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Dr Steven R. Goldstein, a Perimenopause Specialist NYC comments on the increasing use of HRT for Perimenopause. Is HRT good for Perimenopause? Simply giving traditional hormone replacement therapy such as estrogen patches and progesterone pills, or progesterone IUDs (as many nurse practitioners, physician assistants, women’s health internists who are new to this field are doing) may relieve hot flashes and night sweats, but can often exacerbate abnormalities in bleeding and does nothing for ot...
Dr Steven R. Goldstein MD is an Obgyn in Manhattan who has helped thousands of patients deal with abnormal uterine bleeding, menopause, perimenopause and other gynecological issues. Dr Goldstein has this to say on the misconceptions of birth control pills. I find it disturbing that there still are so many misconceptions about the non-contraceptive benefits of hormonal contraception (birth control pills, rings, patches). I have talked to many patients, at many ages, about the fact that suppressi...