hormonal imbalance Archives - Dr. Shawn Tassone

EP 86: Estradiol After 65 – Decreases Cancer + Dementia and Prolongs Life

EPISODE AVAILABLE ON ALL PLATFORMS APRIL 18TH! In this episode, Dr. Shawn Tassone discusses a recent study published in the Journal of the North American Menopause Society that challenges the previous negative views on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women over the age of 65. The study found that HRT, specifically estrogen therapy, beyond the …

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EP 82: How You Can Work With Me – The Appointment Process

Podcast / By Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

Finding the right doctor can be daunting, especially if you’ve been dismissed or mistreated in the past. One of the questions I get asked weekly on my Saturday Instagram Q&A is how we can work together and what that process looks like. For today’s episode, I wanted to share the entire process with you, from …

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EP 81: Celebrity Women Selling You Stuff: Beware the Celebrity Trap

Podcast / By Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

If you see a celebrity partnering with a celebrity physician for a product, I’m here to tell you it won’t help. It’s a money grab. Menopause is getting a makeover, and menopausal women are spending a lot of money. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry, and celebrities in their mid to late 40s and 50s are …

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EP 78: Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?

Podcast / By Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

How are we at a point where women are terrified of a hormone they’ve had in their bodies most of their lives? Many of us have heard horrible things about estrogen and its connection to breast cancer. A lot of this public aversion stems from a study that came out in the early 2000s called …

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EP 76: Estriol Face Creams: The New Scams and Old False Claims

Podcast / By Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

“I think it’s scammy. I think it’s dangerous. And I’m saddened that many women are being lied to about these products.” Have you seen those ads on social media for menopause or perimenopause supplements and creams that claim that they will fix all your woes? None of these products have a shred of proof behind …

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EP 73: Hormone Pellets for Women: Misogyny and Malpractice in Women’s Health

Podcast / By Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

I can’t bring myself emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, or physically to use hormone pellets with my patients. Hormone pellets are tiny pellets containing hormones and medications inserted under your skin and replaced every three to six months. They’ve been around for decades, but recently they’ve gained popularity, and they’re now being inserted by Nurse Practitioners, plastic …

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EP 57: America Is Failing Women’s Health

Podcast / By jenni

Culture, politics, medical practices, and scientific understandings of the female body all influence our knowledge of women’s health. In today’s episode, I’m doing something different and talking about how the medical field is failing women in the United States. The reality of women’s health in this country leaves much to be desired, from exclusion from …

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EP 40: See Ya Later Ovulator – Menopause with Esther Blum

Podcast / By Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

“You’re just getting older.” When it comes to menopause, women are getting dismissed by doctors, and their symptoms are ignored. With the subject being largely ignored in medical school and residency, it can be a struggle to find a practitioner who is both knowledgeable and willing to dig deeper and provide the care that’s needed. …

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EP 37: The Bull$hit Fear of Estrogen: I’m Ranting Again

Podcast / By Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

Estrogen has many protective effects, from bone and heart health to thyroid function and sexual motivation. I can’t tell you how often I’ve put a woman on estrogen only to return, saying she felt better for a couple of weeks but decided to stop the medication. Why? Because her friends told her that estrogen causes …

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EP 36: Blue Algae + Sustainability with Örlö Nutrition

Podcast / By Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

Every year, millions of people take dietary supplements hoping to improve their health. The problem is, most of us have no idea what’s in the pills we’re taking. This is particularly true for omega-3 fatty acids, one of the top three supplements I recommend for women of all ages. So many of the omega-3 products …

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hormonal imbalance

EP 86: Estradiol After 65 – Decreases Cancer + Dementia and Prolongs Life

EP 82: How You Can Work With Me – The Appointment Process

EP 78: Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?

EP 76: Estriol Face Creams: The New Scams and Old False Claims

EP 73: Hormone Pellets for Women: Misogyny and Malpractice in Women’s Health

EP 57: America Is Failing Women’s Health

EP 40: See Ya Later Ovulator – Menopause with Esther Blum

EP 37: The Bull$hit Fear of Estrogen: I’m Ranting Again

EP 36: Blue Algae + Sustainability with Örlö Nutrition

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