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Marty Makary’s Omission on Menopausal Hormone Replacement
Marty Makary’s Omission on Menopausal Hormone Replacement
In a recent podcast with Megyn Kelly, Dr. Marty Makary makes the statement: “there are no clinical trials of hormone therapy showing increased mortality from breast cancer.” This statement is deceptive and not entirely accurate. The FDA is captured by the drug industry. This means Dr. Marty Makary cannot make disparaging remarks about synthetic progestins, and must defend them with deceptive comments. Dr. Makary omits important information regarding the carcinogenicity of synthetic progestins. These progestins are: medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) used in the U.S., and norethisterone used in Sweden and Finland. MPA is a carcinogenic synthetic progestin used in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study, and MPA is used by mainstream medicine for menopausal hormone replacement.
A Quick Summary – HABITS of Sweden by Lars Holmberg
The reason why there are no clinical trials of carcinogenic synthetic hormones showing increased mortality from breast cancer is that all clinical trials showing increased breast cancer incidence are promptly halted early before the mortality data can become statistically significant. For example, the ill-fated HABITS trial in Sweden by Lars Holmberg (2004) used two synthetic hormones, norethisterone and tamoxifen. This study showed a 300 percent increase in breast cancer in the synthetic hormone group! (HR=3.3) The study was terminated early in 2003 after 2.1 years. Even with the longer 2008 follow-up, there was no useful mortality data. This was because of the limited sample size (434 women) and early termination, not because carcinogenic synthetic hormones are safe. If you think a 300 percent increase in breast cancer will NOT cause increased mortality from breast cancer that eventually becomes statistically significant, then I have a bridge to nowhere to sell you.
All the Trials Were Underpowered and Terminated Early
In short, the reason why there are no clinical trials of carcinogenic synthetic hormones showing increased breast cancer mortality is that all the trials were under-powered and terminated early. Dr. Marty Makary is doing a disservice to the public by giving the false impression that synthetic carcinogenic hormones are safe. Synthetic hormones are not safe. All women should be given this information: MPA is a carcinogenic endocrine-disrupting chemical, and should never be used for menopausal hormone replacement. Instead of synthetic monster hormones, we should use natural bioidentical hormones.
Evidence MPA is Carcinogenic
What is the evidence MPA is carcinogenic? Human clinical trials show a significant increase in breast cancer with use of MPA. Animal studies show MPA reliably causes breast cancer in mice, as shown in 2009 by Dr. Claudia Lanari. Preclinical studies show MPA activates oncogenes Cyclin D1 and c-Myc which increases breast proliferation and is carcinogenic. MPA is an androgen blocking endocrine disrupting drug (EDC) that abrogates the breast cancer preventive action of testosterone in women as demonstrated by multiple studies.
Dr. Makary failed to mention there is a 29 percent increase in breast cancer in the MPA/Premarin group compared to placebo in the WHI study. This was statistically significant. Would you want to take a synthetic progestin that increases the statistical risk for breast cancer, and increases risk of dying from breast cancer (nonsignificant). Even though not significant, it is highly likely this increased mortality from breast cancer would be significant if the study had been powered to detect this.
To proclaim no statistically significant increase in breast cancer mortality from MPA is a deceptive gimmick. Aggressive forms of breast cancer lead to morbidity and mortality. To ignore this is a disservice to women. All women should be given the information that MPA is carcinogenic and should not be used for menopausal hormone replacement. How do we avoid using MPA? Simple. Use natural bioidentical progesterone instead. Natural progesterone is breast cancer preventive. This is what Dr Makary is not telling you. For more on this, see my new book, Bioidentical Hormones 101, Second edition (2025). (3-9)
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) used Carcinogenic Progestin with 44 percent Increased Mortality from Breast Cancer
Another example is the carcinogenic progestin, medroxyprogesterone (MPA) given in combination with Premarin to menopausal women in the first arm (2002) of the WHI study. The 18-year follow-up of the this study showed a 44 per cent increased mortality from breast cancer in the hormone treated group compared to placebo (HR=1.44, 61 HRT deaths vs 40 for placebo). However, this was 44 percent increased mortality was NOT Statistically significant because the study was underpowered and terminated before the mortality data reached statistical significance! (1-2)
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The Truth About Long-Term Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy For Women, with FDA’s Marty Makary and Megyn Kelly Podcast Exerpt.
Dr. Marty Makary says: “No clinical trial has ever shown that hormone replacement therapy for perimenopausal women increases the likelihood of dying of breast cancer.: endquote
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Breast Cancer Mortality in Both Arms of WHI – 18 Year Follow-Up
The 18-year follow-up of the WHI data was published by Dr. JoAnn Manson in JAMA (2017).(1-2)
First Arm Breast Cancer Mortality
Premarin (CEE) +MPA = 61 deaths vs. Placebo = 40 deaths
Hazard Ratio (HR)=1.44 meaning a 44% increase in breast cancer mortality.
Note: Even though 44 percent increased mortality looks impressive, it does not reach statistical significance.
Second Arm Breast Cancer Mortality
Premarin (CEE) -alone = 22 deaths vs. Placebo = 41 deaths
Hazard Ratio (HR)= 0.55 = 45% reduction in breast cancer mortality.
Note: This is statistically significant.
Why was the data NON-Significant?
Why was the increased breast cancer mortality from synthetic progestin (medroxyprogesterone) in the WHI study not statistically significant? The answer is this: the non-significant result (HR = 1.35, 61 vs. 40 deaths) was because the total event numbers for deaths were small and the intervention time was short (5.6 years of hormone treatment). The P value was greater than .05 and the confidence interval (CI) included 1.0
What If We Ask Artificial Intelligence (AI) Grok?
What if the study population was larger, and the intervention time longer? Would this transform the breast cancer mortality from INSIGNIFICANT to SIGNIFICANT? Let us ask our artificial intelligence program, Elon Musk’s “Grok” which you can read below).
Grok says: It is highly likely that an HRT study with Premarin(CEE)+MPA in menopausal women, would show a statistically significant increase in breast cancer mortality. This is supported by observational studies such as the Million Women Study.
This is the Question posed to AI (GROK): Isn’t it highly likely that if one does a hormone replacement study in menopausal women using Premarin and medroxyprogesterone with enough patients and long enough exposure time, the results will show a statistically significant increase in breast cancer mortality in the hormone-treated group?
Answer from GROK (Artificial Intelligence Program):
Conclusion (from Grok): “It is highly likely that an HRT study with Premarin (CEE) plus MPA in menopausal women, designed with a large enough sample size (e.g., 30,000–50,000 women) and long enough exposure (10–16 years), would show a statistically significant increase in breast cancer mortality, assuming the HR remains ~1.35–2.0 and event rates scale with exposure. The WHI’s non-significant result (HR = 1.35, 61 vs. 40 deaths) was limited by low event numbers and short intervention (5.6 years). Observational studies (e.g., Million Women Study) support increased mortality with prolonged HRT, but modern treatments and ethical constraints complicate replication in RCTs.”
Note: RCT is randomized controlled trial. Note: Marty Makary is a Johns Hopkins pancreatic cancer surgeon and current FDA commissioner. Header Image: courtesy of Megyn Kelly podcast with Marty Makary.
Notice in the video above , neither mentions carcinogenic synthetic progestins which should be avoided, such as MPA used in the WHI study. Neither mentions the 18-year follow-up showed a 44 percent (nonsignificant) increase in breast cancer mortality in the MPA treated group. 44 per cent! 60 vs 40 deaths. (non-significant)
Dr. Makary failed to mention there is a 29 percent increase in breast cancer in the MPA/Premarin group compared to placebo. This was statistically significant. Would you want to take a synthetic progestin that increases the statistical risk for breast cancer, and increases risk of dying from breast cancer (nonsignificant). Even though not significant, it is highly likely this increased mortality from breast cancer would be significant if the study had been powered to detect this.
Transcript of Megyn Kellly and Marty Makary
Megyn Kelly: There’s so much misinformation on this on HRT and even amongst my friends, they they don’t know what to do because there is a general belief it’s bad for you, you shouldn’t do it. And then women there are other women who say, well, I don’t have hot flashes, etc., so I’m not going to do it. And what I gleaned from your panel and your book for that matter is there are other reasons. It’s not it’s not going to cause breast cancer.
in in these numbers that we were told in 2002, it’s a very very minimal risk. And secondly, it’s got a lot of really good benefits.
Dr. Makary: Well, that’s right. Uh look, women have been confused for good reason. The medical establishment has doesn’t even they’re not even all on the same page. And the misunderstanding around the studies has created a lot of dogma that you should not take hormone replacement therapy because of an increased risk of dying of breast cancer. Now, it turns out when you look under the hood, no clinical trial has ever shown that hormone replacement therapy for perimenopausal women increases the likelihood of dying of breast cancer. Um, now there are importantly two different areas of benefit and I
should just point out there are contraindications. Some women cannot take hormone replacement therapy. The vast majority of women going through perimenopause can have not only short-term benefits, but long-term health benefits. And often when people talk about how it alleviates hot flashes and night sweats and helps with mood swings and better
sleep quality and um helps prevent some of the weight gain associated with
permenopause. They’re really only talking about the short-term benefits. Now, I’m not here to say they’re uh, you know, more important or less important than the long-term health benefits. I’m not a woman. But look at the studies on the long-term health benefits. Cutting the risk of heart attacks in half in some studies or 25 to 50% reduction in
other studies. That’s the number one cause of death in women. and it may
prevent Alzheimer’s, reduces the risk of cognitive decline by up to 64%, reduces
osteoporosis risk and the risk of bone fractures, cutting that risk in half. Uh
those are some of the serious long-term risks that can take the life of an older
woman is uh risks of bone fractures and hip fractures. So there may be no other
medication in the history of modern medicine that can improve the health
outcomes of women on a population level than hormone replacement therapy when
started within 10 years from the onset of perimenopause. Maybe with some rare
exceptions. I might cite antibiotics as one of those exceptions. But the incredible
health benefits of hormone replacement therapy described by the experts at the
FDA expert panel uh uh just recently um have been in the bucket of things in modern medicine that have been underappreciated, underrecognized and underfunded probably because it deals with women’s health and that it is something that needs to come to the
surface. every woman needs to know about the real data on this topic and not follow dogma for dogma’s sake.
Megyn Kelly: The thing that’s great about I mean preventing dementia, hello, everybody
wants to prevent Alzheimer’s or dementia, but the thing about HRT too is it’s estrogen and progesterone and progesterone helps you sleep better in the short term even which if you have terrible sleep, we’ve talked about this with a number of experts that actually
increases your risk of getting some form of dementia. So, it’s got like double
protection there where you start to get better sleep immediately and then
longterm it can have I guess maybe for other reasons uh the effect of of
helping prevent some forms of dementia.
Dr. Makary: Yeah, it’s pretty cool how the importance of good quality sleep is now being recognized as a central component to so many aspects of health. And it poor sleep may help drive some of these chronic diseases, including dementia and perhaps even Alzheimer’s in some studies, including one study I was a part of at John’s Hopkins in my previous career. So, uh, we’re learning more and more that good quality sleep, a healthy
microbiome, uh, and, uh, what we eat is so central to health. We have had a health care
system, Megan, entirely focused on drugs and operations. And we’ve got to ask, why is Alzheimer’s going up every year? It’s not just because we have older people in America, as I was taught in medical school. We have early onset Alzheimer’s that has tripled in the last few decades. What’s going on here? Two thirds of the cases are in women. What’s going on here? Turns out there may be an association with the hormonal access. When a woman takes estrogen uh starting around the time of permenopause, that risk of Alzheimer’s goes down by up to 35% in some studies. So I’m not look I’m not in in the business of being someone’s tell a doctor or or ex telling them what to do but the data on this area of medicine has been so massively misunderstood and misrepresented and you you you saw the fear machine come out 23 years ago talking about you know such a sensitive topic like breast cancer to women demonizing hormone replacement therapy. People need to know the facts and one place to help get good information in my opinion is the FDA expert panel that’s available online for women to watch.
Megyn Kelly: Yes. So you talked about this when you came on before your new job and in your book you get into this about how it all the misinformation was rooted in this uh 2002 study called the women’s health initiative. The lead author was Dr. Jacques Russo and you when writing your book went to him to say I’ve looked at your information. I don’t see
the correlation between what you said was HRT and breast cancer because he came out in the middle of doing that women’s health initiative and said the risk is so high for breast cancer from HRT. We need to stop the study right now. We need to stop doing this to
women. and women all across America said, “I’m out.” and threw away their their hormones, the the estrogen and and the progesterone. But you actually went to him and found some remarkable I mean got some remarkable admissions.
Dr. Makary: Well, the most amazing thing, Megan, was that he acknowledged to me that the little tiny bump in uh breast cancer cases that they observed in the study was not statistically significant. You have to run statistics in these large trials to know whether or not something is a random occurrence, whether or not it’s noise in the data or whether or not it’s a true association. If you don’t run statistics, then we don’t have science. All of a sudden, snake oil works and cures cancer and we don’t have science anymore. So, he actually acknowledged to me that the observation of breast cancer in one of the looks of the data was not a statistically significant finding. And by the way, subsequent studies have found no statistically significant increase in dying of breast cancer. So what does that tell you? It is amazing. It it really is amazing because when that announcement hit and you know he feels that the media got ahead of his results when I when I had talked to him. But when that those headlines hit that hormone therapy causes breast cancer, man, women flush their pills down the toilet. Doctors were calling and scaring all the patients in their practice saying, “Get off of this. There’s been new data.” And I honestly I don’t even know if some of them had actually read the the numbers in the study and noticed that there was no statistical significance.
Megyn Kelly: So you this is from your book. It’s amazing. Uh you write I asked Dr. Russo point blank. Was the breast cancer link in his study statistically significant? He answered quote it touched on significance but wasn’t quite significant. It was nominally significant. It was not significant after being adjusted for multiple looks at the data. What? And uh and based on this, people ran for the hills. And I know this is personal for you because you feel like your own mom could have benefited from this, but didn’t.
Dr. Makary: Look, my mom is one of the 50 million women over the last 23 years never offered hormone replacement therapy or the many potential health benefits associated
with it because of this study. And it became dogma in the medical field. And man, they pounded this message into primary care doctors and doctors all over the medical field. It just became this dogma that it causes breast cancer. Therefore, don’t prescribe it. And by
the way, medical schools never even taught about menopause because why teach about all the symptoms of menopause if there’s nothing you can do to treat them. So, you don’t even need to teach about menopause. So, we didn’t we got almost no education on menopause. There was this dogma. But my mom was one of the 50 plus million women never offered it. She should have been offered it. She was would have been a great candidate. And you know, HRT reduces the the chance that you’re going to break a bone if you’re in a car accident or if an 80-year-old woman falls later in life. There’s like a 50% increase the risk of breaking a bone is cut in half if you’re on hormone therapy. Well, my mom broke her bones twice in in two different falls, you know, and one of them I remember showing the X-ray to an orthopedic surgeon friend of mine and I said, “Does she really need surgery with screws and pins and and and this, you know, my mom is uh not, you know, you you put an older woman through something like that, it sets them back. It’s debilitating. They’re non-ambulatory and sometimes that sets up older Americans for a cascade of events that can result in their demise. So, I didn’t want to see her non-ambulatory. Well, the orthopedic surgeon said it’s really on the border as to whether or not these fractures require surgery, but in my opinion, I think she does need surgery. Well, if it was if that much of a you know borderline call, certainly a hormone replacement therapy would have helped her avoid that bone fracture and all of the cost and pain and debilitation associated with that long lengthy lengthy physical therapy. And she’s that’s just my mom and and I’m putting these pieces together from what I’ve done for my research. Think about the 50 plus million uh women. An 80-year-old woman has a one in three chance of having a hip fracture and a quarter of women die within a year of a hip fracture. So these are real issues that are never talked about. END Transcript
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Video of the FDA Expert Panel on Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women was held on July 17, 2025, at the FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD. (below)
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Marty Makary on Menopausal Hormone Replacement
Marty Makary and the Truth on Menopausal Hormone Replacement
In a recent podcast with Megyn Kelly, Dr. Marty Makary says there is no clinical trial of hormone therapy showing increased mortality from breast cancer. This is not entirely accurate and omits important information regarding the carcinogenicity of synthetic progestins, such as medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA). This is the synthetic progestin used in the famous NIH funded study, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). MPA is also commonly used by conventional mainstream medicine in menopausal hormone replacement. Note: RCT is randomized controlled trial. Note: Marty Makary is a Johns Hopkins pancreatic cancer surgeon and current FDA commissioner. Header Image: courtesy of Megyn Kelly podcast with Marty Makary.
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) used Carcinogenic Progestin
The information Dr. Makary is leaving out is the carcinogenic progestin, medroxyprogesterone (MPA) given in combination with Premarin to menopausal women in the first arm (2002) of the WHI study. Why does Dr. Makary say there are no studies showing HRT increases mortality from breast cancer when the 18 year follow up of the first arm of the WHI study (2002) using Premarin and MPA showed HR=1.44, a 44 per cent increased mortality from breast cancer in the hormone treated group compared to placebo (61 HRT deaths vs 40 for placebo). However, this was NOT Statistically significant ! (1-2)
Breast Cancer Mortality in Both Arms of WHI – 18 Year Follow-Up
The 18-year follow-up of the WHI data was published by Dr. JoAnn Manson in JAMA (2017).(1-2)
First Arm Breast Cancer Mortality
CEE+MPA = 61 deaths vs. Placebo = 40 deaths
Hazard Ratio (HR)=1.44 meaning a 44% increase in breast cancer mortality.
Note: This is not statistically significant.
Second Arm Breast Cancer Mortality
CEE-alone = 22 deaths vs. Placebo = 41 deaths
Hazard Ratio (HR)= 0.55 = 45% reduction in breast cancer mortality.
Note: This is statistically significant.
Why was the data NON-Significant?
Why was the increased breast cancer mortality from synthetic progestin (medroxyprogesterone) in the WHI study not statistically significant? The answer is this: the non-significant result (HR = 1.35, 61 vs. 40 deaths) was because the total event numbers for deaths were small and the intervention time was short (5.6 years of hormone treatment). The P value was greater than .05 and the confidence interval (CI) included 1.0
What If?
What if the study population was larger, and the intervention time longer? Would this transform the breast cancer mortality from INSIGNIFICANT to SIGNIFICANT? Let us ask our artificial intelligence program, Elon Musk’s “Grok” which you can read below).
Grok says: It is highly likely that an HRT study with CEE+MPA in menopausal women, would show a statistically significant increase in breast cancer mortality. This is supported by observational studies such as the Million Women Study.
This is the Question posed to AI (GROK): Isn’t it highly likely that if one does a hormone replacement study in menopausal women using Premarin and medroxyprogesterone with enough patients and long enough exposure time, the results will show a statistically significant increase in breast cancer mortality in the hormone-treated group?
Answer from GROK (Artificial Intelligence Program):
Conclusion (from Grok): “It is highly likely that an HRT study with Premarin (CEE) plus MPA in menopausal women, designed with a large enough sample size (e.g., 30,000–50,000 women) and long enough exposure (10–16 years), would show a statistically significant increase in breast cancer mortality, assuming the HR remains ~1.35–2.0 and event rates scale with exposure. The WHI’s non-significant result (HR = 1.35, 61 vs. 40 deaths) was limited by low event numbers and short intervention (5.6 years). Observational studies (e.g., Million Women Study) support increased mortality with prolonged HRT, but modern treatments and ethical constraints complicate replication in RCTs.”
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The Truth About Long-Term Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy For Women, with FDA’s Marty Makary and Megyn Kelly Podcast Exerpt.
Dr. MArty Makary says: “No clinical trial has ever shown that hormone replacement therapy for perimenopausal women increases the likelihood of dying of breast cancer.: endquote
Megyn Kelly talks about natural progesterone improving sleep.
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Notice in the video above , neither of them mentions MPA, the carcinogenic synthetic progestin used in the WHI study, and the reason why the 18-year follow-up showed a 44 percent (nonsignificant) increase in breast cancer mortality in the MPA treated group. 44 per cent! 60 vs 40 deaths.
Dr. Makary failed to mention there is a 29 percent increase in breast cancer in the MPA/Premarin group compared to placebo. This was statistically significant. Would you want to take a synthetic progestin that increases the statistical risk for breast cancer, and increases risk of dying from breast cancer (nonsignificant). Even though not significant, it is highly likely this increased mortality from breast cancer would be significant if the study had been powered to detect this.
Transcript of Megyn Kellly and Marty Makary
Megyn Kelly: There’s so much misinformation on this on HRT and even amongst my friends, they they don’t know what to do because there is a general belief it’s bad for you, you shouldn’t do it. And then women there are other women who say, well, I don’t have hot flashes, etc., so I’m not going to do it. And what I gleaned from your panel and your book for that matter is there are other reasons. It’s not it’s not going to cause breast cancer.
in in these numbers that we were told in 2002, it’s a very very minimal risk. And secondly, it’s got a lot of really good benefits.
Dr. Makary: Well, that’s right. Uh look, women have been confused for good reason. The medical establishment has doesn’t even they’re not even all on the same page. And the misunderstanding around the studies has created a lot of dogma that you should not take hormone replacement therapy because of an increased risk of dying of breast cancer. Now, it turns out when you look under the hood, no clinical trial has ever shown that hormone replacement therapy for perimenopausal women increases the likelihood of dying of breast cancer. Um, now there are importantly two different areas of benefit and I
should just point out there are contraindications. Some women cannot take hormone replacement therapy. The vast majority of women going through perimenopause can have not only short-term benefits, but long-term health benefits. And often when people talk about how it alleviates hot flashes and night sweats and helps with mood swings and better
sleep quality and um helps prevent some of the weight gain associated with
permenopause. They’re really only talking about the short-term benefits. Now, I’m not here to say they’re uh, you know, more important or less important than the long-term health benefits. I’m not a woman. But look at the studies on the long-term health benefits. Cutting the risk of heart attacks in half in some studies or 25 to 50% reduction in
other studies. That’s the number one cause of death in women. and it may
prevent Alzheimer’s, reduces the risk of cognitive decline by up to 64%, reduces
osteoporosis risk and the risk of bone fractures, cutting that risk in half. Uh
those are some of the serious long-term risks that can take the life of an older
woman is uh risks of bone fractures and hip fractures. So there may be no other
medication in the history of modern medicine that can improve the health
outcomes of women on a population level than hormone replacement therapy when
started within 10 years from the onset of perimenopause. Maybe with some rare
exceptions. I might cite antibiotics as one of those exceptions. But the incredible
health benefits of hormone replacement therapy described by the experts at the
FDA expert panel uh uh just recently um have been in the bucket of things in modern medicine that have been underappreciated, underrecognized and underfunded probably because it deals with women’s health and that it is something that needs to come to the
surface. every woman needs to know about the real data on this topic and not follow dogma for dogma’s sake.
Megyn Kelly: The thing that’s great about I mean preventing dementia, hello, everybody
wants to prevent Alzheimer’s or dementia, but the thing about HRT too is it’s estrogen and progesterone and progesterone helps you sleep better in the short term even which if you have terrible sleep, we’ve talked about this with a number of experts that actually
increases your risk of getting some form of dementia. So, it’s got like double
protection there where you start to get better sleep immediately and then
longterm it can have I guess maybe for other reasons uh the effect of of
helping prevent some forms of dementia.
Dr. Makary: Yeah, it’s pretty cool how the importance of good quality sleep is now being recognized as a central component to so many aspects of health. And it poor sleep may help drive some of these chronic diseases, including dementia and perhaps even Alzheimer’s in some studies, including one study I was a part of at John’s Hopkins in my previous career. So, uh, we’re learning more and more that good quality sleep, a healthy
microbiome, uh, and, uh, what we eat is so central to health. We have had a health care
system, Megan, entirely focused on drugs and operations. And we’ve got to ask, why is Alzheimer’s going up every year? It’s not just because we have older people in America, as I was taught in medical school. We have early onset Alzheimer’s that has tripled in the last few decades. What’s going on here? Two thirds of the cases are in women. What’s going on here? Turns out there may be an association with the hormonal access. When a woman takes estrogen uh starting around the time of permenopause, that risk of Alzheimer’s
goes down by up to 35% in some studies. So I’m not look I’m not in in the business of being someone’s tell a doctor or or ex telling them what to do but the data on this area of medicine has been so massively misunderstood and misrepresented and you you you saw the fear machine come out 23 years ago talking about you know such a sensitive topic like breast cancer to women demonizing hormone replacement therapy. People need to know the facts and one place to help get good information in my opinion is the FDA expert panel that’s available online for women to watch.
Megyn Kelly: Yes. So you talked about this when you came on before your new job and in your book you get into this about how it all the misinformation was rooted in this uh 2002 study called the women’s health initiative. The lead author was Dr. Jacques Russo and you when writing your book went to him to say I’ve looked at your information. I don’t see
the correlation between what you said was HRT and breast cancer because he came out in the middle of doing that women’s health initiative and said the risk is so high for breast cancer from HRT. We need to stop the study right now. We need to stop doing this to
women. and women all across America said, “I’m out.” and threw away their their hormones, the the estrogen and and the progesterone. But you actually went to him and found some remarkable I mean got some remarkable admissions.
Dr. Makary: Well, the most amazing thing, Megan, was that he acknowledged to me that the little tiny bump in uh breast cancer cases that they observed in the study was not statistically significant. You have to run statistics in these large trials to know whether or not something is a random occurrence, whether or not it’s noise in the data or whether or not it’s a true association. If you don’t run statistics, then we don’t have science. All of a sudden, snake oil works and cures cancer and we don’t have science anymore. So, he actually acknowledged to me that the observation of breast cancer in one of the looks of the data was not a statistically significant finding. And by the way, subsequent studies have found no statistically significant increase in dying of breast cancer. So what does that tell you? It is amazing. It it really is amazing because when that announcement hit and you know he feels that the media got ahead of his results when I when I had talked to him. But when that those headlines hit that hormone therapy causes breast cancer, man, women flush their pills down the toilet. Doctors were calling and scaring all the patients in their practice saying, “Get off of this. There’s been new data.” And I honestly I don’t even know if some of them had actually read the the numbers in the study and noticed that there was no statistical significance.
Megyn Kelly: So you this is from your book. It’s amazing. Uh you write I asked Dr. Russo point blank. Was the breast cancer link in his study statistically significant? He answered quote it touched on significance but wasn’t quite significant. It was nominally significant. It was not significant after being adjusted for multiple looks at the data. What? And uh and based on this, people ran for the hills. And I know this is personal for you because you feel like your own mom could have benefited from this, but didn’t.
Dr. Makary: Look, my mom is one of the 50 million women over the last 23 years never offered hormone replacement therapy or the many potential health benefits associated
with it because of this study. And it became dogma in the medical field. And man, they pounded this message into primary care doctors and doctors all over the medical field. It just became this dogma that it causes breast cancer. Therefore, don’t prescribe it. And by
the way, medical schools never even taught about menopause because why teach about all the symptoms of menopause if there’s nothing you can do to treat them. So, you don’t even need to teach about menopause. So, we didn’t we got almost no education on menopause. There was this dogma. But my mom was one of the 50 plus million women never offered
it. She should have been offered it. She was would have been a great candidate. And you know, HRT reduces the the chance that you’re going to break a bone if you’re in a car accident or if an 80-year-old woman falls later in life. There’s like a 50% increase the risk of
of breaking a bone is cut in half if you’re on hormone therapy. Well, my mom
broke her bones twice in in two different falls, you know, and one of them I remember showing the X-ray to an orthopedic surgeon friend of mine and I said, “Does she really need surgery with screws and pins and and and this, you know, my mom is uh not, you know, you
you put an older woman through something like that, it sets them back. It’s debilitating. They’re non-ambulatory and sometimes that sets up older Americans for a cascade of events that can result in their demise. So, I didn’t want to see her non-ambulatory. Well, the
orthopedic surgeon said it’s really on the border as to whether or not these fractures require surgery, but in my opinion, I think she does need surgery. Well, if it was if that much of a you know borderline call, certainly a hormone replacement therapy would have helped her avoid that bone fracture and all of the cost and pain and debilitation associated with that
long lengthy lengthy physical therapy. And she’s that’s just my mom and and I’m putting these pieces together from what I’ve done for my research. Think about the 50 plus million uh women. An 80-year-old woman has a one in three chance of having a hip fracture and a
quarter of women die within a year of a hip fracture. So these are real issues that are never talked about. END Transcript
What is Dr. Marty Marary Not Telling You? MPA is Carcinogenic.
Conclusion:
How do we know MPA is carcinogenic? MPA reliably causes breast cancer in wild type mice, as shown in 2009 by Dr. Claudia Lanari. Preclinical studies show MPA activates oncogenes Cyclin D1 and c-Myc which increases breast proliferation and is carcinogenic. MPA is an androgen blocking endocrine disrupting drug (EDC) that abrogates the breast cancer preventive action of testosterone in women as demonstrated by multiple studies. The message is that MPA is carcinogenic and should not be used. How do we avoid using MPA? Simple. Use natural bioidentical progesterone instead. Natural progesterone is breast cancer preventive. This is what Dr Makary is not telling you. For more on this, see my new book, Bioidentical Hormones 101, Second edition (2025). (3-4)
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Links and References:
1) Manson, JoAnn E., et al. “Menopausal hormone therapy and long-term all-cause and cause-specific mortality: the Women’s Health Initiative randomized trials.” Jama 318.10 (2017): 927-938.
2) Bluming, Avrum Z., Howard N. Hodis, and Robert D. Langer. “The WHI’s Continued Misrepresentation of its Breast Cancer Claims: a Critique and Evidence.” Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports 14.1 (2025): 15.
3) Lanari, Claudia Lee Malvina, et al. “The MPA mouse breast cancer model: evidence for a role of progesterone receptors in breast cancer.” (2009).
4) Dach, Jeffrey. “Bioidentical Hormones 101 Second Edition” (2025) Medical Muse Press
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July 9, 2025
Podcast Drs. Michael Karlfeldt and Jeffrey Dach MD
Podcast with Drs. Michael Karlfeldt and Jeffrey Dach MD
Hormonal Factors and Cancer Risk
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On this episode of the DR. K Show with Dr. Michael Karlfeldt is joined by Jeffrey Dach, MD. Dr. Jeffrey Dach discusses the critical differences between synthetic and bioidentical hormones, explaining how the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study in 2002 dramatically reduced hormone replacement therapy prescriptions due to breast cancer concerns. He clarifies that the study used synthetic progestin combined with Premarin (horse estrogen), which led to misleading conclusions about hormone safety. Interestingly, the second arm of the study published in 2004 showed that Premarin alone actually reduced breast cancer risk by 23%, contradicting conventional beliefs about estrogen. Above Header image courtesy of Dr. Michael Karlfeldt.
The molecular biology of different estrogens reveals why certain forms are protective while others may increase risks. Dr. Dach explains that Premarin targets estrogen receptor beta, which provides breast cancer protection. He contrasts this with human estrogens derived from cholesterol and discusses the benefits of estriol in bioidentical hormone therapy. This scientific understanding helps explain why natural forms of hormones often have different safety profiles than their synthetic counterparts. Natural progesterone and testosterone play crucial roles in hormone replacement therapy and cancer prevention.
Unlike synthetic progestins, natural progesterone reduces breast cancer risk and provides neuroprotective benefits. Similarly, testosterone contributes to cancer prevention when used appropriately. Dr. Dach emphasizes that using the correct forms of these hormones is essential for achieving their protective effects while avoiding the risks associated with synthetic versions. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy offers significant benefits for bone density, muscle mass, brain function, mood, and cognitive abilities. Dr. Dach contrasts these positive outcomes with the negative effects often seen with pharmaceutical drugs prescribed for menopausal symptoms. He argues that maintaining proper hormonal balance is fundamental for overall well-being and longevity, suggesting that the medical community needs better education about bioidentical hormone options for patients experiencing hormonal changes.
The Women’s Health Initiative study caused a dramatic decline in hormone replacement therapy prescriptions, though later findings revealed Premarin alone actually reduced breast cancer risk by 23%.
Premarin targets estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), providing breast cancer protective effects unlike synthetic progestins which can increase cancer risks.
Natural progesterone offers anti-cancer activities and neuroprotective benefits that synthetic versions don’t provide.
Testosterone, when used appropriately in hormone replacement therapy, can contribute to cancer prevention and overall health.
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy supports bone density, muscle mass, brain function, and cognitive abilities without many of the negative effects associated with pharmaceutical alternatives for menopausal symptoms.
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Dr. Karlfeldt is an expert in Integrative Oncology and the author of a best-seller on Amazon, A Better Way to Treat Cancer.
Michael Karlfeldt, ND, PhD is a Board-Certified Naturopath, and has been in clinical practice since 1987 and runs a busy integrative medicine center, The Karlfeldt Center, in Boise, Idaho. His drive to investigate and implement safe cancer therapies was fueled by losing his father to colon cancer in his twenties. His fascination with naturopathy began at an early age when he met Dr. Ingemar Wiberg, a leading Swedish Naturopathic Doctor, in Switzerland when he was 13 years old. After studying Engineering for two years, he worked with Dr. Wilberg for seven years in a demanding, rigorous, and carefully-supervised apprenticeship. Dr. Karlfeldt currently practices at the Karlfeldt Center in Meridian, Idaho, where he works with patients using numerous healing tools including: IV Therapy, Naturopathic Oncology, Natural Medicine, Nutritional Therapies, and others. Dr. Karlfeldt is a a sought-after lecturer, writer, and professor. His current endeavors include hosting of the popular TV show “True Health with Dr. Karlfeldt” available on Amazon Prime and the HealthMade Radio Show and Podcast. Tens of thousands of patients have sought his naturopathic expertise in his clinic in the more than 30 years that Dr. Karlfeldt has been practicing. Dr. Karlfeldt is a lecturer, writer, and educator and host of the Dr. Michael Show, which aired 100 episodes discussing important health-related topics, reaching approximately a million viewers.
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July 6, 2025
Lisa Tamati Podcast with Jeffrey Dach MD
Lisa Tamati Podcast with Jeffrey Dach MD Jul 2, 2025
The Metabolic Approach To Fighting Cancer, How to beat cancer with off-label drugs and natural therapies. Watch the video below:
In this compelling episode, Lisa Tamati sits down with integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Jeffrey Dach, MD, to explore his holistic, science-backed approach to fighting cancer. Drawing from his powerful book The Cracking Cancer Toolkit, Dr. Dach explains the core mechanisms behind cancer development and progression, and the multifaceted toolkit he uses to address it—from off-label pharmaceuticals and checkpoint inhibitors, to nutritional protocols, repurposed drugs, and targeted supplements. We also break down the three key cellular pathways that go awry in cancer, how to support the body’s natural defenses, and why addressing the root cause—not just the tumor—is essential for long-term remission and recovery. Whether you’re a practitioner, patient, or someone interested in cancer prevention, this episode delivers a deep dive into truly transformative insights.
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Lisa Tamati an ex-professional ultra endurance athlete, dynamic motivational speaker, integrative health consultant, author and successful podcaster, Lisa inspires and empowers individual to overcome challenges and achieve their health, life, career and sporting goals with her compelling stories and expert insights she helps people unlock their potential and transform their lives. Lisa Tamati is a Genetics Practitioner, Health Optimisation, High Performance & Mindset Coach. Lisa has battled herself in extreme endurance athletics and battled what some medical experts called a “death sentence” for her mother.
More About Lisa TamatiLisa Tamati spent 25 year racing the world’s toughest ultra endurance events from the Himalayas to Death Valley. She has clocked up over 70,000 km in that time and has led & participated in expeditions even surviving an illegal crossing of the Libyan Desert. Lisa champions resilience, grit and determinaton and uses her experiences to inspire others. Awarded Maori Sportswoman of the Year and national championship titles as well as numerous international event podium finishes.
Lisa now dedicates her life to coaching, speaking, podcasting and writing and runs a number of companies in the Biotech and Health space. Her aim is to help people achieve their potential. She has authored five books including international best sellers “Running Hot” and Running to Extremes” and hosts “Pushing the Limits,” a top 200 global podcast in the health, functional medicine & longevity space.
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June 24, 2025
Grand Rounds with Dr. Daved Rosensweet
Grand Rounds with Dr. Daved Rosensweet
I was honored to participate in Grand Rounds hosted by Dr. Daved Rosensweet to discuss my new book, Bioidentical Hormones 101 second edition (2025). Dr. Rosensweet is a highly regarded thought leader and influencer in the bioidentical hormone world, and his runs a clinic treating menopausal patients with Bioidentical Hormones going back many decades. Left image courtesy of Dr. Daved Rosensweet.
Dr. Rosensweet is the Founder of The Menopause Method and author of the book, Happy Healthy Hormones (2017). Dr. Rosensweet graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1968. He has been in private medical practice since 1971, and has had offices in New Mexico, California, Colorado, Southwest Florida (Sarasota and Naples). Current office location: 299 Morgan Branch Road, Leicester, NC, 28748 (941) 220-5444. Dr. Rosensweet was the clinical physician involved in the very first Nurse Practitioner training program in the U.S.A. and in charge of health promotion for the State of New Mexico. He teaches health professionals about the treatment of women in menopause with bio-identical hormones. Dr. Rosensweet is a nationally known lecturer and frequent presenter at A4M meetings. He is principle Investigator for a scientific study of female hormones sponsored by Metametrix Clinical Laboratory. He is author of the books, Menopause and Natural Hormones and Happy Healthy Hormones: How to Thrive in Menopause. He is the organizer of a National Summit Committee on the Treatment of Women in Menopause with Bio Identical Hormones.
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A few short excerpts from the above video about my new book, Bioidentical Hormones 101:
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This [book] is one of the most technically deep and well referenced, I recommend that everyone read this and be prepared. Fasten your seat belts. There is a depth here.
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It’s [the book is] a scholarly, brilliant work, and I’m just thankful. Delighted to be part of the journey with you and Carol and and David and all of you. because this is a climactic work,this book, and we need to get the word out.
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These are forewords for the book written by six of my esteemed colleagues:
Foreword by Lindsey Berkson MA, DC, CNS, DACBN, ACN
The fact is hormones are the most important cell signaling system in our body. Hormones signal the gut, the esophagus, the heart, the kidneys, the lungs, and the brain which contains the all-mighty hippocampus, the site of brain regeneration. The hippocampus stores and retrieves memories that define who we are. Without all these hormone signals, we cannot live a full, healthy, and meaningful life.
When we think of doctors who specialize in hormone replacement, we think of gynecologists and urologists. Truth be told, most OB/GYNS and urologists know very little about hormones. A survey in 2023 revealed that only 31% of gynecologists had any training in hormones, usually just one short class in medical school. For the past 22 years, hormones have not been taught in medical schools, osteopathic schools, naturopathic schools or nursing schools. If you are not “taught” hormones, you won’t “think” hormones. Yet, OB/GYN, urologists, gastroenterologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, pulmonologists, and especially gerontologists are not trained in hormones, and are not thinking about hormones during your office visit or while they examine you. They do not include hormone levels as part of your yearly health evaluation. You might ask why did this happen? It all goes back to the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative study which was wrongly interpreted. The original authors reported to the world that hormones cause breast cancer and heart disease, two medical conditions hormones were originally thought to prevent. Because of this 2002 study, hormones became feared, vilified, and no longer taught in medical schools. However, within months of the publication of the WHI study, re-analyses began unveiling deeper facts that went unnoticed by the mass media. Nineteen years later, the original authors republished their findings admitting that the original “Be scared of estrogen” was wrong. In fact, re-analysis found, that estrogen “protects” healthy breasts more than any other agent ever investigated.
Estrogen therapies taken for an average of 5 years reduce the risk of getting breast cancer by 23%. If you do get breast cancer and were lucky enough to have been on estrogen therapies for an average of 5 years, your risk of dying from breast cancer was reduced by 44%.
Nothing has ever been so breast-protective as estrogen. The new 10 million study published in April 2024 by our own NIH is the largest study ever run on hormone replacement. This study of 10 million Medicare-age women tracked hormone use and health outcomes, demonstrating that estrogen therapies statistically reduce the risk of getting breast cancer. There is no debate. The data is clear that estrogen is breast-protective. They also found estrogen statistically (beyond chance) prevents lung cancer and colorectal cancer, prevents dementia, and helps older women live 19% longer with better quality of life.
Today, doctors and patients alike are frightened of hormones. Mass misinformation has created mass fear. The fear and avoidance of hormones have led to mass downstream poor health. Doctors are not testing our hormone levels or providing hormone treatments. Your doctor is more apt to write a script for birth control pills than test and treat your hormones with natural, safer, bioidentical hormones. Instead, we are bombarded with the message that hormones cause cancer and should be feared. Doctors tell us we do not need hormones, and we should age gracefully without hormone replacement. When this happens, YOU lose out and miss out on great hormonal medical care.
Enter center stage Dr. Jeffrey Dach with this second edition of Bioidentical Hormones 101. Step by step, Dr. Dach explains the studies that show the “fear” of estrogen is “irrational” and “unfounded.” It is widely believed estrogen causes breast cancer. This belief is false, based on old studies which are wrong. In this book, Dr. Dach dives deep into the science, obliterating the myths and misgivings about hormones. He examines the safety of bioidentical hormones versus synthetic hormones which have been “pushed” on doctors by Big Pharma. When the money is followed, the corrupting influence of Big Pharma becomes obvious. What about high-risk women with a history of breast cancer? Dr. Dach even addresses hormone safety and efficacy in breast cancer patients. Did you know that testosterone is breast cancer protective? Testosterone up-regulates estrogen receptor beta (ER-beta), the anti-cancer receptor. There are two main estrogen receptors, ER-alpha and ER-beta. The ER-beta receptor is a “tumor suppressor.” The ER-beta receptor also tamps down chronic excessive inflammation. So, it is also an “inflammation suppressor.” Science now recognizes that many diseases start with chronic excessive inflammation.
The male hormone testosterone’s final metabolite (break-down product) is called 3-beta-adiol, which activates estrogen receptor beta (ER-beta). This inhibits (blocks) breast cell proliferation (or growth-out-of-control). You will learn in this book that breast cancer patients can be given testosterone. Women with adequate testosterone blood levels have “less” breast cancer in the first place. And Dr. Dach shares how testosterone, can even be given to ER+ breast cancer patients on aromatase inhibitors as well as to triple-negative breast cancer patients. These cell types have no hormone receptors at all, so why deprive them of hormones? Most doctors do not know this unless they read Dr. Dach’s book! We think that doctors know the science. But in reality, very few do. They are too busy working. In reading this book, you will learn about hormones from A to Z. Dr. Dach goes into striking detail about how the fear of breast cancer associated with hormone replacement is no longer valid. Instead, the increased breast cancer risk applies only to the combination of estrogen with a synthetic version of progesterone, called a “progestin” (medroxyprogesterone, MPA) and not to estrogen alone. And there is no increased risk of breast cancer with the combination of estrogen and natural progesterone. Dr. Dach demonstrates that avoiding hormone replacement puts women in harm’s way. Avoiding hormones means a dysfunctional immune system, less breast protection, less quality of life, and aging before your time.
I met Dr. Dach in April 2024, when Dr. David Brownstein and I put on our own continuing medical education course for MDs, NPs, nurses, PAs and NDs called “Everything Hormones” offering 16 hours of CME, continuing medical education credits. We had almost 300 doctors and nurse practitioners from 7 countries. Many were OB/GYNs and urologists. They had feared hormones. Most admitted to us they knew very little about hormones and knew little about how to test, track, and prescribe hormones. Honestly, it was quite shocking. Both you and your providers need education in hormones. Healthy hormones and balanced natural hormone replacement leads to:
Less breast cancer.
Less prostate cancer.
Less dementia.
Less hip fractures.
Less heart and renal disease.
More energy.
More immune resilience.
And oh, lest we forget, less diabetes. Hormones help our blood sugar stay healthy and stable.
My entire life focus has been on hormones. I have written many books on hormones. I have been a distinguished hormone scholar at an environmental estrogen think tank, the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities. My life had been ruined by hormones. I was a DES daughter. This means my mother was pregnant with me, she was given the most powerful synthetic estrogen ever invented, a nasty drug, that became the model compound for endocrine disruption, diethylstilbestrol – DES. This drug was given to 38 million pregnant women before DES was banned in 1971 as the most cancer-causing compound ever invented. I had breast cancer, kidney cancer, and battled eye disease. Once my hormones got balanced on bioidentical hormone replacement therapies, my fragile health returned. I have lived the truth that “strong hormones mean a stronger life”. Do not let your life be ruined by “hormonal imbalance” or “hormonal fear.” Dr. Dach is an agile thinker. He has focused his science-detailed cognition on hormones, for you to get unafraid. For you to get and stay strong. This Bioidentical Hormones 101, second edition book is worth its weight in hormonal gold. Dr. Dach did the heavy hormonal lifting, so you can keep on trucking. Dr. Dach is sharing how to keep our hormones resilient and strong, based on science that most doctors do not know. But now you can know, thanks to Dr. Dach for a job well done.
Lindsey Berkson, MA, DC, CNS, DACBN, ACN
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Dr. Lindsey Berkson is the author of Hormone Deception, Contemporary Books., 2000 and Safe Hormones Smart Women. iUniverse, 2010. Stay tuned for Oxytocin Medicine coming out in 2025. Dr. Berkson is a chiropractic physician, best-selling author, nutritionist, and integrative nutritional, gastrointestinal, and endocrine specialist. Dr. Berkson consults all over the world working remotely as a consultant as part of your personalized healthcare team. Dr. Berkson specializes in complex cases, high-risk hormonal patients, and severe gastroenterology cases trying to avoid surgery. Dr. Berkson spent 35 years studying hormones from every perspective, as a scientist, clinician, health advocate, author, inventor, and most importantly, as a patient. Dr. Berkson has worked with and trained by Dr. Jonathan Wright the pioneer in bioidentical hormones. Dr. Berkson was a distinguished hormone scholar for years at the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane University studying with Elwood Jensen PhD and Jan-Ake Gustafsson PhD who discovered the first estrogen receptors, ER Alpha and ER Beta. Dr. Berkson wrote one of the first breakthrough books on endocrine disruption (Hormone Deception, McGraw-Hill 2000, Awakened Medicine Press 2016). This book is mandatory reading in many environmental science university programs. She has published another 21 books. Dr. Berkson has led grand rounds at the University of Minnesota, and the University of Southern Florida. Dr. Berkson’s book Healthy Digestion the Natural Way (Wiley & Sons 2000) sold over a million copies. In the 1970’s Dr. Berkson lived with Hopi Indians in Arizona and 1992 lived with Aboriginals in Australia teaching nutrition and learning Indigenous cultures.
Foreword by David Brownstein, MD
I started using bioidentical, natural hormones over three decades ago. I was not trained in their use in medical school, but the subject fascinated me. Instead, my medical school training was the application of synthetic, foreign hormone molecules that lack receptors in the human body. Instead, synthetic hormones have unpredictable off-target effects, making them endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Why was I not made aware of the benefits and common sense of using bioidentical, natural hormones? The reason is clear: Bioidentical, natural hormones cannot be patented, just as any natural substance cannot be patented. The big pharma cartel has no interest in using non-patentable products as their profit margin can be greatly exaggerated by using synthetic items that can be patented. When I learned of the difference between a natural hormone, where the human body had receptors available to bind the hormone, utilize, and then detoxify it from the body, and a synthetic hormone, where there were no receptors and a markedly reduced ability to detoxify the molecule, the choice was clear to me: There simply is no justification for using a synthetic hormone when a bioidentical, natural version is available.
This epiphany made biochemical sense as well as common sense. Unfortunately, in medicine, common sense is not so common, and the majority of physicians inappropriately prescribe toxic, synthetic hormones. Synthetic hormones are associated with a plethora of adverse effects, while bioidentical, natural hormones are a much safer option. This is predictable because the human body is designed to function with natural hormones.
Dr. Jeffrey Dach has written another round of excellent books. Bioidentical Hormones 101, Second Edition, provides the reader with a comprehensive analysis of the clinical use of hormones. This collection is a masterpiece of information, integral to any physician interested in the use of natural, bioidentical hormones. It should be required reading for all medical students. I have read many medical books during my career. Jeffrey Dach’s Bioidentical Hormone 101, Second Edition, rivals any of my favorite books. I will treasure these and utilize them for many years. Read Dr. Dach’s Bioidentical Hormones 101 Second Edition and become educated on how and why to utilize natural, bioidentical hormones.
David Brownstein, M.D.
Medical Director of the Center for Holistic Medicine
6089 West Maple Road, Suite 200
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Telephone: 248-851-1600
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Author of 17 books, including:
The Miracle of Natural Hormones
Iodine: Why You Need It Why You Can’t Live Without It.
Foreword by Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP
This morning, I sent a text to someone inquiring about breast cancer risk, recurrence, and the use of bioidentical hormones. The best advice I could give was to refer her to Bioidentical Hormones 101, second edition. I simply did not have the words—or the time—to untangle the wealth of information that someone with these questions deserves. To say that information about hormone therapies is entangled would be an understatement. The medical literature, organized medical groups like the Menopause Society, the Endocrine Society, and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, pharmaceutical companies, and media outlets are rife with mixed messages. The advent of quasi-hormones—synthetic compounds created to secure exclusive sales through patented formulations—has only added to the confusion. Both medical professionals and their patients are left grappling with the challenge of discerning truth from the tangles.
Dr. Jeffrey Dach has taken on this challenge with kindness, gentleness, and care. In Bioidentical Hormones 101, second edition, he untangles the medical literature, prevailing attitudes, and media propaganda to remind us that bioidentical hormones consistently address hormone deficiencies with precision—the right molecule in the right amount. He weaves this message throughout the book, ensuring readers fully grasp its importance. We live in a time when many individuals who desperately need hormone support are fearful—haunted by concerns over breast cancer, other cancers, or blood clots like deep vein thrombosis. Meanwhile, there’s significant financial incentive in withholding hormone support; instead, patients are offered a broad palette of drugs—benzodiazepines for anxiety, sleep aids, antipsychotics, antidepressants, antihypertensives for blood pressure management, or medications for bone loss that paralyze bone remodeling but ensure favorable bone density test results.
Enter Dr. Dach. In a thorough and organized fashion, he navigates through the medical literature to reveal how studies—and their professional or media interpretations—can mislead us. Carefully and methodically, he clears a pathway through this tangled jungle of information. By the time you finish a chapter, you will find your decisions remain your own—but now you will have the comfort of understanding the backstory and knowing your choices are sound. Bioidentical Hormones 101, second edition fills a critical gap in our understanding of the endocrine system. Medical professionals will appreciate its concise discussion of issues most relevant to their patients. Women who have felt disempowered by poor healthcare choices will find themselves armed with knowledge—and empowered to take control of their health again. As I conclude this forward, I am reminded of the hero’s journey: where once there was a sword, then a pen—and now a keyboard. The story is not over yet; there are briar patches to clear of tangles and dragons to slay. Bioidentical Hormones 101, second edition is a remarkable gift to us all—and I eagerly await Bioidentical Hormones 201, 301, and beyond.
Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP
The Wellness by Design Project
Madison, Wisconsin
Phone: 608-469-8821
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Carol Petersen is an accomplished compounding pharmacist with decades of experience helping patients improve their quality of life through bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy and is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner. Her passion for optimizing health and commitment to compounding is evident in her involvement with organizations including the International College of Integrated Medicine and the American College of Apothecaries, the American Pharmacists Association, and the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding She was also the founder and first chair of the Compounding Special Interest Group with the American Pharmacists Association. She is the chair of the Integrated Medicine Consortium. She co-hosts a radio program “Take Charge of Your Health” in the greater New York area. She is on the Medical Advisory Board for the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR.ca).
Foreword by Donna White
It is my great honor to write this Foreword on behalf of Dr. Jeffrey Dach, MD—a pioneer, a scholar, and one of the most respected authorities in the field of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. For years, I have followed Dr. Dach’s work with admiration—especially his newsletters, which consistently distill complex medical literature into accessible, evidence-based insights that providers and patients alike can trust. Now, with the release of Bioidentical Hormones 101 Second Edition, Dr. Dach offers us the most comprehensive, thoroughly researched resource on bioidentical hormones ever published. This extraordinary three-volume series is more than a book—it is the encyclopedia of bioidentical hormones. It should be required reading for every medical provider who prescribes hormone therapy, and it will undoubtedly become an essential reference for patients who are seeking to reclaim their health, their vitality, and their future through informed, science-based care. The depth of scholarship in these pages is matched only by the urgency of the message. For far too long, hormone therapy has been clouded by fear, misinformation, and outdated conclusions—particularly those stemming from misinterpreted studies like the early arms of the Women’s Health Initiative. Dr. Dach unflinchingly corrects these misconceptions, highlighting the protective benefits of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and estriol when prescribed appropriately. He clearly differentiates between synthetic and bioidentical hormones, and he supports every statement with meticulously referenced data from the medical literature. Having been in the field of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for over 30 years, I have seen firsthand the transformation that occurs when patients receive proper hormone care—and when providers are equipped with the right tools and knowledge. In my work as Founder of the BHRT Training Academy, we have trained providers from 4 countries on how to safely and effectively prescribe bioidentical hormones. Many of those practitioners now consider Dr. Dach’s research an indispensable part of their learning journey. His work empowers providers with clarity and conviction—and most importantly, it equips them to serve women more confidently and compassionately. Women deserve to enter perimenopause and menopause with their questions answered and their concerns addressed by well-trained, evidence-informed medical providers. With this second edition, Dr. Dach not only arms providers with that knowledge, but also helps restore hope for women who have been told that suffering through hormonal decline is inevitable. It is not. Dr. Dach is not just a physician—he is a truth-teller, a teacher, and a trailblazer. His commitment to scientific integrity and patient-centered care shines through every chapter of this series. I am deeply grateful for the work he has done to advance this field and proud to share this space as a fellow voice in the Bioidentical Hormone Revolution. If you are a medical professional, may these volumes strengthen your practice. If you are a patient, may they embolden your journey. Either way, you are holding in your hands the gold standard of hormone education. Let the revolution continue.
Donna White, Author of The Hormone Makeover and The Bioidentical Hormone Revolution
Founder and President of the BHRT Training Academy
www.BHRTTrainingAcademy.com
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Donna White is a leading authority in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) with over 30 years of dedicated experience. As the Founder and Executive Director of Education at BHRT Training Academy, Donna is a pioneer in developing BHRT training programs, significantly advancing the hormone health movement. Donna expresses genuine care and a readiness to engage personally with both patients and practitioners. Drawing on her journey with hormonal imbalance, she offers an empathetic and expert perspective and has earned the trust of her colleagues and in the field. She excels in making complex medical topics accessible and practical, greatly benefiting both patient care and practitioner knowledge. Under her leadership, BHRT Training Academy has transformed hormone therapy practice, substantially improved patient outcomes, and fostered growth in medical practices. A sought-after speaker on BHRT, Donna has been named to the Board of Advisors for the Menopause Association, underscoring her influence and leadership in women’s health. A staunch advocate for evidence-based treatments, she tirelessly works to ensure women have the information needed to make informed healthcare decisions. Her commitment has not only raised the standard of care but has also empowered a generation of medical professionals with the tools to drive positive change in hormone health.
Foreword by Amy Brenner, MD
I first encountered Bioidentical Hormones 101 through its original edition, and it quickly became one of the most valued resources on my shelf. As a healthcare provider, I continually seek materials that are not only evidence-based but also clear, accessible, and empowering for patients. Dr. Jeffrey Dach’s work checked every box. With this newly updated second edition, Bioidentical Hormones 101 builds on its strengths, offering deeper insights, current research, and an even more compelling case for bioidentical hormone therapy as a safe, effective, and patient-centered approach. It remains a book I turn to regularly and one I confidently recommend to patients seeking to better understand their hormonal health. Dr. Dach distinguishes himself by doing what few in the medical community are willing to do: challenging outdated paradigms with data, compassion, and clinical expertise. His work presents a credible, science-based alternative to conventional hormone replacement therapy—one that honors both physiology and the body’s innate design. This book is far more than a primer on bioidentical hormones—it is a roadmap for reclaiming control over one’s health. It replaces fear with facts, dispels long-standing myths, and equips readers with the knowledge to make informed decisions about their care. Whether you’re a patient navigating hormone imbalance or a practitioner searching for reliable, trustworthy resources, this second edition is essential reading. I am deeply appreciative of Dr. Dach’s dedication to truth in medicine and proud to offer this book as a foundational reference within my practice.
Amy Brenner, MD, FACOG, ABAARM
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Foreword by Phyllis Bronson, PhD
In this completely revised second edition of Bioidentical Hormones 101, you will explore the profound impact bioidentical hormones have on physical, emotional, and mental well-being. This updated edition not only revisits foundational concepts but also incorporates the latest advancements in medical research on the science of hormone replacement. Throughout the book, Dr. Dach unravels the complexities of menopausal hormone replacement, dispelling myths and providing clarity on the safe and effective use of bioidentical hormones.
In 2007, I was a keynote speaker at the International Society of Orthomolecular Medicine’s (ISOM) annual meeting. That is when I first met Dr. Jeffrey Dach, who was in the audience for my presentation on premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and the effective treatment with bioidentical progesterone. Dr. Dach is a brilliant, scholarly doctor with a long career in conventional and integrative medicine. In 2007, Dr. Dach was just getting started in the field of bioidentical hormone replacement and has since become a close colleague and leading advocate for bioidentical hormones. My original work on progesterone revealed the critical distinctions between bioidentical progesterone and synthetic versions of progesterone called progestins. Bioidentical progesterone shares the same chemical structure as progesterone produced by the human ovary and adrenal glands. However, progestins are chemically altered versions of progesterone. Progestins are endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and older versions of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). As explained in this book, progestin-containing hormone formulas should be declined. Bioidentical hormone formulas are preferred. For many years, I have been fighting an uphill battle against pharmaceutical companies who have promoted synthetic progestins as equivalent to bioidentical progesterone. They are not equivalent, as clearly explained throughout this book.
Dr. Dach has been a staunch ally and has done much to advance the discourse on bioidentical hormone therapy for women of all ages. Over the years, Dr. Dach has written extensively in his monthly newsletter about bioidentical hormone topics, relying on my research and that of others. Much of this information has been condensed into this second edition of Bioidentical Hormones 101. As you turn these pages, you will find personal anecdotes, patient stories, and expert commentary that will resonate with your own experiences. Whether you are a healthcare practitioner, a patient, or simply curious about the subject, this book aims to empower you with knowledge and understanding. In the ever-evolving landscape of health and wellness, bioidentical hormones have emerged as a beacon of hope for many seeking balance and vitality in their lives. I invite you to join Dr. Jeffrey Dach on this enlightening journey as he explores the transformative potential of bioidentical hormones to reclaim our health, one chapter at a time.
Phyllis Bronson, PhD
https://phyllisbronsonphd.com/
Author of Moods, Emotions, and Aging: Hormones and the Mind-body Connection, Rowman Littlefield, New York, 2013.
Phyllis Bronson, Ph.D. holds a doctorate in biochemistry. Her ongoing research involves studying the biological impact of molecules on mood and emotion. Dr. Bronson works with women who have hormone-based mood disorders utilizing her original research on human identical hormones. She lives in Aspen, Colorado, and is President of Biochemical Consulting and The Biochemical Research Foundation.
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Foreword by Daved Rosensweet, M.D.
Jeffrey Dach, MD’s Bioidentical Hormones 101, Second Edition is a truly remarkable work. Far more advanced than the title suggests—more of a “505” than a “101”—this book offers a scholarly and comprehensive exploration of the medical literature underlying menopause care. Dr. Dach’s deep understanding allows him to present complex clinical insights in a clear, accessible way. This makes the book an essential read for any medical professional treating women in menopause. It thoughtfully guides the reader through the common hurdles and pitfalls, offering a roadmap to optimal clinical approaches. The book also provides an in-depth analysis of breast cancer risk, prevention, and treatment, making it especially valuable for women with a history of breast cancer. I am deeply grateful for the knowledge, dedication, and effort that went into creating this important resource. Thank you, Dr. Dach.
Daved Rosensweet M.D., Founder of The Menopause Method and The Institute of Bioidentical Medicine and author of Menopause and Natural Hormones and Happy Healthy Hormones: How to Thrive in Menopause
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May 31, 2025
Bioidentical Hormones for Breast Cancer Survivors Video Presentation
Bioidentical Hormones for Breast Cancer Survivors Video Presentation
by Jeffrey Dach MD.
This is a Four Part Video Series, 50 minutes, explaining why breast cancer survivors should not be denied hormone replacement. This material comes from my new book, Bioidentical Hormones 101 Second Edition (2025).
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May 23, 2025
Most Destructive and Lethal Medical Products in History
Most Destructive and Lethal Medical Products in History
Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith Testimony in Montana
I was very impressed with the “down to earth”, matter of fact presentation by Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith to the Montana state legislature asking for a complete ban for gene-based, ɱȐǸĄ \/a<
Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith gave an incredible testimony before the Montana judiciary yesterday:
“Gene based \/a<pic.twitter.com/auhcHEqMD2
— Died Suddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) February 8, 2025
Montana HB 371 passed out of the committee, however, the bill failed a House vote on May 20, 2025. I would add to Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith‘s testimony the following information:
The C0\/lD \/irus is a product of “gain of function research” and was bioengineered in a US laboratory as a bi0weapon funded by our own government, the Department of Defense, and the NIH. Back during the Obama administration, this type of gain of function research was banned, and to get around the ban, the \/iral samples were offshored to the \/\/uhan lab in China. This is where the bi0weapon was eventually leaked out into the population. The bi0weapon component of the C0\/lD \/irus is the genetically engineered spike protein, which is incorporated into the ɱȐǸĄ \/a<
Dr. Frances A. Boyle JD, graduated (magna cum laude) from Harvard Law School in 1976 and a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University in 1983. He was involved in drafting the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989. Dr. Boyle passed away Jan 30, 2025 at age 74. I do not agree with any of Dr. Boyles’ political positions and opinions, except his opinion regarding the origin and intent of the C0\/lD pandemic which I do quite agree with. Watch the interview with Stew Peters Nov. 2024.
Harvard Professor says that the population control and reduction objective goes back to the National Security directive by “The Kissinger Report” written in 1974 which stated that it was in the best interest of National Security to reduce the population.pic.twitter.com/RZrlIFu9ul
— Truth Justice
(@SpartaJustice) September 16, 2024
Fetal Demise Rate Skyrockets After C0\/lD \/a<
Dr. James A. Thorp is an OB/Gyn physician with 43 years of experience with high risk pregnancies. The stillbirth rate is measured in live births per thousand. During Dr. Thorp’s career, stillbirths have come down to 5.8 or 6 per thousand live births. However, in 2021 after the rollout of the C0\/lD jabs, routinely given in first trimester of pregnancy, the stillbirth rate increased to 29.3 per thousand live births. In statistics, this is outside 40 standard deviations (sigma). The probability of a value lying outside 40 standard deviations (σ = 40) in a normal distribution is effectively ZERO which means these results are not from chance alone. This means the increase in stillbirths is no doubt caused by the \/a<
Why are so many Babies Dying?
A Doctor finally Speaks Out pic.twitter.com/yRwyNdajLH
— “Sudden And Unexpected” (@toobaffled) May 24, 2025
Spike Protein Targets Ovarian Follicles
The other main reason for plummeting fertility is the spike protein targets the ovaries and destroys the ovarian follicles. This was demonstrated in a recent animal study (2025). See: Karaman, Enes, et al. “Impact of mRNA and Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccines on Ovarian Reserve.” Vaccines 13.4 (2025): 345.
Fertility Rates Plummeting
In April 2024, a Lancet study showed plummeting fertility rates. See: Population tipping point could arrive by 2030 . Study estimates global fertility will drop below replacement level years earlier than others predict 2 Apr 2024 11:25 AM ET By Tyler Santora Science Magazine
Conclusion: All cause mortality and fetal demise rates have increased dramatically after rollout of the C0\/lD \/a<
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Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith Testimony in Montana
Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith Testimony in Montana
I was very impressed with the “down to earth”, matter of fact presentation by Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith to the Montana state legislature asking for a complete ban for gene-based, ɱȐǸĄ \/a<
Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith gave an incredible testimony before the Montana judiciary yesterday:
“Gene based \/a<pic.twitter.com/auhcHEqMD2
— Died Suddenly (@DiedSuddenly_) February 8, 2025
Montana HB 371 passed out of the committee, however, the bill failed a House vote on May 20, 2025. I would add to Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith‘s testimony the following information:
The C0\/lD \/irus is a product of “gain of function research” and was bioengineered in a US laboratory as a bi0weapon funded by our own government, the Department of Defense, and the NIH. Back during the Obama administration, this type of gain of function research was banned, and to get around the ban, the \/iral samples were offshored to the \/\/uhan lab in China. This is where the bi0weapon was eventually leaked out into the population. The bi0weapon component of the C0\/lD \/irus is the genetically engineered spike protein, which is incorporated into the ɱȐǸĄ \/a<
Dr. Frances A. Boyle JD, graduated (magna cum laude) from Harvard Law School in 1976 and a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University in 1983. He was involved in drafting the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989. Dr. Boyle passed away Jan 30, 2025 at age 74. I do not agree with any of Dr. Boyles’ political positions and opinions, except his opinion regarding the origin and intent of the C0\/lD pandemic which I do quite agree with. Watch the interview with Stew Peters Nov. 2024.
Harvard Professor says that the population control and reduction objective goes back to the National Security directive by “The Kissinger Report” written in 1974 which stated that it was in the best interest of National Security to reduce the population.pic.twitter.com/RZrlIFu9ul
— Truth Justice
Conclusion: All ɱȐǸĄ \/a<
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