Dr. Louise Newson

I wouldn't treat you any differently.

I wouldn't judge you any differently.

But I do feel my duty would be to tell you it's not good if you smoke.

Don't get me wrong, you don't smoke, but I'm just saying as an example.

And it's the same with hormones, you know.

I think it's really important that people know that there are health benefits of hormones.

But I feel like our education in the past about hormones, especially focusing on menopause, has been very much flushes and sweats.

And you could have HRT, but actually try to avoid it almost.

So opening up the conversation and thinking about our hormones being biologically active, having big anti-inflammatory properties in our bodies, then it's almost symptoms are secondary.

You know, often people take them for their future health.

But just because we haven't been taught like that, it's quite different to sort of change your mind and perception about hormones, isn't it?

It needs to be quick because women really are missing out.

And I'm sure you know, there was the FDA announcement in America.

And, you know, to hear Dr. Makari, the FDA Commissioner for Health, talking about the millions of women, like tens of millions of women that have missed out on hormones.

And often I'll talk to healthcare professionals about the risks of not having hormones to their patients.

Because like you say, we've always thought about the risks or perceived risk usually because the risks aren't there for the body identical hormones.

But the risks, you know, thinking about your patient from India, her cardiometabolic risks, her risk of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension.

Strength, I mean, you know, the list goes on.

Absolutely.

It's so important.