They Lied About Estrogen — And Your Doctor Probably Doesn't Know It | ft. Dr. Lindsey Berkson

About this episode

Dr. Zwonitzer discusses the misconceptions surrounding estrogen and hormone therapy with Dr. Berkson.

Send us Fan Mail In 2002, a press release changed everything — and it was based on no statistical evidence. The result? Hormones were pulled from medical school curricula, millions of women were scared off hormone therapy, and 25 years of patient care suffered for it. The FDA's own 28th director has since admitted: they got it wrong. In this episode of Between the Sheets with Dr. Z, Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP sits down with returning guest Dr. Lindsey Berkson — hormone scholar, researcher, ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer

Guest: Dr. Lindsey Berkson

Topics covered

• hormone therapy
• estrogen
• women's health
• medical education
• healthcare policy

Keywords

• estrogen
• hormone therapy
• women's health
• medical education
• FDA

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Organizations: FDA

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