46. Busting The Myths on Hormone Therapy with Anne Fulenwider of Alloy

If medical myths and misinformation get you as fired up as me, then this is a must listen. (And if they don't get you fired up, then maybe you REALLY need to listen...)

Did you know that the pain associated with certain menstrual cramps has an equivalence to that of a heart attack?? Yet women have been told to suck it up, "this is just part of being a woman," and get back to work/life/parenting/etc. And due to one flawed study on hormone therapy from decades ago, a generation of women has been robbed of the opportunity to safely alleviate symptoms of hormonal changes. The good news is that today we have a range of options to help combat our suffering.

Anne Fulenwider is co-founder and co-CEO of Alloy, a digital health company changing the conversation around menopause. The former editor in chief of Marie Claire magazine, Anne became motivated to make an impact in women’s health after her mother died of a sudden heart attack. She became an entrepreneur in 2020, creating Alloy with Monica Molenaar to deliver expertise, information, and solutions to improve women's post-reproductive health.

WE COVERED:

• How concierge support is changing the way women can manage perimenopause and menopause
• The difference between synthetic and micronized Progesterone
• Alternatives to traditional hormones exist but they are complicated-herbal interventions can work, but require very high dosages, other hormone solutions are highly unregulated and expensive
• Vaginal dryness can be debilitating and even pose serious health risks, and it does NOT have to be tolerated
• What happens later? Menopause does not mean our golden years have to stop being golden!

RESOURCES:

www.myalloy.com

Book: Estrogen Matters by AVRUM BLUMING, MD and CAROL TAVRIS, PhD

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