Dr. Rachel Rubin

But if you look, they are on hormone therapy themselves. They will say they have an estrogen patch on.

But if you look, they are on hormone therapy themselves. They will say they have an estrogen patch on.

This idea that we are overselling HRT, that not every woman needs HRT. And I'm not suggesting every woman needs HRT, but I want every woman to be offered the menu. I want them to know what they are, just like I want people to know how to exercise and lift weights and eat healthy. Here's the menu. If you choose to smoke and drink and do drugs, that is your choice.

This idea that we are overselling HRT, that not every woman needs HRT. And I'm not suggesting every woman needs HRT, but I want every woman to be offered the menu. I want them to know what they are, just like I want people to know how to exercise and lift weights and eat healthy. Here's the menu. If you choose to smoke and drink and do drugs, that is your choice.

But I want you to know that the menu exists.

But I want you to know that the menu exists.

There's danger on both sides. There's danger going to the doctor for 10 minutes and saying, oh, that's not safe. You don't want to do this. And there's dangers of going to the very expensive pellet clinic that is going to overdose you and charge you lots and lots of money. So I like being somewhere in the middle and getting a few opinions here.

There's danger on both sides. There's danger going to the doctor for 10 minutes and saying, oh, that's not safe. You don't want to do this. And there's dangers of going to the very expensive pellet clinic that is going to overdose you and charge you lots and lots of money. So I like being somewhere in the middle and getting a few opinions here.

So this is where opinions can be a bunch of people on Instagram. Don't just follow one people. Follow a bunch of people. If you like books, there's tons of books now on menopause.

So this is where opinions can be a bunch of people on Instagram. Don't just follow one people. Follow a bunch of people. If you like books, there's tons of books now on menopause.

You've got Mary Claire Haver has the most popular book called The New Menopause. Heather Hirsch has a great book called Pick Your Menopause Type. There's been Hot and Bothered. A journalist wrote a great book on perimenopause, Jancy Dunn. Tamzin Fadal just wrote a book about menopause, who's also a reporter. Estrogen Matters is a great book, a really great book.

You've got Mary Claire Haver has the most popular book called The New Menopause. Heather Hirsch has a great book called Pick Your Menopause Type. There's been Hot and Bothered. A journalist wrote a great book on perimenopause, Jancy Dunn. Tamzin Fadal just wrote a book about menopause, who's also a reporter. Estrogen Matters is a great book, a really great book.

There's a lot of books now, thank goodness. There's one called The Menopause Manifesto. There's great books on menopause. There's also podcasts now. There's great podcasts out there. Oprah just did a special. There's documentaries on PBS now. So menopause is having a movement. So you can't have this excuse anymore of, oh, my doctor doesn't do this. Go find a different doctor.

There's a lot of books now, thank goodness. There's one called The Menopause Manifesto. There's great books on menopause. There's also podcasts now. There's great podcasts out there. Oprah just did a special. There's documentaries on PBS now. So menopause is having a movement. So you can't have this excuse anymore of, oh, my doctor doesn't do this. Go find a different doctor.

There are telemedicine companies.

There are telemedicine companies.

So menopause.org is the Menopause Society website. That doesn't guarantee you have someone who knows everything. But menopause.org means somebody took a test and put some effort into saying, I care about menopause. I'm on that website. But ISWISH, I-S-S-W-S-H dot org is the Women's Sexual Health Society. So people who we care about menopause and sexual health.

So menopause.org is the Menopause Society website. That doesn't guarantee you have someone who knows everything. But menopause.org means somebody took a test and put some effort into saying, I care about menopause. I'm on that website. But ISWISH, I-S-S-W-S-H dot org is the Women's Sexual Health Society. So people who we care about menopause and sexual health.

So that's a great place to find a provider. So those are two websites that can help you find someone. Again, you have to advocate for yourself because no one will do that other than you. And so I think the more you educate yourself, the more you can find the right people in your pit crew who are going to fill that gas tank and get you to where you want to go.

So that's a great place to find a provider. So those are two websites that can help you find someone. Again, you have to advocate for yourself because no one will do that other than you. And so I think the more you educate yourself, the more you can find the right people in your pit crew who are going to fill that gas tank and get you to where you want to go.