Gender Bias

The Real Story Behind the Women’s Health Initiative Study

If you Google “hormone replacement therapy” or “HRT,” you are bound to find articles warning you about its dangers. And you may be wondering if this type of therapy will cause more harm than good. Let’s set the record straight and separate fact from fiction by reviewing the study together that caused a media frenzy and stoked fears about the safety of hormone replacement therapy.

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Dr. Angela DeRosa

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Perimenopause: Tracee Ellis Ross Isn’t Wrong About the Lack of Information

Tracee Ellis Ross is used to being in the spotlight. The 49-year-old actress has been in the celebrity business her whole life and has starred in hit TV shows like “Girlfriends” and “Black-ish.” Even with her expansive fame, Ross isn’t afraid to get candid about her life off-screen.

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Karla Socci Somers

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Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Story Behind the Stigma

“Nothing like waking up in the middle of the night soaked in sweat! Thank you, Menopause!!” said an early morning text from a friend of mine. She went on to say, “It’s so disorienting to wake up like that, trying to find something dry to put on in the dark!”

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Bonnie Scerbo

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Gender Bias in Women’s Healthcare: Why Men Get Viagra and Women Get Antidepressants

As a woman, do you feel you are getting the care you need from your healthcare provider? How do you feel about your practitioner’s approach to perimenopause and menopause symptoms?

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Linda Williams

Myths & Truths

Belmar Pharma Solutions Medical Director, Dr. Angela DeRosa, Teaches Us How to Take Charge of Menopause

Concerned about new symptoms that have just started? Frustrated because you don’t know where to turn or who to trust as you manage your menopausal symptoms? Need an advocate on your journey? Meet Dr. Angela DeRosa, a medical doctor who became an expert on hormonal health when she herself had perimenopausal symptoms begin in her mid-twenties.

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Dr. Angela DeRosa

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Gender Bias

The Real Story Behind the Women’s Health Initiative Study

Perimenopause: Tracee Ellis Ross Isn’t Wrong About the Lack of Information

Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Story Behind the Stigma

Gender Bias in Women’s Healthcare: Why Men Get Viagra and Women Get Antidepressants

Belmar Pharma Solutions Medical Director, Dr. Angela DeRosa, Teaches Us How to Take Charge of Menopause

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