FDA Panel on HRT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I watched about half so far -- the science shows that estrogen should be prescribed for more menopausal women in their 40s and 50s to prevent heart disease, all cancers, osteoporosis, etc. Testosterone is currently not available for women, unless they are trans male, and it should be.

This is just false. I have a prescription testosterone cream sitting in the bedside table next to me while typing this. Am a woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lol yeah I am sure this FDA correctly represents “the science”

It’s not “this FDA”. It was a panel of external experts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched about half so far -- the science shows that estrogen should be prescribed for more menopausal women in their 40s and 50s to prevent heart disease, all cancers, osteoporosis, etc. Testosterone is currently not available for women, unless they are trans male, and it should be.

This is just false. I have a prescription testosterone cream sitting in the bedside table next to me while typing this. Am a woman.

They were referring to there not being an fda approved product dosed for women. Right now women have to use a men’s product and take 1/10th the dose, which is hard to do with a cream, or they have to get a compounded product.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched about half so far -- the science shows that estrogen should be prescribed for more menopausal women in their 40s and 50s to prevent heart disease, all cancers, osteoporosis, etc. Testosterone is currently not available for women, unless they are trans male, and it should be.

This is just false. I have a prescription testosterone cream sitting in the bedside table next to me while typing this. Am a woman.

That is called off label use

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched about half so far -- the science shows that estrogen should be prescribed for more menopausal women in their 40s and 50s to prevent heart disease, all cancers, osteoporosis, etc. Testosterone is currently not available for women, unless they are trans male, and it should be.

This is just false. I have a prescription testosterone cream sitting in the bedside table next to me while typing this. Am a woman.

That is called off label use

That’s fine. I use probably 2-3 drugs “off label.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I watched about half so far -- the science shows that estrogen should be prescribed for more menopausal women in their 40s and 50s to prevent heart disease, all cancers, osteoporosis, etc. Testosterone is currently not available for women, unless they are trans male, and it should be.

This is just false. I have a prescription testosterone cream sitting in the bedside table next to me while typing this. Am a woman.

That is called off label use

That’s fine. I use probably 2-3 drugs “off label.”

You understand that FDA is concerned with approved drugs for uses so they can be used on label, right?

[Anonymous]

This was the first ever FDA hearing on menopause. Let that sink in. Far overdue.