Menopause is a Hormone Deficiency (And You Deserve Better) with Dr. Felice Gersh

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🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Stop calling it "estrogen"—it's a family of FOUR hormones. Dr. Felice Gersh delivers a hormone masterclass explaining why the estrogen family matters for your heart, brain, bones, and immune system. Challenge everything you think you know about menopause hormone therapy. Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/FrkiEkm68oE

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0:00.0	You can't say fat does this or fat does that or fat is good or fat is bad.
0:04.5	It's like what fat?
0:05.7	What are you talking about?
0:06.8	And it has to be the same with estrogen.
0:09.4	Because if you don't distinguish which estrogen, then it's meaningless.
0:14.3	So molecular mimicry, the immune system is confused.
0:17.8	It's like mistaken identity.
0:19.5	And it starts making antibodies against ourselves.
0:22.8	And that underlies the increase in the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease,
0:30.1	which becomes more prominent after menopause. Menopause as a very simple kind of a state.
0:36.2	It's a hormone deficiency state. And that actually
0:38.7	was what was said back in the 1950s and 60s. If you had your thyroid removed because you had a
0:45.7	giant goiter or you had thyroid cancer, nobody would say you should treat lack of thyroid gland
0:51.4	and lack of thyroid hormone by exercising, meditating, or taking Prozac
0:56.6	or something. The only hormone, by the way, that you will die if you don't have it by 24
1:01.3	hours is actually cortisol. You can live without other hormones. You won't live well,
1:06.0	but, you know, you're not going to die within 24 hours.
1:13.9	Hello, my friends.
1:15.2	Welcome back to another episode of Better with Dr. Stephanie.
1:18.8	It's me, your host, Dr. Stephanie Estima.
1:21.5	Today, my friends, I have a firecracker of a guest for you.
1:25.3	We are having a master class on estrogens. Buckle up,
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