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What if everything you've been told about menopause and hormone replacement therapy is based on outdated, misreported science? Dr. Daved Rosensweet, with over 30 years of specialized experience and founder of The Menopause Method, shatters common misconceptions while offering a revolutionary approach to hormone optimization.
The conversation begins with a bombshell revelation: the infamous 2002 Women's Health Initiative study that scared millions of women away from hormone therapy was retracted by its own research committee in 2017. The truth? Women who receive appropriate hormone therapy are at LESS risk for breast cancer, heart attacks, and strokes than those who go untreated. Yet this critical correction received minimal media coverage, leaving both patients and healthcare providers operating on faulty information.
Dr. Rosensweet explains that hormone decline affects virtually every system in the body, not just causing hot flashes, but impacting brain function, bone density, cardiovascular health, and immune function. He draws a crucial distinction between conventional hormone therapies (like Premarin, derived from pregnant mare urine) and bioidentical hormones that exactly match the molecular structure produced by human ovaries.
The discussion delves into the critical but often overlooked importance of progesterone, "the great calmer," which helps with sleep, anxiety, and even facilitates thyroid function. Perhaps most surprising is Dr. Rosensweet's emphasis on testosterone for women, calling it "the main hormone that'll keep women out of assisted living facilities" by maintaining muscle strength and bone density into advanced age.
Some of the most valuable insights include why topical application of hormones is safer than oral administration, why 24-hour urine testing provides a more accurate hormonal pictur
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