Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Women's Health Initiative is the most misread study in the history of women's health. Dr. Heather Hirsch — who sat on the FDA menopause expert panel in July 2025 before the black box warning was removed — is done watching it get weaponized by people who haven't read it. Watch the full episode at youtu.be/ME_mDKHK6jA
In this clip, she and Dr. Stephanie Estima work through what the WHI actually showed (vs. what the 2002 press release said), why clinicians disagree so sharply on HRT, and why some of that disagreement has nothing to do with science — it's about the time, the liability, and the sheer hard work of doing menopause care in a system that doesn't financially reward it.
"No one's brave enough to talk about this, but here we are."
This is the most honest conversation about why women are still being under-treated in 2026 — and who's really responsible.
#WHI #womenshealthinitiative #HRT #hormonetherapy #menopause #estrogen #evidencebasedmedicine #betterwithstephanie
The Women's Health Initiative is the most misread study in the history of women's health. Dr. Heather Hirsch — who sat on the FDA menopause expert panel in July 2025 before the black box warning was removed — is done watching it get weaponized by people who haven't read it. Watch the full episode at youtu.be/ME_mDKHK6jA
In this clip, she and Dr. Stephanie Estima work through what the WHI actually showed (vs. what the 2002 press release said), why clinicians disagree so sharply on HRT, and why some of that disagreement has nothing to do with science — it's about the time, the liability, and the sheer hard work of doing menopause care in a system that doesn't financially reward it.
"No one's brave enough to talk about this, but here we are."
This is the most honest conversation about why women are still being under-treated in 2026 — and who's really responsible.
#WHI #womenshealthinitiative #HRT #hormonetherapy #menopause #estrogen #evidencebasedmedicine #betterwithstephanie
