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Mariana Iskander

Mariana Iskander

Physician Associate and founder of Lotus Wellness & Medspa in Aurora, Ohio, specializing in natural-looking medical aesthetics and wellness.

Sep 23, 2026

Beauty Talk

Beauty Talk

What Perimenopause Can Feel Like Before You Know It’s Hormonal with Mariana Iskander

Sep 23 · 24m

Daniel Gouw
Daniel GouwHOST
9:53
But what would you say is some of the most common myths or misconceptions you hear from your patients when it comes specifically to HRT?
Mariana Iskander
Mariana IskanderGUEST
10:01
Yeah, I think the biggest one is that all hormones are bad.
Mariana Iskander
Mariana IskanderGUEST
10:05
and that all hormones cause breast cancer.
Mariana Iskander
Mariana IskanderGUEST
10:08
And so I really like to delve deep into this one.
Mariana Iskander
Mariana IskanderGUEST
10:11
All hormones are bad is really scary thing to say because your thyroid is a hormone, right? Insulin is a hormone.
Mariana Iskander
Mariana IskanderGUEST
10:18
And so this is a very big blanket statement that I think can be used to scare people a little bit.
Mariana Iskander
Mariana IskanderGUEST
10:24
And so we delve deep into that.

7 MINS LATER

Daniel Gouw
Daniel GouwHOST
16:57
So how do you approach that educational component?

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