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INTERVIEW, MENOPAUSE, PROGESTERONE, ESTROGEN, HRT JILL CHMIELEWSKI INTERVIEW, MENOPAUSE, PROGESTERONE, ESTROGEN, HRT JILL CHMIELEWSKI

Beyond the Black Box Warning: What Women Deserve to Know About Estrogen, Hormone Balance, and Aging Well

Our last webinar sparked incredible discussion, and more questions than we could possibly answer in one session.

Join us for this special follow-up Q&A where Dr. Phyllis Bronson, Carol Petersen, RPh, and Jill Chmielewski, RN, tackled your top questions about progesterone. Whether you attended the first session or are joining us for the first time, this webinar will provide even deeper insight into the hormone that’s often misunderstood but is essential to women’s health.

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Dialing Down the Noise: How to Simplify Your Menopause Plan and Build a Health & Vitality Toolbox That Works

Every week, I talk to women who feel totally overwhelmed by all the noise about menopause, midlife, and longevity. There are soooooooo many opinions out there. Some of the messaging is bossy, some fear-based, and a lot of it tells you to take this supplement, try that protocol, or wear some new device, “or else” your body will fall apart.

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Why Your Period Feels So Unpredictable in Your 40s, and What LOOP Cycles Have to Do With It

If your periods have started to feel unpredictable or all over the place in your 40s, it's not just random. It's actually part of the perimenopause transition. There are real physical reasons for this, based on how your hormones interact with each other. Once you understand these patterns, it all starts to make a lot more sense.

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Progesterone Questions, Answered: Your Follow-Up Q&A

Our last webinar sparked incredible discussion, and more questions than we could possibly answer in one session.

Join us for this special follow-up Q&A where Dr. Phyllis Bronson, Carol Petersen, RPh, and Jill Chmielewski, RN, tackled your top questions about progesterone. Whether you attended the first session or are joining us for the first time, this webinar will provide even deeper insight into the hormone that’s often misunderstood but is essential to women’s health.

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Webinar replay: Missing the Mark on Progesterone: What Most Menopause Doctors Get Wrong

Most providers mean well. But when it comes to progesterone, they're often missing a critical piece of the puzzle, one that affects how women feel, how they sleep, how their brains function, and how their bodies age.

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Webinar replay: Let’s talk about progesterone

We had such a great chat today—thanks to all who joined! Dr. Phyllis Bronson holds a doctorate in biochemistry. Her ongoing research involves studying the biological impact of molecules on mood and emotion. We discussed a wide range of topics, including progesterone sensitivity, transdermal progesterone, the importance of achieving adequate progesterone dosing, and we debunked many of the progesterone myths circulating on social media.Put first paragraph here

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Estrogen replacement therapy:  Which type is best?

Confused about which type of estrogen replacement therapy is best? You are not alone. It's a hot topic in the world of menopause medicine.

If you were to survey menopause practitioners from around the globe and ask them their preferred type of estrogen replacement therapy, you'd get many different answers.  That’s because practitioners who prescribe hormone replacement therapy (HRT) come from various training backgrounds and have vastly different experiences treating patients with HRT. 


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