Jen Gunter Instagram – Recently I shared a fantastic podcast by @feistymenopause which tackled the subject, should all women take menopause hormone therapy or MHT. I shared this because I have heard from many women, here on social media and in the office, that many menopause influencers on social media claim that every woman should take MHT. In fact, they risk dementia, heart disease, and a shorter lifespan without hormones. I had also recently heard from 4 colleagues asking me about this, as they too were debunking all kinds of disinformation about what MHT can supposedly do, again the source social media.
I was clear in my post that this was not about symptoms or osteoporosis, but about the claims going around about heart disease and dementia prevention and longevity.
After what I felt was a pretty innocuous post, I was attacked by quite a few people. Some of them providers. I was accused of gaslighting women, of gatekeeping natural hormone, and of lying because apparently “no one” ever said that.
I mean why get upset if no one ever says that? While this melee was going on, someone even sent me a screenshot from a provider that made some false and, quite frankly, weird claims. I mean, claiming that MHT creates more female leaders is bizarre and some might even consider it offensive.
I don’t take being accused of making things up lightly. So, I did a poll, and over 4,400 of you answered (thank you). And 46% of you said yes, you had seen claims on social media that every woman should be on MHT to prevent heart disease, prevent dementia, and/or for longevity. Yes, over 2,000 of you.
But no one “ever” says that? Hmmm, now who is gaslighting whom?
That is the gist, but I wrote about this in more detail for TheVajenda.com.
If the evidence were good, it would be in the guidelines. People telling you or implying that hormones are the fountain of youth do not have access to some super secret data.
The way to undo under prescribing for symptoms is not to over promise, cherry pick data, or make sh*t up. Women deserve facts, because you can’t make an informed choice with inaccurate information.
I’m going to keep posting evidence based content, as I have been doing. | Posted on 20/Aug/2024 16:49:05
