Menopause Research Review: Hormone Testing & Therapeutic Levels with Dr. Carla DiGirolamo (Episode 211)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Menopause Research Review! Now that menopause has hit the mainstream, we’re swimming in a steady stream of studies, which is great and can also be overwhelming. So for 2025, we’re introducing a regular segment called Menopause Research Review where we break down key research as it comes out with resident reproductive endocrinologist and menopause performance specialist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo. This week we kick it off with a study published in Menopause: The range and variation in serum estradiol concentration in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women treated with transdermal estradiol in a real-world setting: a cross-sectional study. We dive into hormone testing, what it tells us (and what it doesn’t) as well as what it means (or not) to have therapeutic levels.

Carla DiGirolamo, MD, PhD, is a Double Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Obstetrician/Gynecologist specializing in infertility and menopausal medicine. She is also a Crossfit Level 1 trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach, and member of CrossFit Health. She is a MedFit Care provider and provides weekly workouts and medical updates at her Substack Athletic Aging. She is an Endocrine Consultant for Wild Health. Most recently, she has launched her own private practice specializing in helping active and high-performing women reach their performance potential from puberty through menopause. Dr. DiGirolamo is now seeing patients for virtual consultations for menopausal care and performance optimization. Visit her website www.drcarlad.com to learn more about her services and schedule an appointment.

Resources

The range and variation in serum estradiol concentration in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women treated with transdermal estradiol in a real-world setting: a cross-sectional study, Menopause

Hormone replacement therapy (oestradiol-only preparations): can the laboratory recommend a concentration of plasma oestradiol to protect against osteoporosis?, The Association of Clinical Biochemists

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform your best no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:30.8	Hello, strong feisty women.
0:33.0	I hope you all are well.
0:35.1	All right, so I'm trying something a little new here for the new year,
0:38.5	and I'm going to be doing some regular episodes looking at research with our resident,
0:44.6	reproductive endocrinologist and multi-time guest, Dr. Carla D. Girolamo. Since menopause
0:51.6	has really taken off in the public consciousness, there's just a lot more information out there, and there's a lot of research and research reviews that are coming out on a regular basis on the care of perimenopausal and menopausal women.
1:04.7	So I thought it would be informative and honestly kind of fun to have Carla come in on a regular basis to break down key studies as they come out,
1:13.1	which is exactly what we'll be doing this week as we kick it off. For those who are new here,
1:18.0	a little introduction to Carla, she is an MD PhD, double board certified reproductive
1:23.8	endocrinologist, an obstetrician gynecologist, specializing in infertility and
1:29.1	menopausal medicine. She is also a CrossFit Level 1 trainer, a certified nutrition coach, a member
1:34.9	of CrossFit health. She is a MedFit care provider, and she also has her own substack,
1:40.8	athletic aging, where she provides weekly workouts and medical updates. And if that's not
1:46.1	enough, she's an endocrine consultant for wild health. Most recently, she has launched her own
1:51.5	private practice now, and she is available for consultations at Dr. CarlaD.com. I will put that in
1:59.8	the show notes. You can check it out.
2:01.6	She is helping women on all spectrums from puberty to menopause, optimize her performance,
2:08.6	and it's very exciting.
2:09.6	I'm very excited for her.
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