Dr. Rachel Rubin
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I think this is a problem. When your doctor says, no, you can't have anything, that's suspect. If your doctor says you can only have this really expensive product that has to be inserted into your butt four times a year and you have to pay me thousands of dollars, that's extremely suspect.
I think this is a problem. When your doctor says, no, you can't have anything, that's suspect. If your doctor says you can only have this really expensive product that has to be inserted into your butt four times a year and you have to pay me thousands of dollars, that's extremely suspect.
If they say you have to pay lots of money for this special compounded product that's safer and more effective, I call red flag on that situation. If you have to give very expensive saliva testing labs and they're making you pay a lot of money, very suspect. Again, that doesn't mean you can't do it.
If they say you have to pay lots of money for this special compounded product that's safer and more effective, I call red flag on that situation. If you have to give very expensive saliva testing labs and they're making you pay a lot of money, very suspect. Again, that doesn't mean you can't do it.
If it's working for you and you're happy, you have body autonomy, you do what you want, but know that there's red flags there. I think the pellet industry, I have a big problem. We have an FDA-approved pellet for men. It can be FDA approved. I'm not upset with a pellet as a concept. If the pellet companies cared about women, do the studies, go through the FDA, show me it's safe.
If it's working for you and you're happy, you have body autonomy, you do what you want, but know that there's red flags there. I think the pellet industry, I have a big problem. We have an FDA-approved pellet for men. It can be FDA approved. I'm not upset with a pellet as a concept. If the pellet companies cared about women, do the studies, go through the FDA, show me it's safe.
It's billion dollar industry. If you believe that it's the greatest thing in the world, Show me so that I can start using it because the FDA is a pretty good compounding pharmacy. So do the work. I have my beef with the FDA. Hello, you need to take that box labeling off estrogen products, especially vaginal estrogen.
It's billion dollar industry. If you believe that it's the greatest thing in the world, Show me so that I can start using it because the FDA is a pretty good compounding pharmacy. So do the work. I have my beef with the FDA. Hello, you need to take that box labeling off estrogen products, especially vaginal estrogen.
But if the pellet companies deeply cared about women, which they say they do, do the work. Everyone takes advantage of women. All the supplement companies, they take advantage by promising these things to women, but they don't do the work of science. So that's what I ask is just do the work.
But if the pellet companies deeply cared about women, which they say they do, do the work. Everyone takes advantage of women. All the supplement companies, they take advantage by promising these things to women, but they don't do the work of science. So that's what I ask is just do the work.
Can I say one thing real quick? I'm also a men's health doctor and I lecture my urology colleagues and I say, and you talk about longevity and here are the things you can do for longevity. I think you're missing one point. And that is that men who are divorced, single or widowed have horrible health outcomes. Horrible. Whether you look at mental health, prostate cancer, cancer outcomes, horrible.
Can I say one thing real quick? I'm also a men's health doctor and I lecture my urology colleagues and I say, and you talk about longevity and here are the things you can do for longevity. I think you're missing one point. And that is that men who are divorced, single or widowed have horrible health outcomes. Horrible. Whether you look at mental health, prostate cancer, cancer outcomes, horrible.
They die sooner. So if you want longevity, if you want to keep living, you have to keep people partnered. And when do people get divorced? Between 40 and 60. That is the age of perimenopause and menopause. Menopause is killing men. It is killing men because it changes their marriages and it leads to divorce, which leads to death.
They die sooner. So if you want longevity, if you want to keep living, you have to keep people partnered. And when do people get divorced? Between 40 and 60. That is the age of perimenopause and menopause. Menopause is killing men. It is killing men because it changes their marriages and it leads to divorce, which leads to death.
I give this lecture of if men's health doctors, if doctors truly cared about keeping men alive, they would do menopause medicine because that is one of the most important ways to keep men alive. So that's my other argument for you to focus on this and really make change here. And I'm just can't thank you enough for this platform because it is everybody's problem.
I give this lecture of if men's health doctors, if doctors truly cared about keeping men alive, they would do menopause medicine because that is one of the most important ways to keep men alive. So that's my other argument for you to focus on this and really make change here. And I'm just can't thank you enough for this platform because it is everybody's problem.
Thanks for having me.
Thanks for having me.