Does more access to hormone therapy mean better care?

Hormone therapy is everywhere right now. Med spas are offering it, telehealth platforms are advertising it during the Super Bowl, and plenty of providers are happy to prescribe whatever you ask for.

In this episode, Dr. Kate Dee sits down with Dr. Radhika Sharma, an obstetrician-gynecologist from Wisconsin and co-host of the podcast The Double Scrub. Together, they break down what's really happening inside the hormone therapy boom and why some of the most popular options could actually be doing you real harm.

They dig into why under the skin pellets are a red flag, what telehealth platforms aren't telling you about cost and follow-up care, and why the symptoms most women chalk up to menopause are being completely misread.

Chapters:
00:05:07 - Why Even Specialists Feel Underprepared
00:07:22 - When Every Symptom Gets Blamed on Hormones
00:08:40 - The Mistake Almost Every Patient Makes First
00:10:05 - Why That Quick Online Option Feels So Easy
00:13:08 - When the Treatment Plan Starts to Drift
00:14:42 - The Symptoms That Should Actually Concern You
00:16:15 - What Gets Missed When You Skip a Real Workup
00:18:03 - The Risk No One Explains Upfront
00:20:28 - What Bioidentical Really Implies
00:24:06 - The Reality Behind One Size Fits All Care
00:31:12 - What Happens When You Follow the Wrong Plan
00:34:05 - The Signs You Need a Second Opinion
00:37:18 - What to Look For in the Right Provider
00:40:22 - The Symptoms You Should Not Brush Off

You'll also find out why your OB-GYN may have barely had any menopause training in medical school, and what that means for the care you've been receiving.

Press play and learn what your provider should already be telling you.

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