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10: Estradiol, Estrone, and Estriol - OH MY: Estrogen 101
Estrogen is probably the most misunderstood hormone.
The demonization of estrogen by the Women's Health Initiative has done a disservice to women's health and caused a lot of fear.
Between the patients who don't want to take it and the doctors who refuse to prescribe it, many women are missing out on estrogen's protective effects and suffering needlessly for years and years.
I want you to know you don't need to fear estrogen.
Today I'm talking about what research shows about the benefits of estrogen, the three types of estrogen, how they're prescribed, the metabolism of estrogen in the body…
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