I have just managed to catch up with the relevant part of this programme having been very busy over the past few days.
It does seem to generate an emotional reaction on here!
Yes it does seem to be a repeat of but a more detailed discussion - that was first presented on "Trust me I'm a Doctor" and there was a similar thread on this forum then.
Unfortunately the fault is not with the two men (except I suppose for agreeing to do it!), but the programme makers who deliberately decided to ask the opinions of two researchers whose findings disagree with each other, and who are very limited in the way they can present a complex subject in such a short time, so that it is unnecessarily over simplified and without all the information. Of course they do not do it out of self interest and I'm not quite sure I understand why there is such opposition to Prof Studd's research? We actually do have a lot to thank him for regarding our current state of knoweldge.The fact is that Prof Studd, as I said on the last thread is a current and emninent researcher as well as a practising gynaecologist, and the research discussed by Prof Klim was 13 years out of date and has been re-analysed and the new conclusions published recently.
The difference in risk between transdermal and oral HRT was touched on, and the difference in breast cancer risk between oestrogen only and oestrogen/progesterone HRT, as well as the fact that the women in the WHI study were not the same sample of women (in terms of age, health and proximity to menopause) as those who normally start HRT, (and used horse oestrogens taken orally with synthetic progestogens - this wasn't mentioned).
I agree that it would be lovely to have a woman researcher on there presenting her findings but the patronising tone of the GP Sarah Jarvis regarding reading on the internet was beyond belief. It was helpful for her though, to point out that the absolute risk (of breast cancer) through HRT even using data from those studies, is small through HRT, and far less than being obese and drinking alcohol.
It would have been fantastic if Heather Currie had been on there - but I think you will find that her views, and the advice on this excellent website are in accordance with those of Prof Studd and the British, International and N American Menopause Societies. There are some risks, and these need to be explained to women, who then should be permitted to make up our own minds as to whether we are prepared to take those risks, or in some cases to accept a poor quality of life.
I lay the blame for confusing women at the door of the programme makers - and shame on them for not mentioning this amazing resource (Menopause Matters website) and the huge amount of information in the menu and beyond.
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