Ep #59: Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right for You with Dr. Lara Briden

Menopause Reimagined with Andrea Donsky

In this podcast, Andrea Donsky, co-founder of Morphus for menopause, interviews @Dr. Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary, a Naturopathic doctor, women's health activist, and bestselling author. In this video, Andrea and Lara discuss the different types of hormone therapy, the pros and cons, and how hormone therapy has changed since the 90s for women in perimenopause and menopause.
00:00 Introduction to Lara Briden
3:15 What surprised Lara when she began in her twenties
4:56 One piece of advice for anyone who is not in perimenopause or menopause yet
7:05 The 90’s and Premarin
16:47 Oral dosage recommendation for progesterone
20:15 Oral versus topical progesterone
23:40 Andrea’s experience with topical progesterone
26:05 Who should take BHRT- bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
24:50 Hormone therapy and longevity
35:56 Our normal menstrual cycle before menopause and in menopause
43:25 Hormonal IUD
43:59 Heavy bleeding, what women can do
47:17 Endometrial Ablation
47:51 Why is bioidentical/body-identical hormone replacement therapy often dismissed by the mainstream medical community
52:26 Lara’s thoughts on testosterone
53:40 Lara’s book and how to follow her.
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