Episode 23: Hormone Therapy

Join us as we explore everything to do with hormone therapy from peri- to post- menopause. We will be discussing the risks and benefits of these therapies, and who should and should not be taking them. Last, we will briefly touch on bioidentical/natural products and their current role in hormone therapy. Featuring returning special guest Dr. Hosford, a family physician from Sherwood Park, located just outside of Edmonton. Resources: (1) My Health Alberta (Information on Menopause and Hormone Therapy): https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=aa114076 (2) Canadian Cancer Society (Benefits and Risks of Hormone Therapy): https://www.cancer.ca/en/prevention-and-screening/reduce-cancer-risk/make-informed-decisions/understand-hormones/benefits-and-risks-of-hrt/?region=qc (3) Canadian Women’s Health Network (Information on Hormone Therapy): http://www.cwhn.ca/node/40788    Summary Sheet: HormoneTherapySummarySheet.html