The Estrogen = Cancer Myth with Dr. Anna Cabeca and Dr. Shawn Tassone

<p>Menopause and perimenopause shouldn’t be something you just power through, yet that’s the way that many women deal with their hormone or energy issues. There’s a better way, and it doesn’t involve being afraid of estrogen and hormone therapy. Dr. Shawn Tassone answers your questions on cancer, estrogen, hormones, and health, and talks about why the narrative matters in getting to the root cause of a patient’s problems.</p> <ul> <li>[3:05] Being a man in the arena of women's health gives him a different perspective. As the author of The Hormone Balance Bible, Shawn helps women transform their body and life during perimenopause and menopause.</li> <li>[4:10] Shawn found that if he could share stories of hormonal archetypes with his patients, it connects much better than just raw data. It gives women a starting point to get the information they are looking for and points them in the right direction to learn more.</li> <li>[5:50] Hormone issues can feel very isolating, like you’re not being acknowledged. Hearing the stories of other people and how it affected them is affirming.</li> <li>[6:20] If 10,000 men’s penises fell off tomorrow, there would be a national outrage and inquiry. But when hundreds of thousands of women are complaining of endometriosis, pelvic pain, or fibroids, they are told that it’s just what happens when they get older.</li> <li>[8:10] The more women physicians that experience the menopausal period of life the more natural options and reception that women will get in our culture.</li> <li>[8:45] Speak up and share what’s on your mind. There is always one next right step and the answer is never “come back next year and I’ll check again.” In the case of perimenopause and menopause, there is always a next right step for being healthier next year than you are now.</li> <li>[10:50] Half of Shawn’s patients bring labs from other physicians that say everything is normal. You can’t just look at the numbers. You have to look at the person and how they personally feel. The narrative part of your patien