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Louise Julig's avatar

Thank you so much for addressing this. The study link was pretty dense and I knew you would help make sense of all that for us. I so appreciate having a sensible approach to both menopause treatment and brain health that doesn’t rely on sensationalism. Yay science!

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Dr. Jen Gunter's avatar

Thank you!

It is really distressing to see so much sensationalism about hormones. I feel like I am reliving the 1980s.

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SK's avatar

Agreed. You are a real relief with your balanced approach. I am totally open to either approach (I’m not there yet) but I’d like to know I’m being guided by medical reasoning not pursuit of profit. Very grateful.

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Stephanie's avatar

I appreciate all of your articles so much. There is so much misinformation about MHT out there -- it's hard to know what to believe and who to trust. This is kind of off topic, but if you're on MHT for the long haul, for bone density reasons, not for brain health reasons, is your general advice to try to taper down after menopause transition is fully over... as in .05 estrogen patch to .025, to eventually get to the lowest .014 (I think that's the lowest) to still get some bone health benefits but lower the risk of breast cancer? Is .014 considered safe to be on for life?

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Ingrid Fitness Method's avatar

Thank you for your job. I have some perimenopausal clients under 50 in MHT and testosterone therapy :(, athletic women no symptoms, just because their doctor said they will prevent visceral fat and dementia. It’s kinda trend

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Dr. Jen Gunter's avatar

That's a shame as it's not recommended

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Fausta's avatar

Nice one 👍💕

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SK's avatar

Any thoughts on Dr. Mosconi’s work?

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Dr. Jen Gunter's avatar

She does great research, really fascinating findings. I am even a participant in one of her studies.

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