Hormone Replacement Therapy, Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Deb Matthew

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

In today's episode with Dr. Deb Matthew, you’ll hear us take a deep dive into:

1. What HRT and BHRT actually are, and what they do
   
2. How Practitioners can assess and diagnose your hormone levels
   
3. Why Breast Cancer isn’t the giant risk we think it is
   
4. How taking HRT can change depending on whether you have a uterus
   
5. Taking HRT after you’ve beaten breast cancer
   

Once upon a time, we were told that HRT was the best thing in the world. Then, in 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative Study was published and said that HRT led to more cases of Breast Cancer. Since then, practitioners and women have been in an uphill battle to demyth HRT and increase accessibility to appropriate hormonal care. In this episode, Dr. Deb Matthew helps us break these myths and gives us the truth. Dr. Matthew is known in the US as “The Happy Hormones Doctor”, and you may have seen her share her expertise on TV and radio shows. She’s renowned as a leader in her field of medicine, sitting on many American medical boards and presenting her research internationally.

Interventions Mentioned:

• HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy
• BHRT - Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Estrogen Creams
• Estrogen Trophies (Lozenges)
• Hormone Pellets
• Estradiol Patch

Guest Details:

• Dr. Deb Matthew on LinkedIn
• Dr. Deb Matthew on Instagram
• Dr. Deb Matthew on Twitter/ X
• Dr Deb Matthew’s website
• Signature wellness website
• BHRT Training Academy website
• BHRT Practice Boost on Facebook - only for Practitioners

Rupa Health Details:

• Rupa Health's Website
• Rupa Health on LinkedIn
• Rupa Health on Instagram
• Rupa Health on Tik Tok
• Rupa Health on YouTube
• Rupa Health Reference Guide
• Rupa Health Magazine
• Dr. Carrie Jones’ Website
• Dr. Carrie Jones on LinkedIn
• Dr. Carrie Jones on Instagram
• Dr. Carrie Jones on TikTok

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:51 - Defining HRT and BHRT

07:49 - At what age should a woman ask about hormones?

23:38 - The Breast Cancer myth

32:09 - How to take BHRT: for those with, and without, a uterus

44:00 - When to avoid HRT/ BHRT

47:23 - HRT after Breast Cancer

51:40 - Where can you find Dr. Deb Matthew?