ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? Dr. Joel Fuhrman and Dr. Cara Fuhrman unpack what the Women's Health Initiative actually found, and who really needs HRT after menopause.
For twenty years, women with hot flashes, sleep problems and low libido were told hormones were too dangerous to touch. Today the message has flipped so hard that women without a single symptom are being told they should be on HRT. Both versions skip the question that matters: do you need it, or do you not?
Dr. Cara Fuhrman, Co-Founder and Medical Director of LongevityRx, sits down with her father, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, to walk through the science without the fear or the hype. This is for any woman navigating perimenopause or menopause, anyone already on hormones who isn't sure why, and anyone handed a lab report and a prescription without an explanation.
In this episode:
- Does HRT really increase breast cancer risk?
- Does every woman need hormones after menopause?
- Oral vs. transdermal estrogen: does the form matter?
- Why Drs. Fuhrman caution against chasing hormone levels
- When testosterone may — and may not — be appropriate
- The role of diet, exercise and metabolic health during menopause
The conversation continues in the next episode.
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