Menopause: The Estrogen Dominance Dilemma - AI Podcast

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Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Contrary to conventional belief, research shows menopausal women often experience estrogen dominance rather than deficiency, with high estrogen levels in tissues despite lower blood measurements
A 2024 study revealed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) dramatically increases estrogen in fat tissues, creating a hormonal environment heavily skewed toward estrogen relative to androgens
Optimal hormonal health depends on the ratio between progesterone and estrogen, with many menopausal women showing ratios indicative of estrogen dominance even without HRT
Estrogen has a dual nature: essential for many bodily functions but problematic when in excess; increased exposure to environmental factors, like linoleic acid in seed oils and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in microplastics, raise estrogen levels
Managing menopause naturally involves tracking prolactin levels, eliminating seed oils, avoiding estrogen-mimicking chemicals in everyday products and considering natural progesterone supplementation

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen
0:06.1	summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. No reading required.
0:10.5	Subscribe for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights.
0:15.3	Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster, here to explore
0:20.7	another vital health topic with you.
0:23.0	Today we'll discuss menopause and the growing evidence that many women may actually experience
0:27.7	estrogen dominance during this phase of life. Joining me is my co-host, Ilara Sky. She brings a strong
0:34.6	background in natural health approaches, and I'm looking forward to her perspective on this important issue.
0:40.7	Elara, let's begin by clarifying why estrogen dominance might be more common than most people realize.
0:47.4	Thanks, Ethan. I'm glad to be here.
0:49.9	Traditionally, menopause has been associated with low estrogen, leading many health practitioners
0:55.1	to recommend hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, in order to restore what was assumed to be missing.
1:02.6	However, newer research suggests that even though a woman's blood levels of estrogen might
1:07.6	decline, her tissues can still maintain or even increase estrogen concentrations.
1:13.3	This creates a scenario of dominance, where progesterone levels lag behind in relation to estrogen.
1:19.7	That's a crucial distinction. Blood measurements can be misleading if they don't capture what's
1:24.7	happening inside fat tissues and organs. A 2024 study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
1:32.3	examined how H.R.T influences the levels of key sex hormones and postmenopausal women.
1:38.3	Tell us about their findings.
1:40.3	The study included 63 postmenopausal women.
1:43.3	Some were using oral H.R.T. While others were not,
1:47.6	they measured estrone, estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone in each participant's fat tissue and
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