The Black Box Warning from hormone therapy has been removed - and after treating thousands of women with hormone imbalances for decades I can say this unequivocally: withholding hormone therapy has been one of the most profound failures in women’s health.
For 24 years I have cared for women through every stage of hormonal transition and have safely treated thousands with hormone therapy, monitored them closely, followed their biomarkers, tracked their quality of life and witnessed the dramatic transformation that hormones create.
Hormone therapy is the single most groundbreaking, life changing and health preserving treatment available to women.
My three sisters and mother are all on various forms of HRT. My mother was one of the few women in her generation who continued HRT in spite of the outdated and misleading studies claiming HRT cause breast cancer. Thankfully, she has protected her heart, brain and bones as a result. Fun fact, my sister @farinamersi is the country’s leading breast cancer surgeon and she takes HRT.
When prescribed thoughtfully, monitored by a medical doctor and formulated for your specific biomarkers it is not only safe, it is transformative.
Hormone therapy is profoundly protective for the brain, reducing risk of Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline by 40%!
It supports cardiovascular health by reducing plaque buildup and improving insulin resistance and cholesterol, reducing heart disease by 50% if implemented in the first decade of menopause. Hormones preserve bone density and muscle mass, restore sexual wellness and stabilize mood.
Removal of the black box warning is an overdue historic correction - it is both safe and profoundly beneficial and medicine is finally catching up to what many of us have practiced for decades.
Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are the foundation regulators of every cell in our body and are NOT optional. In my practice, hormone restoration, safely, intelligently and individually, remains one of the most groundbreaking treatments I offer women who want to protect their health span, longevity and overall quality of life.
