About that Danish dementia-HRT study

let's talk true truth, shall we?

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I have a few things to say about the new dementia study published in the British Medical Journal this week, which found that taking hormone therapy was associated with a significantly higher risk of dementia.

1. Could it be that women who have the most severe symptoms – the ones who are more likely to seek out hormone therapy – are at greater risk for the kinds of vascular problems that lead to dementia? As in, is there something more sinister happening in base-level biology in these women? There are very early indications of this in the current research, but it also makes good common sense. I was on a panel in NYC this week with retired American ob-gyn and Alloy chief medical officer, Dr Sharon Malone, and this ‘hot flashes aren’t funny, they could be serious’ line of inquiry was her parting call. One of the only professionals I’ve heard to it. (She also agreed to be on the podcast!)