
Are Estrogen Blockers Ruining Your TRT? The Harvard Study That Changes Everything
From Vitality Unleashed: The Functional Medicine Podcast by Dr. Kumar from LifeWellMD.com
May 7, 2026 · 18 min · Season 1 · Episode 279
About this episode
This episode discusses the potential negative effects of estrogen blockers on men undergoing Testosterone Replacement Therapy, highlighting a significant medical oversight.
Send us Fan Mail Episode Description: Are you on Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) and taking an estrogen blocker? You might be destroying the very health benefits you are trying to achieve. In this episode, we expose a widespread medical mistake: the routine prescription of aromatase inhibitors (like anastrozole) to men on TRT. Many commercial clinics treat estrogen as the enemy, but the science tells a completely different story. We dive into the landmark 2013 Harvard randomized contro...
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Kumar
Topics covered
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- estrogen blockers
- health benefits
- medical mistakes
- aromatase inhibitors
- men's health
Keywords
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- estrogen blockers
- aromatase inhibitors
- anastrozole
- men's health
- Harvard study
- medical mistakes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard
Products: aromatase inhibitors, anastrozole
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