Menopause is a major life change that all women go through — but they don’t need to sweat the small stuff.
In fact, Megyn Kelly might hold the secret to combating some of the most subtle symptoms of cougar puberty: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopause hormone therapy (MHT).
“I’m doing HRT, and I love it,” Kelly, 55, said last month on “The Megyn Kelly Show” on SiriusXM.
“It’s resolved so many things that were going wrong with me that I had no idea were hormone-related, like, I had very annoying dry eye, and it’s gone,” she continued.
The literal hot topic — thank you declining estrogen! — arose on Kelly’s show during her discussion with “Bandit” star Josh Duhamel, who co-founded the wellness brand Gatlan Health.
He told Kelly that testosterone replacement therapy is his “dirty little secret” that has helped him “stay young and active.”
“I got young kids,” Duhamel, 53, told Kelly about his 12-year-old son, Axl, and 2-year-old son Shepherd. “I want to be able to roll around in the dirt with them for as long as possible.”
Duhamel said that Gatlan Health recently started offering personalized hormone therapy and advanced peptide protocols for men and women, which prompted Kelly to describe her experience with HRT.
“You feel better. You look better. Your skin is better. You feel more vibrant,” she enthused. “The brain fog, like, there’s so many advantages to it.”
She added: “But people don’t want to talk about it because, I don’t know, it’s a sign of getting older.”
Duhamel dismissed her concerns and said, “Yeah, well, you look amazing, Megyn. If anybody was the perfect poster child for HRT, it’s you. You really do look incredible.”
TRT and HRT can offer significant benefits for hormonal imbalances, but it’s important to consult a doctor who can confirm deficiencies and discuss risks before charting a regimen.
HRT addresses the loss of estrogen that occurs during menopause, which is defined as the lack of a period for 12 consecutive months.
It has been shown to relieve hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, itching and burning while also helping to prevent bone loss, improve sleep disturbances and ease mood changes.
Experts say that HRT should be taken within 10 years of a woman’s last period and before the age of 60.
The average age of menopause in the US is 51 to 52.
TRT, for its part, replaces the testosterone men lose through aging — it has been shown to improve low libido, fatigue, sexual dysfunction and reduced muscle mass.
TRT should be avoided by men who want to conceive because it can inhibit sperm production.
