Jen Gunter, MD
OB/GYN and author; addresses women’s health, evidence, misinformation, and health policy implications.
No Evidence H1/H2 Blockers Ease Menopausal Brain Fog
What is the evidence behind H1 and H2 blockers for brain fog in menopause? Spoiler alert. None. https://open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/p/antihistamines-pepcid-and-menopause?r=fbh1f&utm_medium=ios
Low‑Quality Studies Mislead Clinical Decisions, Women Deserve Better
I said what I said. Telling people that methodologically low quality studies are important work for clinical decisions is not science. They may reinforce someone’s pet and financially profitable hypothesis. there’s a big problem in medicine or people put out...
Donor Women’s Sacrifice Underscores Urgency of RhoGam Acceptance
As a med student we visited give Winnipeg Red Cross and met women donating plasma to make WinRo (back in ether day). Those with the worst outcomes had the most antibodies. They felt it was their duty to help. When...
Folic Acid Proven, Methyl Folate Is a Grift
Well, you will die alone with the grifters on that hill as folic acid is the only one that has been proven to reduce neural tube defects and yes, it even works for people with MTHFR variations. Methyl folate is...
Estradiol Levels Don’t Guide Effective Menopause Hormone Therapy
More information about the futility of estradiol levels for managing MHT from @professorsusandavis Professor Davis is a true expert here. I’ve linked to this article in my stories.
Women Need Transparent Testosterone Data in Menopause Care
Had a great conversation with Dr. Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su from ovary_active and @mygennev about telemedicine and menopause and many other things. Hope you head to TheVajenda.com for the full interview. Here is a clip of us discussing why women deserve data...