BC vs HRT: What’s Actually Best for Perimenopause & Menopause? 🤔

When perimenopause starts, progesterone & testosterone levels typically decline first. Estrogen usually becomes a bigger issue later. So why put someone on high-dose synthetic estrogen when estrogen probably isn’t the main problem? 🤨

Oral BC contains concentrated synthetic estrogen that overrides your cycle and suppresses natural hormone production. It doesn’t give therapeutic dosing for progesterone or testosterone—so what’s the goal here? 😩

BC can be useful for cycle control (or contraception), but P & T therapy can still be added alongside BC, and all forms of hormone therapy can be safely combined with an IUD.

So why are women still told their only option is BC? 🫠🤷🏻‍♀️

If a doctor has ever tried to throw BC at your symptoms, know that it’s not your only option. BC may be one piece of a treatment plan, but there are so many ways to support your body through perimenopause and menopause. 🙏🏼

Watch our video about this here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWANt1JkaVW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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