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EP 85: Hormone Pellets and Injections – The Injuring of Women for Money

Confession: “Hormone injections and hormone pellets are horrible. Anybody putting them in, in my opinion, is committing malpractice.” – Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD In this episode Dr. T discusses the dangers and drawbacks of hormone pellets and injections, particularly testosterone, and why he believes that using these methods is committing malpractice. He also covers how […]

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EP 78: Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?

Podcast / 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 / 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 / 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 66: The Hormone Balance Bible and The SHINES Protocol

Podcast / jenni

Confession: “Your normal is different than everybody else’s.” There’s so much misinformation out there about hormones. The misunderstanding of the Women’s Health Initiative findings did massive damage to women’s health. It basically ruined an entire generation of physicians who now buy into the false narrative on the dangers of hormone replacement. Today I’m doing a

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EP 64: Menopause and Natural Solutions – How does each work and which are the best?

Podcast / Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

There’s so much information out there about perimenopause and menopause that it can get difficult to distill down into actionable advice. Not to mention the difficulty distinguishing between what’s fact and fiction. Today, I’m joined by James Frame and Dr. Deanna Minich from Symphony Natural Health. They use a maca product that I’m a big

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

Podcast / 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 38: Adrenal and Thyroid Power with Dr. Izabella Wentz

Podcast / Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

“If you want to feel well, you’ve got to let your body know that it’s safe.” – Dr. Izabella Wentz There are only two hormonal issues that are life and death: thyroid and adrenals. Unfortunately, when it comes to adrenals, what you think you should be doing is probably the opposite of what you should

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

Podcast / 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 32: Q+A with America’s Holistic Gynecologist: Paps, Estrogen, Progesterone + HRT

Podcast / Shawn Tassone, MD, PhD

We’re back for another round of Q&A with Dr. T! So much misinformation is shared when it comes to women’s health. There are also a lot of doctors who seem to prescribe things willy-nilly, following guidelines without digging deeper and using science. Many of these topics come up in questions on my Instagram (@ShawnTassoneMD), and

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