This video is for every woman and every man who loves a woman. 

What if:
You could reduce your risk of heart disease and death by up to 50%.
You could decrease your risk of colon cancer by up to 56%.
You could reduce your risk of diabetes by up to 30%?
You could reduce your Alzheimer’s risk by 35%? 
What if you could reduce your fracture risk by 50 to 60%? 
And, what if you could add a healthy 10 years to your life expectancy?

Educational content reviewed by licensed APRN medical staff. Not personal medical advice.

In the video, Dr Vikki Petersen explains why there has been fear and confusion regarding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the past 23 years.

What's the solution?
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
When I said that, what did you think of?   
Did you think: “Wait, isn’t there a risk of breast cancer and stroke with HRT? 

It’s time to set the record straight.
23 years ago a $1 billion study (WHI) was conducted on HRT and stopped early due to supposed increased risk of breast cancer, blood clots and cardiovascular disease.

A press conference occurred before the study results were released. 
The media frenzy stated that HRT caused breast cancer, leading to panic. By the time the actual study results came out and smart doctors and scientists saw the results, the fact that the study showed no statistical significance was ignored.

NO study has even shown that HRT increases the risk of breast cancer mortality. In fact, taking estrogen alone shows a 24% decreased risk in breast cancer.
 
The FDA has recently set the record straight and corrected this mistake by revealing the exact science and removing the black box warnings that created fear in so many.

The truth is that menopause shortens lives because of the loss of estrogen. There is no organ in the human body that does NOT have estrogen receptor sites.

Estrogen factually does the following:
It protects your heart, protects your bones, acts as a protective shield for your brain, lowers risk of mental decline, memory loss and Alzheimer’s. It reduces all cause mortality, thus extending women’s lives by a decade. It reduces your risk of diabetes.
It is factually one of the most effective longevity interventions for women. 

Is there a risk of taking HRT if you’re  10 yrs past menopause? Not necessarily. You may not be eligible especially if you have cardiac risk. But for ALL women, regardless of your age, or cancer history, you ARE eligible for vaginal estrogen therapy.

With loss of estrogen, urinary tract infections increase, vaginal dryness and painful sex. A UTI in an older woman can be life threatening due to sepsis. 

Unlike UTIs in younger women where painful urination is the key symptom, in older women the symptoms of confusion, fatigue or agitation can be the only signs - leading to confusion with onset of dementia. 

80 to 90% of elderly women have bacteria in their urine. Vaginal estrogen prevents this - it can be started at any age and should be taken for life.

Many doctors are afraid to recommend hormones because if they were educated during the past two decades they received no education on menopause.

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References:
Marty Makary MD, et al. Updated Labeling for Menopausal Hormone Therapy. JAMA, 2025; 

Howard N. Hodis, eta al. HRT And Reduction of All‑Cause Mortality and CVD . 
menopauselearning.com. The Cancer Journal June 2022

Ferrante KL, et al. Vaginal Estrogen for the Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Postmenopausal Women. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021

Tan-Kim J, et al. Efficacy of vaginal estroge