Misconceptions of HRT in Menopause

Name: Misconceptions of HRT in Menopause
Uploaded: 2024-11-22T17:00:03+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Charles Mok addresses common myths about hormone replacement therapy in menopause, including confusion between estrogen and progestin, early…

22 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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Dr. Charles Mok addresses common myths about hormone replacement therapy in menopause, including confusion between estrogen and progestin, early testosterone pellet use, and research showing a roughly 40% reduction in cardiovascular events with appropriate HRT.

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And back around 2010 or so, I was using testosterone pellets by themselves because that does help solve all symptoms of menopause. And there was such a political fight of fear over using estrogen because of the misinterpretation by doctors and the public and the media about the dangers of estrogen. It was a drug called progestin that had some risk, which was really a drug, not a hormone. But doctors were spooked by using any hormone replacement therapy. They didn't really know what testosterone was for the most part for women. Then around the 2000 teens, we learned that actually a 40% reduction in cardiovascular events. That's why we still call that extreme, since that's the number one killer women still today.