Jen Gunter Instagram – There was a quote in the “M Factor” that I could not fact check -> “Nearly 30% of women in menopause will lose a tooth within the first five years of menopause.”
I reached out to the team and was disappointed in the response. When you quote a number, it needs to come from somewhere. Instead of giving me the line in a paper that supported this quote, they suggested I was simply interpreting the literature in a different way. They sent be the Buffalo Osteo Perio Study as proof, except this study enrolled women with an average age of 66 years and says nothing about the first five years of menopause. It says that over an average of 5 years in menopause about 28% of women will lose a tooth. This is not the same as the first five years of menopause.
While this response was disappointing, given the fact that the documentary contained a lot of misinformation, and so was clearly not fact checked, I wasn’t surprised.
Remember, this documentary was heralded as being good enough to be worthy of continuing medical education credits, so asking for the reference is not unreasonable! I also asked for the reference to back up Dr. Haver’s claim that MHT prevents “neurons dementia,” but was told Dr. Haver could address my concerns directly. Sigh.
Head to TheVajenda.con if you want to follow me down a dental rabbit hole, which is way more fun than it sounds!
It turns out there are complex ways reproductive health and dental health intersect, and my interest has been so piqued I am working on it for a larger project. | Posted on 02/Mar/2025 23:59:09
