Ep #188: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) & HRT with Dr. Felice Gersh

In this interview, Andrea Donsky, a nutritionist, published menopause researcher, menopause educator, author, and co-founder of wearemorphus.com, discusses PCOS and HRT with Dr. Felice Gersh, an integrative gynecologist and women’s health expert specializing in hormones, menopause, and the connection between lifestyle and hormonal balance.

Topics:

• Going back to basics with menstruation, periods, cycles, and PCOS.
• How the female moon rhythm relates to all body systems and hormonal cycles, not just fertility and reproduction, including metabolic and immune functions.
• The connection between PCOS and inflammation.
• Why having an imbalance of estradiol (deficient), progesterone (deficient), and progesterone (too abundant) creates a cascade of health issues, including but not limited to insulin resistance and high blood pressure, as well as accelerated aging and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, etc.
• It's not all bad news; by cycling hormones at physiological doses (equivalent to a younger woman), many chronic health conditions can be prevented or delayed.
• Discussion around GLP-1 and estradiol, as well as fertility and pregnancy outcomes.
• Windows of time where hormone replacement can and should happen, and how the data from the Women's Health Initiative is still skewing the data for these recommendations.
• Why Prempro is still dangerous despite the removal of the black label warning on hormone therapy.
• What you need to know about bleeding and HRT.

Links:

Learn more about Dr. Felice Gersh's Practice, Integrative Medical Group of Irvine https://integrativemgi.com/

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