Ep #59: Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right for You with Dr. Lara Briden

In this podcast, Andrea Donsky, co-founder of Morphus for menopause, interviews  @Dr. Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary,  a Naturopathic doctor, women's health activist, and bestselling author. In this video, Andrea and Lara discuss the different types of hormone therapy, the pros and cons, and how hormone therapy has changed since the 90s for women in perimenopause and menopause.

00:00 Introduction to Lara Briden

3:15 What surprised Lara when she began in her twenties

4:56 One piece of advice for anyone who is not in perimenopause or menopause yet

7:05 The 90’s and Premarin

16:47 Oral dosage recommendation for progesterone

20:15 Oral versus topical progesterone

23:40 Andrea’s experience with topical progesterone

26:05 Who should take BHRT- bioidentical hormone replacement therapy

24:50 Hormone therapy and longevity

35:56 Our normal menstrual cycle before menopause and in menopause

43:25 Hormonal IUD

43:59 Heavy bleeding, what women can do

47:17 Endometrial Ablation

47:51 Why is bioidentical/body-identical hormone replacement therapy often dismissed  by the mainstream medical community

52:26 Lara’s thoughts on testosterone

53:40 Lara’s book and how to follow her.

To follow Lara Briden, visit https://www.larabriden.com/

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