Today, I’m thrilled to connect with Dr. Jordan Emont. He is a board-certified OB-GYN with specialty training in menopause medicine, integrative hormonal care, and sexual health, and is one of fewer than 5,000 physicians worldwide who hold the Menopause Society-certified practitioner designation.

In this conversation, we unpack the fear narrative surrounding HRT and clarify the distinctions between estrogen, progesterone, and cancer risk. We explore the impact of the Women’s Health Initiative and discuss why rigid dogmatism has no place in women’s health, the risks associated with early menopause and premature ovarian insufficiency, individual risk stratification, and contraindications to HRT. We also examine the connection between gut health and colorectal cancer, metabolic health as a modifiable cancer risk, and the emotional side of middle age and hormone replacement therapy.

Stay tuned for one of the most important and thought-provoking conversations we’ve ever had on the podcast.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

How fears about hormone therapy are often based on outdated or misinterpreted data
The difference between physiologic hormones and synthetic hormone formulations
How the Women’s Health Initiative's messaging that HRT causes breast cancer comes from an oversimplification of data
How the fear-driven WHI headlines continue to impact women's and clinicians’ thoughts about hormone replacement therapy
How women’s concerns about menopause, sexual health, and menstrual symptoms are often dismissed
The health risks associated with early menopause and premature ovarian insufficiency
How declining estrogen levels affect multiple body systems, including gut-related and immune-related pathways
Why is insulin resistance a major concern?
True contraindications for avoiding HRT

Bio: Dr. Jordan Emont

Dr. Jordan Emont is a board-certified OB/GYN and Menopause Certified Practitioner who specializes in menopause care for women who’ve been dismissed, undertreated, or told their symptoms are just part of aging. He’s here to change that conversation.

He trained at Yale, Brown, and Columbia, and is now an adjunct clinical faculty member at Stanford. He works at a community health center in the Bay Area, providing care to underserved populations, and runs his own private telehealth practice focused on complex menopause care.

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