Menopause Hormone Remedy and Most cancers Danger Episode Abstract
Dr. Michelle Jacobson joins Fempower Well being to debate hormone remedy for menopause and the nuanced concerns round most cancers danger. She emphasizes the significance of shared decision-making and tailoring hormone remedy to every lady’s distinctive well being circumstances. Whereas knowledge suggests hormone remedy doesn’t considerably improve most cancers danger generally, the dialogue varies relying on particular most cancers sorts and particular person medical backgrounds. Dr. Jacobson additionally addresses testosterone remedy for girls, significantly for hypoactive sexual want dysfunction, and advocates for extra analysis on the mixed results of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone on most cancers danger. Moreover, she gives steerage on non-hormonal alternate options to handle menopausal signs. This dialog underscores the complexity of hormone remedy and the essential want for knowledgeable, individualized approaches.
Key Dialogue Factors:
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How does hormone remedy have an effect on most cancers danger, particularly for breast and ovarian most cancers?
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What function does shared decision-making play in hormone remedy decisions?
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Are hormone remedy dangers completely different based mostly on the kind of most cancers?
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How is testosterone used to deal with hypoactive sexual want dysfunction in ladies?
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Why is extra analysis wanted on the consequences of mixing estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone?
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What non-hormonal alternate options can be found for managing menopausal signs?
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How can the Mirena IUD assist with menopause symptom aid?
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What are the dangers and advantages of bioidentical vs. artificial hormone remedy?
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How can ladies discover a menopause specialist who aligns with their wants?
“It is not honest to inform your sufferers, I simply do not know. You must search out a NAMS, which now’s Menopause Society, knowledgeable colleague.” – Dr. Michelle Jacobson
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Fempower Well being Visitor Bio
Dr. Michelle Jacobson is a menopause specialist in Toronto. She has a particular curiosity in ladies who’re prematurely menopausal because of most cancers therapies and ladies with hereditary breast and ovarian most cancers syndromes. She directs the familial ovarian most cancers program at Girls’s School Hospital and has a masters of well being science in translational analysis. She is a board member of the Canadian menopause society, and the menopause basis of Canada.
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