Dr. Tabatha Barber says HRT alone isn't enough. Inflammation, gut problems, and thyroid dysfunction can stop cells from responding to hormones, trapping women in endless dose adjustments. Real treatment means finding what caused the imbalance in the first place.
Hormone replacement therapy is so necessary for a lot of women, but it is not the end all, be all. There are often chronic conditions that need to be addressed and reversed for the hormones to actually work. Because if your cells are inflamed, they can't hear the hormone signals. And so you're constantly like a dog chasing his tail, trying to up your doses, down your doses, change what hormones you're using. Like, it's a never ending vi vicious cycle. You have got to treat the root cause and it sometimes the chicken or the egg. Like, did the hormone imbalance cause the chronic adrenal issues and gut issues and thyroid issues, or did the chronic gut issues cause the hormone issues?
