Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More

S3 Ep124: All Hormones Are Not Created Equal With Dr. James Simon


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Every available type of hormone therapy will effectively eliminate hot flashes and other menopause symptoms.   However, all hormone therapy is not the same.  Individual formulations impact bone health, breast health, and cardiovascular health differently.   In episode 123, Dr. James Simon and I discussed starting hormone therapy after the age of 60. In this episode, we discuss the nuances between different hormones and their impact on breast cancer and bone health. 

  • Why it is important to individualize hormone therapy
  • Why there is the perception that estrogen causes breast cancer
  • There is a difference between causing breast cancer and making breast cancer grow
  • The differences between conjugated equine estrogen (Provera) and a plant-derived bioidentical beta-estradiol in terms of breast cancer impact
  • The differences between the different estrogens and progestogens as far as bone health
  • Transdermal vs oral estrogen

  • Dr. Simon’s Article :
    Levy B, Simon JA. A Contemporary View of Menopausal Hormone Therapy. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Mar 14. 

    Ms Magazine article with Lancet Rebuttal https://msmagazine.com/2024/04/15/menopause-treatment-the-lancet/

    List of doctors who signed rebuttal


                                                    James A. Simon, MD
                                         Clinical Professor George Washington University
                                                     www.IntimMedicine.com

    The Menopause Society Find a menopause practitioner page 
    Midi Health https://www.joinmidi.com/


    For more information on this topic: 

    Episode 51- Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference? 

    Episode 67- How Long Can you Safely Take Hormone Therapy?

    Episode 114- Is Duovee the Ideal Hormone Therapy? 

    Episode 123 Is Starting Hormone Therapy After Age 60 an Option?

     Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain


    Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat



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    Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

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