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The Menopause Doc with Four Million Followers

What: Mary Claire Haver is an OB-GYN with four million (!!!) followers across social media platforms that she gained by talking about everything menopause—especially on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). She talks up the benefits extensively, but also cautions that it’s not right for everyone in every situation.

Why it matters: As she put it: “Medicine was built for men, sadly. I don’t want to say that there was this ultimate plan to subjugate women in the medical profession, but they were the default, right? And anything that doesn’t happen to a man is abnormal, right? This whole mindset of how [women] are little men with breasts and uteruses has driven medical science research decisions for perpetuity. Women live so long, but 25% of our lives are in poorer health than our male counterparts. So we’re living horrible, painful, very sick lives.”

SourceThe Guardian

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