Peter Attia· MD
We we published on this. So we just published in the menopause journal that it it shows the same decreased risk of UTI by more than half.
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We we published on this. So we just published in the menopause journal that it it shows the same decreased risk of UTI by more than half.
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So when you do a lowd dose local vaginal estrogen or DHEA product you can reduce your risk of urinary tract infections by more than half. They are safe to use if you've had a history of blood clots, breast cancer, whatever medical problem you can come at me. I can tell you that it's safe.
So anybody of any age and I'm talking even pmenopause and premenopause vaginal estrogen or DHEA is safe and really helpful to prevent UTI and should be used absolutely everywhere throughout life throughout life.
And I'm so glad they did because the urinary problems are the things that kill people, right? People are dying of urinary tract infection. In fact, a large amount of money goes to Medicare expenditures when it comes to urinary tract infections.
So when you do a lowd dose local vaginal estrogen or DHEA product you can reduce your risk of urinary tract infections by more than half. They are safe to use if you've had a history of blood clots, breast cancer, whatever medical problem you can come at me. I can tell you that it's safe.
So when you do a lowd dose local vaginal estrogen or DHEA product you can reduce your risk of urinary tract infections by more than half. They are safe to use if you've had a history of blood clots, breast cancer, whatever medical problem you can come at me. I can tell you that it's safe.
They are safe. It's also inexpensive and covered by your insurance. If everybody in Medicare eligibility used vaginal estrogen, we would save Medicare between 6 and 22 billion dollar a year. And in my opinion, that is a conservative estimate because of how many patients are getting urinary tract infections. They're going to their doctor for cultures. They're in the ICU with sepsis. And we have a box labeling that says this product causes stroke, heart attacks, blood clots, probable dementia, breast cancer, and needs to be taken with progesterone. Not one of those statements is true. Not one.
When you do a lowd dose local vaginal estrogen or DHEA product, you can reduce your risk of urinary tract infections by more than half.
So anybody of any age and I'm talking even pmenopause and premenopause vaginal estrogen or DHEA is safe and really helpful to prevent UTI and should be used absolutely everywhere throughout life throughout life.
So, anybody of any age, and I'm talking even pmenopause and premenopause, vaginal estrogen or DHEA is safe and really helpful to prevent UTI and should be used absolutely everywhere throughout life. throughout life.