Hormone Therapy Real Talk: Testing, Trial and Error & Finding Your Way with Dr. Heather Hirsch (Episode 273)

About this episode

Dr. Heather Hirsch discusses hormone therapy during the menopause transition, addressing common questions and concerns.

We have questions–lots and lots of questions–on hormone therapy during the menopause transition, and this week Dr. Heather Hirsch — menopause specialist and author of The Perimenopause Survival Guide — brings her signature blend of clinical wisdom and data-informed, personalized care to help answer them. Perimenopause is the most complex phase of the menopause transition, and this conversation goes deep on the pros and cons of hormone testing, the nuances of hormone therapy dosing, progesterone intolerance, breakthrough bleeding, receptor sensitivity, why it may never be too late to start hormone therapy, and much more. Dr. Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP is a board-certified internist, entrepreneur, and one of today's most trusted voices in women's midlife health. She is the Founder and CEO of The Collaborative , a concierge telemedicine practice for women navigating perimenopause and menopause, and Academy for Advanced Women's Health Medicin e, where she trains clinicians worldwide in midlife women’s care. A Menopause Society Certified Practitioner with over a decade of experience in menopausal medicine, she is the author of the bestselling book Unlock Your Menopause Type and, The…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Heather Hirsch

Topics covered

• hormone therapy
• menopause transition
• perimenopause
• hormone testing
• personalized care
• women's health

Keywords

• hormone therapy
• menopause
• perimenopause
• hormone testing
• progesterone intolerance
• breakthrough bleeding
• receptor sensitivity
• midlife health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Collaborative, Academy for Advanced Women's Health Medicine, The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, The Drew Barrymore Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Access Hollywood

Books & works: The Perimenopause Survival Guide, Unlock Your Menopause Type

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