Dr. Rachel Rubin
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but it will reduce your risk of urinary tract infections by more than half. It's also inexpensive and covered by your insurance. If everybody in Medicare eligibility used vaginal estrogen, we would save Medicare between $6 and $22 billion a year. And in my opinion, that is a conservative estimate because of how many patients are getting urinary tract infections.
but it will reduce your risk of urinary tract infections by more than half. It's also inexpensive and covered by your insurance. If everybody in Medicare eligibility used vaginal estrogen, we would save Medicare between $6 and $22 billion a year. And in my opinion, that is a conservative estimate because of how many patients are getting urinary tract infections.
They're going to their doctor for cultures. They're in the ICU with sepsis. This is a huge economic morbid and mortality problem that we are dealing with and no one cares.
They're going to their doctor for cultures. They're in the ICU with sepsis. This is a huge economic morbid and mortality problem that we are dealing with and no one cares.
I think we have a marketing problem. I truly believe this is a marketing problem.
I think we have a marketing problem. I truly believe this is a marketing problem.
It's getting better. But again, they don't know how to write the prescriptions.
It's getting better. But again, they don't know how to write the prescriptions.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah. If you can't get them, it's not over the counter. If you can't get the prescription or if you don't go to your doctor saying that you need it.
Yeah. If you can't get them, it's not over the counter. If you can't get the prescription or if you don't go to your doctor saying that you need it.
We had an Instagram reel just yesterday that the patient said, my friend went to her doctor, said she was having pain with sex, asked for vaginal estrogen and her gynecologist said, and I quote, you need to think of other ways to change your relationship from now on. It's not in the cards for you.
We had an Instagram reel just yesterday that the patient said, my friend went to her doctor, said she was having pain with sex, asked for vaginal estrogen and her gynecologist said, and I quote, you need to think of other ways to change your relationship from now on. It's not in the cards for you.
Meaning you can't have sex anymore. You can't have sex anymore. And the fact is it's not about sex, it's about urinary tract infections.
Meaning you can't have sex anymore. You can't have sex anymore. And the fact is it's not about sex, it's about urinary tract infections.
Yeah.
Yeah.
In her 60s.
In her 60s.