More women OBGYNs use hormone therapy than population of women overall

Dr. Allmen’s Comments:  I have been saying for a long time that when I personally transition through menopause, I will definitely use hormone therapy for as long as I feel necessary.  This article punctuates the fact that for those of us who are well informed about the benefits and risks, we choose the enormous benefits over the very small risks in order to have a better quality of life.

Excerpt from Medscape Article by Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD:  “Ob-gyns arguably represent a population of individuals who are highly knowledgeable regarding the risks and benefits of HT. The observations I have summarized suggest a striking disparity between the use of HT by ob-gyns and/or their partners and the use of HT by the patients—a disparity that, in the United States, seems to have widened since the initial 2002 WHI report. The differences between HT use among women overall and ob-gyns can be considered a lack of parity between less informed women and more informed women. What factors might account for this disparity?”  read the entire article

Tara Allmen, MD Credentials:
– Board Certified Gynecologist and Nationally Certified Menopause Practitioner
– New York City’s Leading Expert In Menopause
– President, North American Menopause Society Foundation
– Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
– New York City’s Top Gynecologist, 2015
– Five Star Rating From Doctor’s Choice Awards
– Five Star Rating From HealthGrades