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Can I use my estrogel on my face? I can't afford skin care products. My money goes to supplements due to osteoporosis. I tried for ten years to get Hrt and finally got it. I'm 60 will hrt help my skin? Thank you, Dr 😊
I'm need your help. This is an awful transition.
Absolutely, we can help! We'd recommend speaking to a menopause-trained doctor so they can get you some relief! Go to myalloy.com to get started. ❤
i've been prescribed Estriol 1mg vaginal cream. Can i use this on my face & neck or would i need a lower dosage for that?
Back & neck issues GO GET STRM CRLL THERAPY IT HELPED ME
Excellent information!!!
Thank you for tuning in! YES, Dr. Dombo is here with all the info on perimenopause!! 🥰
Acupuncture treatments seems to remedy the situations. Herbs for life !!!! Ginger TEAS to drink 😊😊😊😊😊
Great THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS VITAL INFORMATION CRITICAL ESSENTIAL!!!! HORMONAL IMBALANCES, HORMONAL UTI s, & bladder issues discomforts. Eye opening GOOD NEWS. THANKS SO MUCH. PLEASE TEACH ALL DOCTORS IN OUR COUNTRY U.S.A.!!! PLEASE. SINGLE SENIOR SISTERS NEED COMFORT, daily. Seriously!!! Urologists team. SHOULD HAVES!!! CAN EXERCISES RESTRENGTHEN the ligaments to restore bladder position. ???? Can herbs restore or balance hormones???? Ginger root teas daily seems to remedy it.. Liver organ makes all HORMONES TO KEEP ALIVE & THINKING daily !!!! Our wonderful organ call LIVER FUNCTIONS 😊 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The pain in left shoulder is so intense!
We'd highly recommend speaking with a menopause-trained doctor about these symptoms so they can get you some relief! We can help at Alloy!
I would love to see them investigate testosterone in the female brain too. I am convinced this accounts for at least part of the difference in dementia rates between male and female ApoE4 carriers.
Great point
I've read it causes brown spots. Is this true?
In the recent clinical study on M4, there was no evidence of melasma or increased pigmentation. While we continue to invest in quality research, there is currently no research to date on topical estrogen and melasma. If you have a history of or propensity for melasma, we advise you to start slowly, applying M4 to small area. If melasma appears, discontinue use. As always we advise using a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily. And we really are working on the research, so please let us know how it goes!
@@myalloy Thank you so much.
As a 60 yo licensed esthetician, my comment is for Caroline Yu, when layering your skincare with M4 you want to treat this product as a “cream serum”. Meaning you will cleanse, tone, apply water-based serums, THEN apply M4 like a cream serum since it’s thicker, then your moisturizer and SPF. The folks at Alloy could use some skin specialists like estheticians (as we’ll talk about it with our clients as I specialized in Anti-Aging) and dermatologists to explain usage. I’m so very excited to share this with my clients!
Yes. Thank you so much for these videos. I'm on my HRT path. Anxiety and changes in mood are on the top of my symptoms list. These videos bring me comfort. I know there's a physiological reason for what I'm feeling. I'm hopeful and can't wait to be on the other side of this. I wish only success to every woman on her menopause journey ❤
Absolutely, you're not alone!❤ If you're still having symptoms, we'd recommend speaking to your doctor about this! We can help at Alloy too!
Thank you for these videos, I'm happy to receive great and trustworthy information for us the women here on this Channel. Love it😍
Thank you for this lovely message! We're so happy to have you here! 🥰
Dr. Mosconi! Your a genius!!
@@larrycombs3137 We LOVED this conversation, she is amazing! 👏
@@myalloy she certainly is!!
Great information!
@@maggiedurham3228 YES, Dr. Wilson is incredible! So glad this was helpful!
Thankyou ☺️
@@Menosuxs Yes! We can’t talk about this enough!
This was helpful. Thank you!
SO happy to hear this! 🥰
Grazie mille❤
Thank you❤
Absolutely, we loved having this conversation! 🥰
Do you have to take progesterone when you use vaginal estrogen?
@@lisacampbell9601 Hi, great question! Vaginal estradiol cream is local and non-systemic, so you don’t need to take progesterone with it!
What's the 3rd P?
It stands for past family history! Check out our webinar with Dr. Judith Joseph called Menopause and Mental Health: Tools for Thriving for Dr. Joseph's full answer on this!
As you were pre-WHI trained, I'd like to ask if the doses prescribed before the scandal, and the doses prescribed now, are significantly different? I suspect that today's doses are lower. What would the equivalent oestradiol patch be to pre-WHI Premarin? Thank you so much for the presentation and discussion 😊xx PS I wish there was a 0.3% estriol skin cream in the UK 😍
Iʻs love to know too! Great question 🤔
This is a great question, we're noting this as a topic for a future video! We hear you, we'd love to take M4 on a world tour! 🔜🌍
I would love to use my M4 prescription twice a day, but because Im only sent enough for 30 days its not enough. Addtionally I would like to be able to have enough for my neck and chest.
I would like to order the cream with the 20% discount you mentioned but I can’t find the code. Could you please post it and how long it’s good for?
Hi! The code is M4RESULTS20! Use this code on any new M4 order for $20 off through July 17th!
Can it be used on the upper lip for lip lines? Around the eyes for crow's feet? I usually only use edible oils like olive oil around my mouth because like lip balm, seems you end up eating some of it lol
This research and information is amazing to hear!!! So many women are suffering in silence and feel helpless, scared and feel like they're losing their minds. Just to know that you're not alone and there are other women who are experiencing the same exact symptoms and feelings is such a relief (I finally feel like I'm not crazy) and I'm not alone! Thank you so much for sharing your story and experiences.
@@ChristinaCavalluzzo Thank you for sharing your experience too! Absolutely, you are not alone! We’re all on this journey together. ❤️
Iodine helps prevent breast cysts and breast cancers! All Americans are iodine deficient. There’s not enough iodine in Salt and not enough in the soil, so none of the food has iodine. In addition, all the flour and bakery goods in America are loaded with bromine, and bromine blocks the iodine receptors. T3 and T4 thyroid hormones are simply three and four molecules of iodine. Thyroid hormone is a iodine shuttle in the body and a critical element for normal function of all the endocrine glands. If you are sick first do a salt flush to get the bromine out because chlorine will help knock out the bromine and then start taking it-throud or Idorol or Lugols iodine, which are a blend of iodide and iodine. You may have a cleansing reaction (herxheimer reaction) to this at first because your body is detoxing the bromine out of your cells. But all hypo and hyper thyroid conditions are normally from lack of iodine and can be fixed with iodine treatment. Get Dr David Brownstein‘s book on iodine and he will explain all of this to you for more details.
It caused me to get really bad migraines! My dr said it was messing with my hormones so this woman is not being truthful! If it didn’t get into your blood system it wouldn’t affect your skin …just think about it - it’s pretty simple! That’s why you can’t use any kind of retinol when you are pregnant because anything you put on your skin gets into your blood system!!!
Hi Cleopatra! We're sorry to hear about your experience. If you've been using M4, please message us/your doctor directly so we can help get you the answers and support you need.
Is there any contraindications with using M4 or even the vaginal Estrogen product (European) on sun damaged skin? Skin with actinic keratosis and potential for SCC
Please, ALLOY, ship to Europe too! We are a developing country here in Germany - had to convince so many doctors before I got help (7 doctors, multiple visits... ). Thank you for your work (info, research...) from Germany 🇩🇪
We hear you! We're definitely taking note of all the interest and we appreciate it so much!
yes, i'm in japan and would love to be able to order alloy products here..
@@andreahull405 We'd love to be there too!!! 🤞🔜🌏
I have been getting little red dots on my forearms. Maybe called Purpura?? Some say iIt comes with age, and some say it’s caused by sun damage. Would the estrogen cream do anything for that?
I have been using it since 6/15/24, and yes, I am so excited to finally see my skin improving. Thank you! Thank you, Alloy !
That's incredible to hear, please keep us updated on your progress! We love to see it!
@@myalloyis this just available in USA? Tried to send message to Alloy but only asked what state I was in. I am living in Europe. Any equivalent over here? I am a Canadian living in 🇨🇭
@@ldavis-henry5065 Hi! At the moment, we're just in the US. We'd absolutely love to be available in other countries too someday!
Congrats, incredible information
Thanks for this lovely comment! 🥰
Can you interview someone re: Riley Protocol? Seems like some of the top meno docs on the internet are promoting this.....😮
Here’s my question: vaginal estrogen creams usually contain estradiol, while facial creams contain estriol, which is much weaker that estradiol. Is there data on estriol specifically?
I'd like to knw who funded the tamoxifin study...uh huh. Not buying it. First how would it b measured if the tracer was just developed for her study. Everyone i knw who took AI, tamoxifin, said they def had brain fog, while taking it. Hmmm...
Dr mark gordon, teaches other MDs on the use of hormones, aka, progesterone, in TBI patients. Many times reversing individuals w/ total incapacitation of mental faculties. No mention of estradiol. This is a great find.
"Medicine has never been kind to women" So true!
Absolutely. We deserve so much better!
Kelly is great! Alloy may have good intentions but using this site---it was very disorganized and took almost two months to get a single product fyi
I’ve been on hrt for 1 month now. I do think it’s helping. I’m wondering if I’m taking enough estradiol to help with bone and heart health. I take 100md progesterone and 0.05 estradiol patch.
100 prog is not a sufficient dose IMO from everything ive heard. Im on 300 myself. .05 is the lowest dose. Have you had an estradiol level drawn yet to see where you are at?
When I first heard about Alloy (tfrom a popular menopause doctor Mary Claire), I was so excited to join. I thought "FINALLY... I will get the help I need". Alloy sounds good in theory, but I have the service and plan to cancel it. The high cost cannot be justified for the actual service you get. It's another company taking advantage of menopausal women financially. You will pay double or more of what you would pay if you go to a doctor and get a prescription. I pay almost $300 every 3 months for an estradiol patch and progesterone. When I go directly through a doctor, the same EXACT hormones are much cheaper. If I get a prescription from a regular doctor and use a RX code the estradiol patch is $32 per month (sometimes cheaper), and Progesterone is $12 (sometimes cheaper), do the math. Alloy does not allow you to pick up your prescription from a pharmacy, or use a RX code. So the prices are outrageous. As for the doctor that is included with Alloy, you will barely get a response from them, I've sometimes had to wait a week or 2 for a response and to make matters worse, they don't seem to be experts or even knowledgeable about menopause and hormones. The responses are so generic that at one point I thought my doctor was an automated response bot. Eventually, I realized she was an actual human. I asked my doctor what her thoughts were about me taking a DIM supplement, and her response was "I'm not familiar with that, what is DIM"? How can a menopause specialist not even know what DIM is? that's only one of many questions I asked that I got no answer to. I asked about Testosterone, the doctor was clueless, I asked about raising my patch dosage, and the doctor was clueless. I was so desperate for help that I chose alloy, and I will say, my hot flashes have stopped completely... but all of my other symptoms still exist. The flashes are the only thing I got relief from. I've taken full exams and my health is perfect (except for my hormones). The service is not worth the price. Amazon Health is about to add hormone treatment to its list of services, and it will be very affordable. when it comes to menopause, choose your doctor or service wisely. This is something you will have to deal with for the rest of your life. Good service and affordability are important.
Sex isnt a need. Intimacy is.
I had a hysterectomy 2 years ago kept ovaries. Been i a terrible place but recently started estradiol almost 2 weeks ago. I do feel somewhat better but my brain still feels bad and ive had all tests done. My obgyn didn't add progesterone, do i need it? I have terrible insomnia and anxiety often.
So many practitioners are hesitant to prescribe more than 1mg of estradiol. I had to bump up to 2. Life changing! As she says, the brain receptors are starving for estrogen. Good luck!
My wellness practitioner added progesterone AND testosterone to my estradiol regiment. Find the right practitioner. So many obgyns aren’t trained to adequately manage menopause.
Oh man. Taking all the hormones, transdermally in cyclic dosing at physiologic doses. the prob is almost nill doctors would advise or agree w bhrt for anything more than symtoms, not longevity of health for the rest of a females life. Im taking them til i die, w a little monthly period.
I wish Alloy offered the option of getting the HRT prescriptions directly from a local pharmacy of my choosing. It has taken a while to find a patch brand that works best for me, so I wouldn’t want to use just “any” estradiol patch that gets sent to me by Alloy. Plus, cost is an issue and I get the best price with Good Rx. Please consider this, and thank you for your work and activism! 🫶🏼
This was very informative and helpful.
SO happy to hear this! ❤
Dr Casperson is so clear and straight forward. I get everything she explains.
Do I have to stop my HRT? My new "menopause" trained gyno told me, the goal is to take the smallest amount for the least amount of time and i was like WTH....I finally feel great.
Is it true that weight gain comes with HRT?
Hi, great question! Menopausal Hormone Therapy is not linked to weight gain and can actually play an important part in regulating appetite and energy levels!
Can you also talk about the bases for these estrogens? I find that so many of us actually struggle with the bases of the estrogen or vaginal vallium. It’s so hard to know what’s the best one
There was dementia on both sides of my family. I went on hormone replacement in my 50's thinking it would give me protection and the clinic where I went gave me vaginal estrogen and no systemic estrogen. The clinic had been informed as to my concerns and that I also had osteoarthritis. I am now 71 years old and just found out by listening to Dr.Casperson that my brain has not been receiving any estrogen and nor have my joints. Is it too late for me to start on a patch and if it is not too late then is the patch preferable over a pill? I have not had any blood clots and if there is no sound research that can link cancer with hormone replacement (cancer on both sides of family) then could it be something that might still benefit me? I would like to confront them but would like more knowledge before doing so.