🎙️ Episode 20: The Estrogen Lie: What the FDA Finally Admitted After 20 YearsFor more than 20 years, women were told estrogen was dangerous — linked to breast cancer, heart attacks, stroke, and even dementia. But this month, the FDA finally admitted what menopause experts have known all along: the black box warning on estrogen was wrong.In this powerful episode of The Modern Midlife Collective, Dr. Jill Woodruff and Dr. Ade Akindipe break down what the FDA got right, what the WHI study got wrong, and how a single misunderstood study reshaped menopause care for an entire generation.They explain why the warning never applied to the typical woman starting hormone therapy, how relative-risk headlines fueled unnecessary fear, and why both systemic and vaginal estrogen carried risks that modern science does not support.✨ If you’ve ever been told hormones are “too risky,” this episode may change everything you thought you knew.Episode Highlights🔥 What Just Happened: The FDA’s Decision Why the FDA removed the black box warning — and why the correction is decades overdue.⚠️ What a Black Box Warning Really Means And how estrogen never met the threshold for one.📚 The WHI Study: Misinterpreted From the Start What the study measured, what it didn’t, and how early reporting went wrong.📉 The Statistics Behind the Fear Why the infamous “26% increase” wasn’t statistically significant — and what absolute risk really shows.💔 The Fallout of Fear-Based Messaging Women suffering avoidable symptoms, stopping therapy cold-turkey, and avoiding even safe vaginal estrogen.📜 What the FDA Decision Fixes Clarity. Nuance. Individualized care. Plus the critical distinction between systemic and local estrogen.🧠 Confirmation Bias & Why It Took So Long Why fear spreads faster than facts — even among clinicians.🌿 What Women Should Do Now How to start a truly informed hormone conversation with your provider.Memorable Quotes“Fear is sticky. But so is empowerment.” – Dr. Ade “The FDA didn’t say hormones are perfect. They said the warning was wrong.” – Dr. Jill “We deserve individualized care — not blanket fear.” – Dr. Jill “When women have accurate information, they make powerful decisions.” – Dr. AdeGet to know the doctors behind the insights of The Modern Midlife Collective Podcast:Dr. Aderonke "Ade" Akindipe, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-CA board-certified nurse practitioner and the founder and medical director of Rejuvenate Health & Wellness. Dr. Ade created The Elevated Woman Method, helping women move beyond quick fixes and rediscover what it means to truly thrive in their bodies. With deep experience in functional medicine and lifestyle coaching, she brings a compassionate, evidence-led approach to women’s health.Her message is simple: women aren’t broken — they just need the right map back to themselves.Resources & Links from Dr. Ade: 🧾 Blood Sugar Balancing Blueprint: https://theelevatedwomanproject.com/episode-5-102825 💬 Book Your Free 60-Min Metabolic Clarity Session: https://l.bttr.to/sXiAWJillian Woodruff, MD, FACOG, NCMPA board-certified gynecologist, surgeon, and nationally certified menopause practitioner specializing in general and cosmetic gynecologic surgery. As Chief Medical Officer at Modern Gynecology & Skin, she focuses on hormone therapy, sexual medicine, aesthetic treatments, and whole-person care for women in midlife.Dr. Woodruff hosts “Line One” on Alaska Public Media, an NPR-affiliated science and medical affairs show, and is co-founder of The Women’s WELL Foundation, dedicated to advancing women’s health access and education.As co-host of The Modern Midlife Collective, she brings expertise in hormones, sexual wellness, aesthetics, and lifestyle medicine — teaching women to advocate for their health with confidence. She is passionate about global health, languages, humanitarian work, and creating a life filled with community, family, and purpose.📩 Have a question or comment? Email us at [email protected] — we’d love to feature your thoughts in a future episode! Follow us on Instagram for updates and behind-the-scenes content.#Menopause #HormoneTherapy #Estrogen #WomensHealth #MidlifeHealth #Perimenopause #MenopauseEducation #FDAUpdate #WHIStudy #ModernMidlifeCollective

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