My doctor wouldn’t prescribe it to me until I was 55. She put me on birth control pills instead. She said you can still get pregnant on hrt and it would be a high risk pregnancy.

True! Plus the cost for pharmaceuticals is much more than I’m paying for compounds. I’m so tired of fighting to get what I need.

Agreed! I went through this until I found a knowledgeable gyn. Thank You, Lord✨✨✨

@@GwenMotoGirl It’s a travesty! I’m finally able to afford the generic patches.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@@melissaculpepper7663 that’s fantastic! I’m frustrated with trying to figure out costs either through insurance, cash price, or GoodRx, whatever works. The hard part for me is I live far from any major pharmacy like CVS, Walgreens, or Wal-Mart, so I can’t get the best prices anyway. The closest major pharmacy is 175 miles one way. I imagine I could get prescriptions mailed once I get going like I currently do with the compounds.

Thank YOU, Kellye, for appreciating my efforts. I love knowing you're here, getting the menopause education you deserve.

No worries, my dear. I'll be doing this until I die. (Actually, even after I die because my will is designed to keep this education going for you.)

You make me so happy to know that I'm doing a good job for you. Thank you so much, my dear.

She is truly saving lives with her work!

Thank YOU so much, my dear Andrea. My dream is for all women to get this education in their 20s.

@@MenopauseTaylor I certainly intend to teach my daughter! 😌

@@onlyhis5870 If you watch all my videos IN ORDER ... WITH your daughter NOW, you will be giving her the gift of a lifetime.

I agree. I’ve told so many women and not a one has educated herself through this fabulous, free, and life-saving gift! Confounding! They have drank the Kool-aide and spend a small fortune on these “boutique” Doctor’s prescribing compounded HRT.

I am so very glad you're here, my dear. Thank you so much for appreciating my efforts. If you ever want me to tailor everything specifically to YOU, don't hesitate to schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I do them all via video.

I just love having you as one of my excellent students!

It's my absolute pleasure.

Wow! Thank you so much. This is my first foray into teaching anything other than surgery to doctors. And I an having a blast.

What did you end up getting? I’m on Biest myself, and I was hoping to change to estradiol (ditto all the hormones I’m on - switch to the FDA-approved versions), but my usually good insurance does not cover the FDA-approved versions, and the out-of-pocket costs are much more than I currently pay for my compounds.

Were they having bad side effects?

@@loveandhappiness1111 No. They seem sold on it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Plus it seems pellets are “cash cows” for many doctors.

I love it when this education empowers you to make choices based on facts rather than marketing.

What are you using?

You are so very welcome, my dear.

Marketing, marketing, marketing. There is no science in marketing. It's all about money-making.

So how do you get them to give you (if you’re post menopausal) the estradiol gel or the estradiol patch there are different strengths 0.375 or 0.05 that are straight estradiol? do they test you for which one you should take? My doctor seems to really push the bio identical cream and the pellets and neither one of them are 100% estradiol which is what we need if we are post menopausal. No wonder I feel the way I do. I used to take Premarin in pill form and progesterone but I wanted to get off all of that but I honestly never had a problem with them it’s just that now I’m 70 years old and I don’t want to keep taking that pill, but this is definitely not meeting my needs. and you know where I notice it? In my bones and I’ve only been on it three months I never had issues with my bones before and I couldn’t figure out why are my bones hurting like this they’ve never hurt me before feeling so stiff. I had been on Premarin and progesterone since I was 48 years old. Now on thecream I feel very different still have hot flashes here and there. Have B O which I never had in my entire life! I definitely feel different on this cream now I understand why. The first prescription he gave me at the compounding pharmacy they did something wrong with the dosage anyway he was super upset but I used it until I got the new one but there was a big difference from the second one to the first one yet it was the same prescription it was so weird. I have an appointment in October he thought I might like to try the pellets but I kept thinking what if you have a bad Reaction it’s not like they can just take it out but he said oh well she’ll go over all that with you.🙄. It’s frustrating! I am learning so much. Thank you!

Don't hesitate to schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. Have it BEFORE seeing your doctor. That way. you'll know how to have the conversation with your gynecologist. I do them all online.

It's always good to have a real education that gives you the whole truth and the whole story ... and leaves all the choices up to you. That's what education is all about.

You are so very kind, my dear. Thank you for appreciating my efforts.

Stay on the lookout for giveaways. You might win a free consultation. And I hope I get to meet you and help you.

You are so welcome!

Perhaps Get a one on one with dr Taylor?

You are so very welcome, my dear.

You are so very welcome, my dear.

I look forward to meeting you and helping you, my dear.

You are so very welcome.

It's my pleasure!

You are so very welcome, my dear.

Edmonton area? If so, please tell me where I can find this dr!

The very reason I give you this education is that most women know absolutely nothing about menopause and fall prey to scammers. If you want me to tailor everything specifically to YOU, schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I do them all online.

@@MenopauseTaylor well, my doctor has informed me that she is unaware of any bio identical hormones that are pharmaceutical and not compounded. I’m 65 and wondering at this point perhaps I just need to give up on HRT. I’m seeing so much conflicting information that is so confusing.

@@pjbgcb54 Your doctor knows very little about menopause (as is the case with most doctors). If you have a consultation with me, I'll school you in how to get what you want (and you'll know 90% more than most doctors).

It's not about trust it's about getting all the data and making a decision for your own body.

You are so very welcome, my dear.

Annie, I like my regular doctor who is also my OBGYN, but she knows nothing about hormones so I found another OBGYN who is also NAMS certified. Not all doctors under NAMS are good so I had to shop around. I’m curious, but is your doctor under NAMS or was he or she just open to hormones?

@@crh251 I don't know what NAMS is. My regular gyn was at first just the surgeon who removed a LARGE benign uterine fibroid at age 51, when the rest of the world was trying to force me to just take out my uterus. We had such a great rapport, he took me on as a patient afterwards. He is a courageous and lovely person, and also unfailingly honest. I had regular cycles for 2 years post surgery. Then, when it came time to start thinking about hrt, he just wanted to give me the usual combos of estrogen/ progesterone -- patches and such-- which is not the route I wanted to go. He admitted that he did not have the updated education to feel comfortable with anything other than those types of options. I think his passion is surgery for now and he is good at it. He said thta down the line he would get continuing ed in menopause. Anyway, I adore him and didn't want to lose him as a doctor. He said it was fine with him if I consulted an outside doc for the hrt. So I just went online googling and reading ratings for doctors. When I found this new physician, I called the office and vetted the doctor making inquiries. I forgot what I asked, but probably along the lines of: is he open to different hrt options? Is menopause a focus for him? The office staff I spoke with was so friendly and receptive to my questions. She said if nothing else, just come in and get a consult. I did and liked this doc-- who is another lovely and gallant gentleman-- immediately. I feel quite blessed with my women's health care actually. Access to good meds is another story in the good ole USA. That is always a fight. *I do pharmaceutical bioidenticals.

@@annief.9256, that’s great! I do FDA bioidenticals too through my new OBGYN. NAMS stands for North American Menopause Society. You can go to their website, and people can plug in their zip code to find one in their area. I’ve heard of many that aren’t that great, but so far I like mine. Thanks for responding. I was just curious. It sounds like you’ve got yourself a good doctor to work with!

@@crh251 Hey thanks for the info! Always good to have more sources. Thing is, he wasn't much in my life, but my dad was a doctor and my mother was a cardiac care nurse. So I have known about the risk/benfits model forever, and I investigate everything Lol

You are so very welcome, my dear. I love the confidence in your words. This is what I want for all women.

You are so smart to get this education BEFORE you need it. My big dream is for all women to get it in their 20s.

As a pharmacist, I’d say compounded thyroid is RIDICULOUS! Are you kidding me ?! Uuugh! Small changes in thyroid dose can result in huge changes on TSH/ etc. and thus, tight dosage control is crucial. Why the heck would someone even Rx compounded thyroid?! Wow, sorry that happened to you, I’ve never heard of that. Sigh….

@@Ayyeliki I agree, imo it’s all a scam, they know sick people are desperate. Dosing thyroid replacement is a little different with ME/CFS because the hypothalamus can be dysfunctional and that causes a downward production of hormones, as it has in my case. My pituitary barely produces any tsh, regardless of how low my thyroid levels are. So the endocrinologist I see treats me based on a combination of my symptoms and other thyroid levels.

Thank YOU so much, my dear. I love knowing that this education is helping you.

Who is "they"?

this patch is bioidentical too? I used to be on patches but went to compounding

​@@lisao3041why, compounding is unregulated and bio identical 100% estradiol patches are good.

You are so very welcome, my dear.

Always listen to your body. It's the only opinion that matters.

You are so very welcome, my dear.

I will! Thank you for your support, my dear.

It's my pleasure!

You are very welcome, my dear.

What specifically is your prescription for the bioidentical pharmaceutical? I would like to request it from my PA instead of the compounded one I'm using. Thanks!

I have a “normal dosing gel”, every time I press the tube it releases 0,75 estradiol. But it is a useless information as I apply only a portion if it , depending on my needs ( not very accurate I am afraid) . I have relative high values of both estradiol and progesterone ( according to blood tests results and symptoms), although I only use a part of the daily dosage, it might be because of a heathy calm lifestyle , eating lots of seeds, etc. Hope this was a somehow useful information.

Your 3.2 mg estradiol hemihydrate patch falls short of the minimal necessary dosage. And you cannot know if you even need testosterone (Papa Bear's hormone) until you get your estrogen (Mama Bear's hormone) dosage correct. Pharmaceutical testosterone do exist ... but they are made for men in dosages that are 10 times what a woman needs or wants. Some countries are starting to market the first testosterone products for women.

Well, thank YOU, my dear, for appreciating my efforts. Thank you also for your kind compliments.

It's coming! Stay tuned, my dear.

I totally love my estradiol patches. I really go for it using 1.5 mg twice weekly and my nightly 200 mg of progesterone. I have never been healthier stronger or prettier it’s the weirdest thing ever😆. Thank goodness for Dr. Taylor OMG🙏🏻

There is no "best" anything in terms of brands. That's all just marketing. The only opinion that matters in terms of what's best FOR YOU is YOUR BODY'S. Not your brain's, your body's. Women are not robots. Our bodies talk to us. If you schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME, I will tailor everything specifically to YOU and help you assess YOUR best options based on what your body is telling you. I do all consultations via video.

I have tried so many different types of HRT, and I have to say I have felt best with the combination of subcutaneous estradiol and testosterone, I was also prescribed progesterone, and for the first time in years I was able to sleep 8 hrs a night

@@rosadavis7110 Feeling your best and preventing heart attack, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's can be 2 different things. And since you are "Mama Bear," and estrogen is your hormone, it's critical that you get your estrogen right BEFORE you add any testosterone to it. If you want my help ensuring that you're meeting all your goals, don't hesitate to schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I do them all via video.

@@rosadavis7110 is that pellets of injections you using

I am not sure what number video , but Dr Barbie does talk about what she eats and her movement integration in one of those videos.

I am only guessing, but I think she has said before that testosterone helps with weight loss...

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZuAiNGqsZaciY0.html Her video here discusses her workouts

@@SuziQ1021 😊

Ha! You make me laugh. I eat like a pig: LOTS of plant fat. And every 2 - 3 hours. I'm vegan. I can out-eat any man.

You are so welcome, my dear. I'm so proud of you. Every day, I see you've watched hours of this education. (You're probably sick of me now!) I love having you in my classroom.

You are so very welcome.

Thank you for appreciating my efforts.

Thank you for explaining everything in such specific detail. I never realized how much there is to know about menopause. You're absolutely wonderful. 🥳

@@nazarethmaeve596 Well, thank you, mo dear. Yes, the subject of menopause is quite broad ... and it encompasses about half of your entire life. So it's worth getting the education.

@@MenopauseTaylor Thank you for taking the time to understand all this for yourself and sharing it with the world. This education is so important and no one else covers all of it. You're amazing. 💖

@@nazarethmaeve596 Thank you so much for appreciating my efforts to give you the menopause education you deserve. I absolutely love doing it.

OMG, I didn't know that compounded estrogen can cause candida. I've been using it for years, no wonder! THANK YOU for sharing!

My guess would be that they may be compounding very weak estrogens, that, as Dr Barbie said, can come from any source. I’m so blessed to have discovered Dr. Barbie as I was so in the dark about what truly happens at menopause. It’s a travesty that women are not educated in this very important transition in life.

When you make your own assumptions and rules like this, it can only end badly. No matter how much you want this to be true, it is not. But hey, if you're a risk-taker, and want to see how your heart, bones, and brain fare on compounded HRT over the long term, that is your prerogative. My goal with this education is to give you all the facts, the whole truth, and the whole story. You are free to use it or refuse it as you please.

You are absolutely welcome!

"Regulated" is not the same thing as "ethical," "moral," or "perfect." It just means that there are at least standards that are in place. This is in contrast to "unregulated," which means there are no standards.

Thank you.

You are so very welcome, my dear. And thank YOU!

Pellets consist of bioidentical testosterone & estrogen. They contain a lot of testosterone and very little estrogen. They are promoted and inserted mostly by alternative providers. The hormones are compounded, which means they are not tested or regulated by the FDA. The good thing about pellets is that they are long-term, lasting 4 - 6 months. That's good if you love them. The bad thing about pellets is that they are long-term, lasting 4 - 6 months. That's bad if you hate them. The testosterone is the component that most women hate. Testosterone is the male hormone. It causes acne, whiskers, male-pattern balding, weight gain, and aggression. These pellets DO NOT prevent any of the diseases due to estrogen deficiency (heart attack, osteoporosis, or Alzheimer’s Disease). If your only goals are energy and sex drive, then pellets will accomplish your goal. If you have any other goals, pellets will fall short.

FDA is now a trust worthy entity?

I did not say that.

Me, too!

You are so very welcome!

Anyone can put anything on their website. Be wary of the word, "approved." It does not mean "regulated." It's really simple: Anything that is compounded is not regulated in a way that makes it reliable for preventing heart attack, osteoporosis, & Alzheimer's.

Please, please schedule a consultation with me. I will help you a lot with this. You can schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME, and I do them all via video.

The problem likes in the difference between advertising and educating. Advertisers say whatever is necessary to get you to buy the product, period. I tell you the whole truth and the whole story, and leave all the decisions up to you. I gain nothing by what you choose to use.

@@MenopauseTaylor I agree with all you just said. It's all of the misinformation out there that drives me insane. And women are falling for it hook, line, and sinker....not sure I said that right. 😬😂🤣

I'm doing awful on topical Estrogens. I don't know what to do. I did so well on oral contraceptives. My doctor won't put me on oral estrogen due to higher risk of clots and liver issues. But I felt my best on Ethinyl Estradiol...what do I do?

@@terrir.7604 I cant afford topical estrogen. I am sorry oral estrogen is not working for you. Yes everything has its risks. This is why this is menopause our way.

@@yvettebennett6170 Topical Estrogen is VERY costly....I hear ya. My Divigel is about to run out and with me not meeting my deductible yet, it will be $150 a month! So I may go the vaginal compounded cream route. I know many who have gotten their levels up that way. Compounded creams are so much cheaper but from what I'm hearing from Menopause Taylor is that it's not sufficient...jeez!! No, oral estrogen was great for me. I took it in a birth control pill for many years....Ethinyl Estradiol .02 mgs. Godsend! Doc took me off when I turned 50...then proceeded to OD me on pellets...I haven't been the same since. I can't find any estrogen I tolerate except the oral Ethinyl and now I doubt he would give it to me even tho he told me it was safe and could take it forever. What am I to believe!!?? AT this point I just want my life back...quality not quantity. When he took me off the birth control it also lowered the levels of 2 of my medications so that really messed me up as well. Are you taking the oral estrogen? Gosh I was in hormone groups on FB for years....had to quit FB due to all the censorship....now I'm just lost. BTW, creams/gels give me horrible fluctuations as well. Oral never did that.

I do thank you! Oh my. We'll fix it right away.

You're very welcome!

I'm so glad this helps you.

It doesn't matter what any other woman does for her menopause management. All that matters is that you do what's right for the one and only YOU. If you want me to tailor everything specifically to YOU, schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I do them all online.

Your thyroid does not affect your menopause management. You have all options available to you.

I had one Doctor on KZfaq say you need progesterone even if you don’t have a uterus!!!! Huh?…Honestly, what Dr. Susan said is just plain wrong and irresponsible tbh. Um, heart attacks can happen without any symptoms and it happens all the time!!!There are doctors, and then there is Dr. Barbie!!!!! 💕🙏

@@ChloeGraciela maybe they had endometriosis? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hair loss is a direct symptom of estrogen deficiency. If you replace your estrogen adequately, your hair loss should cease.

Please consider scheduling a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I will tailor everything specifically to YOU so that you do what's best for YOU. I do them all via video.

I can't say what NAMS or any other physicians will do. It's a shame, really. But I'll do my best to nudge things in that direction.

You have received a bunch of misinformation. Please, please, have a consultation with me BEFORE seeing any physician. I will guide you in finding the right practitioner, arm you with all the information you need, help you weigh your benefits and risks, and school you in how to navigate the medical system in order to get what you want. There are more pitfalls than you can possibly imagine. And, if you go to your doctor before having a consultation, you could burn your bridges without even knowing it. You do not need any labs before having a consultation with me. All you need to do for scheduling is go to MenopauseTaylor.ME. I do them all online.

"Side effects" are possibilities. Generally-speaking, they occur in fewer than 10% of people who take the product. Don't assume you'll be one of them.

Please help me!!

I can certainly help you with this in a consultation. I cannot do so in a comment box. I will need to tailor all the information specifically to YOU. You can schedule at MenopauseTaylor.ME, and I do them al via video.

Google “Good Rx”, fill out the application, use the code they give you at the pharmacy and the price for your Estradiol should be significantly lower.

PLEASE, PLEASE, schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I will tailor everything specifically to YOU so that you are sure to meet all your goals. I do them all online.

You can schedule a consultation yourself on my website. Click on the One-on-One Consultation" tab.

The problem is that she calls herself a "bioidentical doctor"!

@@MenopauseTaylor That was my mistake. She is actually a PA-c with 15 years working with hormones. She said she wanted to start me off on the lowest dose, so I will discuss the pharmaceutical options my next appt.

So she's a Physician's Assistant. Sounds a bit odd to me.

@@MenopauseTaylor Explain, please? Thank you. I live in a very small town and don't have many options, however, I realize how important hormonal therapy is and so far I am seeing improvements in a few physical situations that I have had over the past few years. I do appreciate your wisdom and your videos are helpful.

@@quietstormaps You should schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME so that I can tailor everything specifically to YOU and YOUR situation. I cannot do so n a comment box. I do all consultations via video, so it doesn't matter where you live.

Nothing that is compounded is capable of preventing heart attack, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's. If your goal is to prevent these 3 disease, you will not accomplish your goals with compounded anything. The entire industry is entirely unregulated. If you want to ensure that you are meeting your goals, schedule a consultation with me at MenopauseTaylor.ME. I do them all online.