Why Your Estrogen Matters | Dr. Avrum Bluming

Check out our recorded menopause webinar and Q&A with Alloy co-founder, Anne Fulenwider, and Dr. Avrum Bluming, author of Estrogen Matters: Why taking hormones in menopause can improve women’s well-being and lengthen their lives–without raising the risk of breast cancer.

In our chat about menopause, we talked about the misconceptions, facts, and history around hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopausal women (also known as MHT: menopausal hormone therapy) and answered attendee questions around estrogen, progesterone, breast cancer, and more.

Helpful time stamps:

0:00 Introduction
4:12 - Historical context: the shift in thought around postmenopausal estrogen begins
6:44 - 2002 Women's Health Initiative study & it's damaging effects
11:00 - Symptoms of menopause
14:15 - Heart disease & estrogen benefits
15:16 - Osteoporotic hip fractures & estrogen benefits
16:05 - Cognitive health & estrogen benefits
17:56 - Longevity & estrogen benefits
19:23 - Does estrogen cause breast cancer?
21:39 - Does progesterone cause breast cancer?
23:54 - What are the risks of HRT (hormonal replacement therapy)?
30:44 - Q&A begins

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