Some things we don't need to micromanage in our bodies | Felice Gersh, MD

We can't micromanage how we create, breakdown, and use hormones, nutrients, and neurotransmitters. Yes, we need to address deficiencies when we can measure them, but at a certain point, we have to give the body what it needs and then allow it to do what it is supposed to do.

This is the problem that I have with Bi-Est. If we give estradiol, the body will make the amount of estriol that it needs. There is no research backing the 80:20 or 50:50 estriol to estradiol ratios that people are prescribing. And there is no evidence that women in menopause can't adequately convert estradiol to estriol.

So why give this expensive evidence-weak product? Just give estradiol.

To learn more, please check out my talk,
Estriol & Bi-Est: What they are & why I don't recommend them as HRT for menopause

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You look beautiful, Dr. Gersh. Thank you for teaching us.