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

Confessions of a Male Gynecologist · Apr 6, 2023 · 28m

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 breast cancer.

This narrative is spreading like wildfire, and it's frankly misogynistic. Why should women have to suffer the life-altering adverse effects of low estrogen when they have an alternative? How can you say across the board that no one should use this treatment when it…