Q&A: Cervical Cancer and Premarin?

Welcome to the podcast with Dr. Brendan McCarthy! In this Q&A, I am asked about a woman who had a hysterectomy for cervical cancer and then was prescribed Premarin by her doctor. She's struggling with side effects and wants to know why the doctor prescribed it to her. Let's dive in! Dr. Brendan McCarthy founded Protea Medical Center in 2002. While he’s been the chief medical officer, Protea has grown and evolved into a dynamic medical center serving the Valley and Central Arizona. A nationally recognized as an expert in hormone replacement therapy, Dr McCarthy s the only instructor in the nation who teaches BioHRT on live patients. Physicians travel to Arizona to take his course and integrate it into their own practices. Besides hormone replacement therapy, Dr. McCarthy has spoken nationally and locally before physicians on topics such as weight loss, infertility, nutritional therapy and more. Thank you for tuning in and don't forget to hit that SUBSCRIBE button! Let us know in the COMMENTS if you have any questions or what you may want Dr. McCarthy to talk about next! Check out Dr. Brendan McCarthy's Book! https://www.amazon.com/Jump-Off-Mood-Swing-Hormones/dp/0999649604 --More Links-- Instagram: www.instagram.com/drbrendanmccarthy TikTok: www.tiktok.com/drbrendanmccarthy Clinic Website: www.protealife.com Cited Works: Vargiu V, Amar ID, Rosati A, Dinoi G, Turco LC, Capozzi VA, Scambia G, Villa P. Hormone replacement therapy and cervical cancer: a systematic review of the literature. Climacteric. 2021 Apr;24(2):120-127. doi: 10.1080/13697137.2020.1826426. Epub 2020 Nov 25. PMID: 33236658. Sinno AK et al: Hormone therapy (HT) in women with gynecologic cancers and in women at high risk for developing a gynecologic cancer: a Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) clinical practice statement: this practice statement has been endorsed by The North American Menopause Society. Gynecol Oncol. 157(2):303-6, 2020