Dr. Heather Hirsch: The Menopause Myths That Are Still Harming Women.
Dr. Heather Hirsch explains why the biggest myths about menopause continue to harm women despite decades of medical evidence.
As a menopause specialist who transitioned from OBGYN to internal medicine, Dr. Hirsch has spent the last decade seeing firsthand how misinformation from the Women's Health Initiative still prevents women from accessing life-changing hormone therapy.
She reveals why the "you must wait a year after your last period" rule is completely fabricated, how progesterone intolerance affects one-third of women, and why the 10-year window for starting hormones is misleading.
Dr. Hirsch explains:
Why she started all hormones at once initially but now uses "hormone stacking"
The three-thirds rule for progesterone tolerance and intolerance
How severe progesterone reactions manifest within just three nights
Why perimenopausal women absolutely can and should use estrogen when indicated
How to manage irregular bleeding while on hormone therapy during perimenopause
Why the 10-year window myth came from oral estrogen studies, not transdermal
How she prescribes hormone therapy for women 13+ years past menopause
Why brain fog is the #1 quality-of-life complaint, not hot flashes
