I Don’t Want What Everyone Else Is Getting” - Estrogen, Resistance, and the Myth of the Menopause ‘Trend’

In Episode 2 of On the ’Mones, Kate starts with a moment many midlife women will recognise: a close friend, a few glasses of wine, a forgotten word, and the immediate dismissal of perimenopause as something “everyone else is doing.”That moment opens the door to a much bigger conversation.This episode explores why many women resist menopause care (even informed, health-literate women) and why perimenopause is often misunderstood as a “trend” rather than what it really is: a long-overdue correction to decades of silence, stigma, and medical neglect.Kate unpacks:Why perimenopause is being talked about more, and why that doesn’t mean it’s overdiagnosedHow menopause mirrors the cultural unmasking we’ve already seen with ADHD in womenWhy HRT is no longer just about hot flushes, but long-term brain, bone, and heart healthThe three types of estrogen (E1, E2, E3) and how oral, transdermal, and vaginal forms differHow to think about estrogen as a toolkit, not a one-size-fits-all prescriptionAnd why resistance to “what everyone else is getting” is often about fear, identity, and agency - not medicineThe episode also features a deep dive into Wellness Woo of the Week, tackling wild yam cream: what it claims to do, why it doesn’t work biochemically, and why women are so often targeted by hormone misinformation in the first place.This is an episode about hormones, but it’s also about psychology, culture, gender bias, and what happens when women finally have language for what they’ve been experiencing all along.Smart, evidence-based, occasionally sweary, and deeply validating, this one is for anyone who’s ever wondered whether midlife medicine is a fad… or long-overdue progress.Whether you are in perimenopause, approaching menopause, or simply trying to understand your hormones, I've got you. Read more about this episode at Medication Clarity Clinic - Kate's own medication education and telehealth consulting site: https://medicationclarity.com.au