BBHC Unfiltered

The Truth About Menopause

Nick Howarth

Published on: 08/12/2025

If you ask most doctors what causes menopause symptoms, you’ll get a tidy, confident answer: “Your estrogen drops. We replace it. Problem solved.” It sounds logical. Like topping up the oil in the car. Except the “solution” comes with a price tag that includes higher risks of breast cancer, endometrial cancer, blood clots, stroke, gallstones, fluid retention, and raised triglycerides that can feed into cardiovascular disease. And that’s just the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) side of the story.