Great presentation, so interesting to hear the differing positions. Wondering if someone is on 80/20 Biest, and “feeling great”, how they can verify they’re getting optimal protective levels of BHRT? Wasn’t clear on how to do that lab testing.
I think estrogen is carcinogenic and toxic and we need some but not that much. Both men and women have all the hormones, but estrogen is NOT the “female hormone” corresponding to testosterone in men. That role is served by progesterone. There is a huge pro-estrogen lobby that continually beats the pro-estrogen drum and it is sad to see more of this.
Estrogen is needed when rapid cell multiplication is required, for purposes of repair of an injury, or for populating the uterine lining just before ovulation. In women it spikes only one or two days a month, and in pregnancy, progesterone goes up several hundred times in order to protect the fetus.
This pro-estrogen information is just plain wrong.
Excellent job Dr Berkson! Excellent presentation of very helpful information!
Great presentation, so interesting to hear the differing positions. Wondering if someone is on 80/20 Biest, and “feeling great”, how they can verify they’re getting optimal protective levels of BHRT? Wasn’t clear on how to do that lab testing.
I think estrogen is carcinogenic and toxic and we need some but not that much. Both men and women have all the hormones, but estrogen is NOT the “female hormone” corresponding to testosterone in men. That role is served by progesterone. There is a huge pro-estrogen lobby that continually beats the pro-estrogen drum and it is sad to see more of this.
Estrogen is needed when rapid cell multiplication is required, for purposes of repair of an injury, or for populating the uterine lining just before ovulation. In women it spikes only one or two days a month, and in pregnancy, progesterone goes up several hundred times in order to protect the fetus.
This pro-estrogen information is just plain wrong.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14630087/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17113977/