
About this episode
Meet the Menopause Whisperer – Dr. Jim Simon
My listeners want the truth! And they are so hungry for it! Why did "we" scare everyone off of hormones, why are doctors so hesitant to be proactive on hormones. What the "actual" risks of taking hormones are.
Set me straight on "progestins" including progesterone and all the others
Breast cancer and the Women’s Health Initiative – we get the facts about hormones and breast cancer risk.
Hormones protect your heart and bones, especially between ages 50-60.
The myth of “you need to stop hormones at a certain age”
Risks of hormone therapy compared to other medications.
How to get smart about hormones?
In menopausal women, the risk of alcohol is higher than the risk of hormones.
What men should know about menopause and menopause hormones.
“Menopause is mid-life” Dr. Simon
The role of testosterone in mid-age. How the “rules of the game” are stacked against women in regards to getting a FDA approved testosterone medicine for women.
https://intimmedicine.com/
Article on prescribing testosterone for women:
https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/action/showPdf?pii=S1743-6095%2820%2930982-6
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