HRT's...Where Are We? w/ Elizabeth Kelly

HRT's...Where Are We? w/ Elizabeth Kelly

From Women Making Moves by Amy Pons

May 7, 2026 · 46 min · Season 7 · Episode 10

About this episode

Amy Pons and Elizabeth Kelly discuss menopause care, misinformation, and advocacy in women's health.

Menopause Care, Misinformation, and Advocacy: Nurse Betsy Returns Amy Pons welcomes back repeat guest Elizabeth “Nurse Betsy” Kelly, a board-certified adult geriatric primary care nurse practitioner with extensive ICU/ER experience, work with Doctors Without Borders in Ethiopia and Malawi, and 13 years serving nursing home patients at Sinai Chicago. They discuss rapid changes in midlife women’s health education and access to menopausal hormone treatment, emphasizing that the 2002 WHI study was widely miscommunicated, fueling fear of breast cancer and leaving many boomer women without treatment. Betsy explains that starting menopausal hormone treatment within 10 years of the last period can be protective, that transdermal estrogen reduces clot risks compared with oral forms, and that care is individualized; she notes FDA-approved indications and the lack of coverage and research for testosterone in women. They also address misinformation, holistic approaches alongside Western medicine, key supplements (magnesium, vitamin D, omega-3, L-methylfolate), and close with advocacy concerns about a 2026 federal student loan rule deeming nursing not a professional degree, restricting access…

People in this episode

Host: Amy Pons

Guest: Elizabeth Kelly

Topics covered

  • menopause care
  • hormone treatment
  • women's health
  • misinformation
  • advocacy
  • holistic approaches

Keywords

  • menopause
  • hormone replacement therapy
  • breast cancer
  • women's health education
  • testosterone
  • holistic care
  • supplements

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Doctors Without Borders, Sinai Chicago, FDA

Products: transdermal estrogen, oral forms, magnesium, vitamin D, omega-3, L-methylfolate

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