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For far too long, many women have been told their symptoms were normal, exaggerated, or simply something they had to live with—treated as isolated problems instead of part of a much larger hormonal transition happening inside the body.
On this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, I’m joined by Dr. Sharon Malone, host of The Second Opinion podcast and Chief Medical Advisor at Alloy Women’s Health.
We discuss how menopause and hormone therapy became so misunderstood, the real story behind the Women’s Health Initiative study, and why a more individualized, prevention-focused approach to women’s health is long overdue.
Watch the full conversation on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
We explore:
Why so many women enter perimenopause completely unprepared—and how symptoms can begin years before menopause officially starts
What the Women’s Health Initiative actually found, and how one medical narrative reshaped women’s healthcare for decades
How menopause affects far more than reproduction, including the brain, heart, sleep, metabolism, and bone health
What you should know about hormone therapy today, including timing, individualized treatment, and understanding risk in context
The daily habits that still matter most for healthy aging, whether or not you choose hormone therapy
Midlife health should never be reduced to “just deal with it.” The more women understand what’s happening inside their bodies, the earlier they can take steps to protect their long-term health and quality of life.
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