones I use are applied to my upper arms 2x day.

[@ChristinaFrank-fb2dz]

It's confusing if she is talking only about equine when she is talking benefits in the first 14 minutes. So transdermal equine estrogen has no increased risk above baseline (~14 mins in)?

[@nicolemerz1731]

The modern estradiol does not come from pregnant horses anymore, but comes from YAM roots or soy. The molecule is 100% identical with the once that are created in our ovaries, so they now fit the receptors in our cells perfectly like a key in a lock! There are many different ways how to get the bodyidentical modern hormones into our bodies. For a beginner i would recommend transdermal gels + micronized Progesteron in pills that you have to swallow and which make you sleep like a baby ( it's a kind of body identical valium, the healthiest and best sleep aid available)... doctor's prescribe the modern HRT. If it is expensive or compounded I would not take it, but you have to educate yourself with the help of the internet first before you go to the doctor because they are still much too often pretty clueless... 😢 I would recommend watching the podcasts of Dr Louise Newson, as Dr Gersh follows a different philosophy ( which includes still having regular periods which the majority of women (me included) prefer not to have😊))... Best wishes for your journey from Germany 🇩🇪

[@helen4384]

That's right. Only transdermal is risk-free. There are many books on Amazon that cover this and other issues and refer to the positive research and clinical outcomes of bioidentical hormone replacement For me, it's been literally a lifesaver.

[@nicolemerz1731]

@@helen4384 For me, too! I started 9 months ago and feel so much better (now at 54)! Thank you to everybody who shared their experience and knowledge here on the internet!

[@FeliceGershMD]

Transdermal estradiol is a totally different estrogen product from the CEE (conjugated equine estrogens) used in the Women's Health Initiative. Transdermal estradiol is human identical and avoids liver metabolism so it is extremely safe and beneficial, just like the estradiol made in the ovaries of a reproductive aged woman.

[@gillianmillington7735]

good reply

[@pamelajames5767]

Celine Deon. neurologists treating her..yesterday she had a seisure.. She looks like the Poster Lady for Zero hormonal extreme..these neurologists probably never thought a second about her homronal status..the are killing her with RX's SHE NEEDS TO BE RESCUED FROM THIS IGNORANCE and women;s menopause..treatment.

[@triciaskiles]

I'm a little confused because as we get older and we go through menopause part of that is the loss or decrease of hormones but if we need them so badly why does our body quit making them? is it our diet is that the reason why our bodies aren't producing the hormones that we need? what is the root cause?

[@Katepwe]

Evolution

[@triciaskiles]

@@Katepwe I need a better answer than that😉

[@Katepwe]

@@triciaskiles what you eat doesn’t balance your hormones. There is no cause perse, decrease is part of natural aging of the body.

[@triciaskiles]

@@Katepwe if we need these hormones throughout our life why does our body naturally stop producing them? Is it lack of exercise, being overweight, metobolic dysfunction, inflammation in the body... Why? There has to be a reason if we still need it, other than are just getting older.

[@FeliceGershMD]

@@triciaskiles no amount of healthy diet and exercise will prevent menopause. Historically, menopause was beneficial because decreasing hormones caused decreasing fertility as women aged. This meant that pregnancies would be spaced farther apart and then would cease, improving a woman's odds of not dying in childbirth and thus increasing the odds of survival of her offspring. The collateral damage of women experiencing osteoporosis and heart disease after menopause was evolutionarily worth the trade off, especially because most women didn't live into their 60s, 70s, and 80s when the health effects of menopause really start to show themselves. Hope this helps!

[@blueberrydays5569]

74???❤

[@Vmarigold]

But what did women do all these thousands of years before the ability to go to their doctors for HRT? What does the body do naturally to compensate for losing those hormones.

[@kjbrocky]

They died.

[@vharris1480]

Avg Lifespan did not exceed 50 until after 1900.

[@vharris1480]

Avg Lifespan did not exceed 50 until after 1900.

[@redmoon5287]

For bone density why not talking about the great benefits of weight resistance excercices and good diet instead of just pushimg HRT?

[@gillianmillington7735]

because you have to do both

[@pursuehealth940]

@redmoon5287 I was just diagnosed with osteoporosis, which I don't know much about. In the past few days I've been researching the topic, and have been overwhelmed with videos on physical exercise to prevent or reverse osteoporosis. I have had difficulty finding informative videos on bioidentical HRT. I hope we can all find legitimate information to apply to our own individual situation. Best wishes.

[@r-anne7375]

@@pursuehealth940 Really ? There are video's on HRT all over you tube, a plethora. I'm having a hard time finding natural ways to do menopause as I have been on bio Identical HRT for 5-6 yrs. and want to go off.

[@r-anne7375]

It's hard to find anything about that. It's all for taking HRT lately. Tons of doctors on-line pushing HRT lately . Read their book or their tel-a- zoom calls at $200 plus. Menopause is not a disease. I'm looking for more natural ways. Are we supposed to be on hormones all our lives starting with birth control, then for peri- menopause and finally menopause ? I've been on HRT for 5-6 years. I can't tolerate progesterone. I want to go off hrt. This post will probably be taken down.

[@kjbrocky]

Because some of us appreciate this information and have already tried the obvious old standard means that you mention. If you're not interested, move on.

[@ridgepool]

Foetal estrogen ? WTF😮

[@ApotekaAstralekNikolePas-eg5ut]

keep runing from hrt. do yoga and healthy lifestyle.

[@nicolemerz1731]

Why not do Yoga plus take HRT?😊 : a hormone deficiency cannot be addressed by exercise or food only - it's all interconnected. So get your hormones back, eat well and exercise. And if you do get cancer, stay on HRT because it did not cause it in the first place. You're survival rate will be much better and your risk of recurrence is lower! Study the book of Professor Dr Avrum Bluming ( rotes wife and his daughter breast cancer survivors, and he is a world-renowned breast cancer oncologist - it will enable you to make a evidence-based decisions instead of simply observing coincidences and interpreting them as "facts". Best wishes to you from Germany 🇩🇪

[@teresaroscoe9120]

True mindful practices, healthy food and excercise help everyone. If your suffering with symptoms that make life challenging then we all deserve the conversation from educated professionals to make a personal choice.

[@crh251]

I take excellent care of myself. I eat extremely well, and I exercise. Unfortunately in perimenopause all the way into post menopause I was waking every single night about ten times. I could no longer function after thirteen years of such broken sleep. No amount of supplements, healthy foods or exercise helped me with sleeping through the night until I went on plant based hormones. I have been sleeping great ever since and am grateful.

[@rgdden2702]

I’m on the same! Helping my osteoporosis.

[@kjbrocky]

How narrow minded and ignorant.