It was not so easy to find a doctor who would prescribe HRT here in Germany. We are also down to ~6% after the shitty WHI study in 2002. But also most of my friends are too scared of HRT. I could only convince those who speak English and could listen to podcasts from Dr Louise Newson (UK), Dr Mary Claire Haver and Dr Kelly's. Approx. 75% are too scared (the German-only-speakers) of breast cancer. I bought several of Dr. Bluming's books "Estrogen matters!" (in German), but some still don't believe in his research 🤷🏻♀️. It's so sad, because HRT saved my life when I started 9 months ago (54 yo). I am so thankful to doctors like Kelly. Thank you again from Germany 🇩🇪
Pretty much the same in the UK, still. If we (here in the UK) think of the menopause, we just think of hot flashes, and maybe lack of sleep. We are blissfully ignorant of the diseases lack of oestrogen increases likelihood of. I visit Dr Newson's excellent/life saving/life enhancing practice, as was denied HRT by my GP due to having regular periods in perimenopause at 51, despite struggling with symptoms of low oestrogen. My UK GP told me in 2001 that HRT would increase my chances of cardiovascular disease (this was over the phone, and despite me not having any genetic risk or indicators of any heart disease). I also 'follow' Dr Menopause Barbie/Taylor here on YT. I really cannot express my gratitude for these ladies.
This was great! I am on the other side of menopause. I was on hormones for about 12 years. Then I had a stage one non invasive cancer and had to quit my hormones. I have been educating myself on cancer- it does not cause the cancer- and I am on a mission to find a provider that will let me get back on them. I was a nurse practitioner in two months. She is certified by the menopause society. I think I will have better luck with her. So glad you are telling all your friends. I send my niece, who is 41, information all the time so she will be educated on the whole menopause thing . Keep up the good work- both of you!❤
Hi Dr. Kelly Casperson! I want to thank you for your great advice and channel! I have watched a bunch of your videos, including this one. Because of you, I was brave enough to ask my gynecologist for HRT after I had a hysterectomy in May. I am 57 and went through menopause at 56 before I had post menopausal bleeding with some precancerous cells so needed the hysterectomy. I had my ovaries removed too and my hot flashes and night sweats are terrible. Yesterday I started on an estradiol patch and one tenth of a packet of testosterone. I did a video about putting on the patch and unlocking the benefits of HRT while on Mounjaro during menopause. I gave you a big thank you shout out! I would love to have you on my Anchor Moments show one day! You rock! And your friend Katey, give her a hug for me! I have signed up for pelvic floor PT that will start at the end of August because I do not want to have a prolapse. Her interview with you was powerful and so informative! Prevention is the name of the game and I appreciate her sharing her story!
Thank yu for this ! It was great to hear someone say it took about 8 weeks to feel better. It gets discouraging when yu hear people say they felt better the next day
Hang in there, it took me two months and still improving. You need to eat right as well and excercise though, they aren’t magic pills. If it isn’t working after 3 months ask for a dosage adjustment.
@@KC-kh5dv Thank you so much. They had to start me slow because estrogen level was so low for so long. 0.025mg for 5 weeks, 0.0375mg for 6 weeks and now have been on 0.05mg for 3 weeks and 100mg micronized progesterone for 10 days so far. My doctor told me that for those of us that had such low levels for so long that it’s going to take some time and will feel “off” for a while since reintroducing hormones to our body. They have been asleep and need to wake them up. I hope that makes sense. Just so discouraging when women say they put a patch on and felt better the next day.
Question, are you doing a little bit of testosterone with your estrogen? I started HRT yesterday and am hoping it will help me get my groove back too! congrats on your success!
Thank you both for all the great info. I am anxiously awaiting my appointment a few weeks from now. As a bc survivor, I'm a little nervous about maybe having to push to get HRT. 🤞 having a tough day today, everything hurts and I hope that changes/improves by the end of this year!
Hope these podcasts with doctors who survived BC or specialized on it will help you: ruclips.net/video/xiyl--uZklQ/видео.htmlsi=LOGtef154-WrlIcM ruclips.net/video/sOj7w0gmsLY/видео.htmlsi=_bSmd6m0mg5wroZ9 ruclips.net/video/ZBmUdZOg4Rw/видео.htmlsi=8D0CU-XeZ-UmIhtN ruclips.net/video/KXZSOf4_zmE/видео.htmlsi=9G7uDSvVLqTzUGHL Best wishes to you from around the globe (Germany)
I was told that HRT were bad for women’s health, the older women who told me used Birth Control when were young, but were afraid to take HRT for menopause. Now I am learning. 5-4 years ago when I was told about getting HRT, I was afraid to get a prescription. But now, I will gladly accept a prescription if I was offered the option 😊
@@KC-kh5dv thanks, I have asked, but my gynaecologist is very old, he just smiled and sent me to the lab to do blood tests 3 months ago, he hasn’t called me with the results, I wrote him about 4 messages and not answers. So I will have to look for a different gynaecologist, this time I will choose, won’t let my insurance pick for me. I said “when offered“ because that’s the way a doctor should treat patients, give them options and offer treatments, it’s our decision to take it or reject it. 5 years ago I rejected the offer because I didn’t know anything about hormonal therapy, I needed to investigate and educate myself on the HRT first. Now I think I am ready. Thanks for the advice, I have been an advocate for myself, my recent experience was with a fibroid, I didn’t like the only solution the doctor offered me: hysterectomy, I told him exactly what I wanted and after 1 year of just looking and watching it grow and making me anemic, he then referred me to a fibroid specialist. So, as a patient I have been very patient, I know that sometimes to get what I need I will have to change providers, even I had to change insurance policies couple of times in 4 years. Greetings 👋🏼
Kelly, I recently found your channel (or it found me) I love everything you are doing. I am in the Minneapolis MN (Twin Cities) area and cannot find a Doctor educated and willing to talk with me about HRT. Sadly, I was caught in the fray of the infamously misstep with the WHI. I am 64 and still not sleeping, belly fat, joint discomfort. No HRT for me (I was told it would cause cancer) ....but I want to find SOMEONE. Is there a resource Directory anywhere? Any suggestions for me? I completed menopause at 54, so I am ten years out. Is it too late for me?
You sound like me, here in Kansas. I found a provider of bioidentical hrt within 30 miles of our small town. Within a week of estradiol injections and progesterone troche, I was my old self except of course for the damage done by 10 years of no hormones. But it's never too late. I would also recommend testosterone. Find someone who will meet your needs. Just search hormone replacement near me and start calling around. You can feel good again!
And I too struggle with the stinky pits. Never had an issue before and could go without deodorant. Now I cannot find one that helps with the menopause funk.
I really like Vanicream anti-perspirant. It was recommended by my dermatologist. She also said the best way to apply your (fragrance free) anti-perspirant is at night, not in the morning.
It's never too late to start HRT. Search hormone replacement near me. I started back at 75 after 10 years of being denied. Results came almost immediately. Don't be afraid and don't wait. Get what you need!
75, post menopause, BC survivor, just got my HRT back! All the current information got this done🎉
It was not so easy to find a doctor who would prescribe HRT here in Germany. We are also down to ~6% after the shitty WHI study in 2002. But also most of my friends are too scared of HRT. I could only convince those who speak English and could listen to podcasts from Dr Louise Newson (UK), Dr Mary Claire Haver and Dr Kelly's. Approx. 75% are too scared (the German-only-speakers) of breast cancer. I bought several of Dr. Bluming's books "Estrogen matters!" (in German), but some still don't believe in his research 🤷🏻♀️. It's so sad, because HRT saved my life when I started 9 months ago (54 yo). I am so thankful to doctors like Kelly. Thank you again from Germany 🇩🇪
Pretty much the same in the UK, still. If we (here in the UK) think of the menopause, we just think of hot flashes, and maybe lack of sleep. We are blissfully ignorant of the diseases lack of oestrogen increases likelihood of. I visit Dr Newson's excellent/life saving/life enhancing practice, as was denied HRT by my GP due to having regular periods in perimenopause at 51, despite struggling with symptoms of low oestrogen. My UK GP told me in 2001 that HRT would increase my chances of cardiovascular disease (this was over the phone, and despite me not having any genetic risk or indicators of any heart disease). I also 'follow' Dr Menopause Barbie/Taylor here on YT. I really cannot express my gratitude for these ladies.
This was great! I am on the other side of menopause. I was on hormones for about 12 years. Then I had a stage one non invasive cancer and had to quit my hormones. I have been educating myself on cancer- it does not cause the cancer- and I am on a mission to find a provider that will let me get back on them. I was a nurse practitioner in two months. She is certified by the menopause society. I think I will have better luck with her. So glad you are telling all your friends. I send my niece, who is 41, information all the time so she will be educated on the whole menopause thing . Keep up the good work- both of you!❤
Thank you 🙏🏼
Best podcast ever!
Katey, you are so funny 😂. Thank you for sharing so openly - you destigmatize prolapse so that women can support each other better! 💕
Thank you - showing up authentically and alive - ready to help 🩷🩷
Hi Dr. Kelly Casperson! I want to thank you for your great advice and channel! I have watched a bunch of your videos, including this one. Because of you, I was brave enough to ask my gynecologist for HRT after I had a hysterectomy in May. I am 57 and went through menopause at 56 before I had post menopausal bleeding with some precancerous cells so needed the hysterectomy. I had my ovaries removed too and my hot flashes and night sweats are terrible. Yesterday I started on an estradiol patch and one tenth of a packet of testosterone. I did a video about putting on the patch and unlocking the benefits of HRT while on Mounjaro during menopause. I gave you a big thank you shout out! I would love to have you on my Anchor Moments show one day! You rock! And your friend Katey, give her a hug for me! I have signed up for pelvic floor PT that will start at the end of August because I do not want to have a prolapse. Her interview with you was powerful and so informative! Prevention is the name of the game and I appreciate her sharing her story!
Amazing conversation.
Thank you for encouraging women to educate themselves and have faith
Love your podcasts on YT! Easy to engage in!
Thank yu for this ! It was great to hear someone say it took about 8 weeks to feel better. It gets discouraging when yu hear people say they felt better the next day
I can tell you I’m now 8 months along - and I feel even better 🩷 hang in there
@@healthyevolutionbykatey thank yu !!!
Hang in there, it took me two months and still improving. You need to eat right as well and excercise though, they aren’t magic pills. If it isn’t working after 3 months ask for a dosage adjustment.
@@KC-kh5dv Thank you so much. They had to start me slow because estrogen level was so low for so long. 0.025mg for 5 weeks, 0.0375mg for 6 weeks and now have been on 0.05mg for 3 weeks and 100mg micronized progesterone for 10 days so far. My doctor told me that for those of us that had such low levels for so long that it’s going to take some time and will feel “off” for a while since reintroducing hormones to our body. They have been asleep and need to wake them up. I hope that makes sense.
Just so discouraging when women say they put a patch on and felt better the next day.
Thank you so much for this podcast! I finally feel I am not alone in this journey for getting my life back and demanding the hormone treatment
Thanks to HRT I got my major fitness groove back. And my muscle definition!
Question, are you doing a little bit of testosterone with your estrogen? I started HRT yesterday and am hoping it will help me get my groove back too! congrats on your success!
Thank you both for all the great info. I am anxiously awaiting my appointment a few weeks from now. As a bc survivor, I'm a little nervous about maybe having to push to get HRT. 🤞 having a tough day today, everything hurts and I hope that changes/improves by the end of this year!
Hope these podcasts with doctors who survived BC or specialized on it will help you:
ruclips.net/video/xiyl--uZklQ/видео.htmlsi=LOGtef154-WrlIcM
ruclips.net/video/sOj7w0gmsLY/видео.htmlsi=_bSmd6m0mg5wroZ9
ruclips.net/video/ZBmUdZOg4Rw/видео.htmlsi=8D0CU-XeZ-UmIhtN
ruclips.net/video/KXZSOf4_zmE/видео.htmlsi=9G7uDSvVLqTzUGHL
Best wishes to you from around the globe (Germany)
Hilarious ! Loved this pod. If I was to meet Dr Kelly I would be fangirling soooo hard too.
I was told that HRT were bad for women’s health, the older women who told me used Birth Control when were young, but were afraid to take HRT for menopause. Now I am learning. 5-4 years ago when I was told about getting HRT, I was afraid to get a prescription. But now, I will gladly accept a prescription if I was offered the option 😊
Why wait to be offered instead of asking ? Advocate for your health.
@@KC-kh5dv thanks, I have asked, but my gynaecologist is very old, he just smiled and sent me to the lab to do blood tests 3 months ago, he hasn’t called me with the results, I wrote him about 4 messages and not answers. So I will have to look for a different gynaecologist, this time I will choose, won’t let my insurance pick for me. I said “when offered“ because that’s the way a doctor should treat patients, give them options and offer treatments, it’s our decision to take it or reject it. 5 years ago I rejected the offer because I didn’t know anything about hormonal therapy, I needed to investigate and educate myself on the HRT first. Now I think I am ready. Thanks for the advice, I have been an advocate for myself, my recent experience was with a fibroid, I didn’t like the only solution the doctor offered me: hysterectomy, I told him exactly what I wanted and after 1 year of just looking and watching it grow and making me anemic, he then referred me to a fibroid specialist. So, as a patient I have been very patient, I know that sometimes to get what I need I will have to change providers, even I had to change insurance policies couple of times in 4 years. Greetings 👋🏼
Kelly, I recently found your channel (or it found me) I love everything you are doing. I am in the Minneapolis MN (Twin Cities) area and cannot find a Doctor educated and willing to talk with me about HRT. Sadly, I was caught in the fray of the infamously misstep with the WHI. I am 64 and still not sleeping, belly fat, joint discomfort. No HRT for me (I was told it would cause cancer) ....but I want to find SOMEONE. Is there a resource Directory anywhere? Any suggestions for me? I completed menopause at 54, so I am ten years out. Is it too late for me?
You sound like me, here in Kansas. I found a provider of bioidentical hrt within 30 miles of our small town. Within a week of estradiol injections and progesterone troche, I was my old self except of course for the damage done by 10 years of no hormones. But it's never too late. I would also recommend testosterone. Find someone who will meet your needs. Just search hormone replacement near me and start calling around. You can feel good again!
Wow! Jack is smart!!!
If you are in Winnipeg Manitoba - I believe you can get a dexa scan (that you pay for) at a place called Body Measure.
I'm on HRT but interesting. My mom is 86 and does everything wrong but still doing well. Why is that?
She got lucky. Not many do.
And I too struggle with the stinky pits. Never had an issue before and could go without deodorant. Now I cannot find one that helps with the menopause funk.
I really like Vanicream anti-perspirant. It was recommended by my dermatologist. She also said the best way to apply your (fragrance free) anti-perspirant is at night, not in the morning.
@@jt8142 thank yu ! I will look for that one
WILD THE CHANGES 🩵
Might DHEA supplementation help us older ladies who missed out on BHRT due to the erroneous WHI study?
It's never too late to start HRT. Search hormone replacement near me. I started back at 75 after 10 years of being denied. Results came almost immediately. Don't be afraid and don't wait. Get what you need!
New data says it’s not too late - risk / benefit analysis needs to take place. 🩷
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