Welcome to the premier hormone seminar of the year!

Hosted by two renowned hormone experts, this event promises to revolutionize your approach to hormone health.

You’ve likely heard these experts speak and explored their insightful articles, as well as delved into their books. Now, they’re teaming up with other leading figures in the field to bring you an exceptional online weekend experience.

Over 16 hours of power-packed content, we’ll cover everything from the efficacy and safety of hormone therapies to script writing and patient tracking. But the learning doesn’t stop there—enjoy post-seminar bonuses including Q&A sessions and the option for a personal check-in phone call to ensure you’re equipped with the knowledge and confidence to tackle hormone health head-on. (Check out the many course bonuses below!)

Join us starting at 7:45 am Central, Friday and Saturday to know exactly what steps to take with your patients come Monday morning. Whether you join us live online or opt for asynchronous viewing at your convenience, you’ll have access to over 16 hours of power-packed content. 

Live Q&A at the end of most talks and one hour of Q&A at the end of each day. Another hour of Live Q&A one month post-symposium. Two 15-minute check-in calls with Dr. Berkson. Check-in calls will be available between May 27 and August 31, 2024.

Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your practice and transform patient care.

NOTE: This course will be recorded and permanently available for you to go back and re-watch. The recorded version will be ready for viewing 1-2 weeks after the live course. Questions? Email [email protected]

CME Questions

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(Often there is mutual recognition of these CMEs with International CMEs. Check with your specific licensing board.)

Our CME: AMA PRA Category 1 or CUE Credit Hours 

Day One

(Kick-off 7:45 am Central)

Hour One – Understanding Hormones, Genomic and Non Genomic Signaling

• Hot Off The Press – Largest HRT Study Ever! 
• Understanding receptor physiology
• Estrogen Receptors ER alpha, ER beta, GPER
• Endocrine disruption as a competitive inhibition of hormone signals. (In egg, sperm, placenta, mother’s milk ending up in hormonal dysfunction earlier and earlier.)
• “Receptor Physiology” as “root” hormonal functioning. Transcriptional co-factors, nutrients, and duration of hormone signals

Hour Two – Understanding the WHI & The Estrogen Science

• Estrogen’s Timeline, Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) over time. Getting the WHI (1) straight and learning about WHI (2)
• Understand hormonal controversy & hormone safety
• Progesterone vs Progestins (Medroxyprogesteron )
• Progesterone Resistance
• Ethinyl estradiol vs estradiol
• Progestins and OCPs: Breast/Stroke Risk
• EDC’s/Plastics

Hours Three & Four – Understanding Estrogen Receptors,  Menopause and Peri-Menopause

• Estrogen’s Actions Via Receptors, 
  • Understanding estrogen metabolism, 
  • Role of testosterone on the Estrogen receptors & breast protection, 
  • Estrogen” Delivery modes – oral (“first hepatic pass”) versus topical/vaginal (“first vaginal pass”)
• Hormones & the Brain, Tracking brain health in symptoms & serum and hippocampal volume and the role of HRT
• Efficacy, Safety of Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy: 7 Million NIH Medicare Study (largest study every run on 1.5 women US women) the science and why does some science say that HRT drives cancer and dementia.
• HRT in high-risk women/hypercoagulable genetic disorders & stroke
• The Role of Estrogen and the gut wall

Hours Five & Six – The Hormone Cascade & Testosterone

• Understanding each hormone, and how they interact.
• A focus on each individual hormone, Testosterone, DHEA, Cortisol, pregnenolone, etc
• Cholesterol and statins discussion.
• Translating hormones into clinical practice

Hours Seven & Eight – Thyroid Disease

• Thyroid Disease 
• Testing, Tracking prevalence
• Subclinical hypothyroidism
• Tighter serum functional ranges to avoid adverse events down-the-road (TSH, Free T3, Free T4)

Q & A  Brownstein & Berkson (One Hour) 

Day Two

(Kick-off 7:45 am Central)

Hour Nine – Iodine In-Depth

• Iodine Deficiency (Ubiquidious bromides assaulting iodine)
• Testing, Tracking, urine testing
• Controversies and dosing in clinical practice
• Pre-natal iodine to avoid ADHD and other childhood issues

Hour 10 – Female Hormones, Scripts, Dosage and Emerging FSH Role

• Female Hormones, Introducing the role of FSH in tracking BHRT Efficacy
• Understanding the Relationship with Hippocampal Volume
• Comparison of delivery modes, bases (Versa base, Anhydrous, Oil, Creams), dosing, to cycle or not to cycle
• How to test, track levels, and write the BHRT scripts in peri and postmenopausal women
• Topical v. oral v. “first vaginal pass”
• Adequate progesterone to protect breast/endometrial stripe.
• Dose Equivalents of Estradiol Range and Outliers

Hour 11 – Endometriosis: Causes & Treatment

• Theories of endometriosis, 
• Role of progesterone resistance & endocrine disruptors, 
• Controversial role of estrogen receptor beta
• The treatment of endometriosis in regards to progesterone resistance & the unique application of HCG, Unique role of TGF Beta 1
• Role of Melatonin, Gluten, and Specific Protocols

Hour 12 – Male Hormones: Injectibles vs Creams, Doses, Bases

• Males Hormones
• Testing tracking, treating
• Comparison of delivery modes: injectable, topical

Hour 13 – Progesterone In-Depth

• The unknown history of Progesterone
• The unappreciated wider dose range
• The symptoms of progesterone insufficiency & Conditions that replacement helps
• Break-through bleeding issues

Hour 14 – Autoimmune Disease and the Application of Iodine

• Autoimmune Diseases Etiology & Iodine and Autoimmune
• Controversies of Iodine and Autoimmunity 
• Treating Autoimmune, Hashimkoto’s, MS

Hour 15 – Global Lowering of Hormones in Younger Humans and What to Do About It

• Demonstrating lowered hormones in teens and young adults 
• How to preserve fertility in males with low T
• Protocol to reboot sperm production (HCG/Fertility, Clomid)
• BHRT for young girls

Hour 16 – Case Reports: How to Apply the Science in the Clinic 

• Common & Uncommon Problems, Specific Syndromes and Protocols,
• Endometrial Stripe Debate 
• Pros and Cons of Pellet Insertion
• Supraphysiologic Doses

Final Q & A with Panel of All Experts (One Hour)