IMG of Irvine

Felice Gersh
About Dr. Gersh

After receiving my medical degree from the USC School of Medicine, I studied Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles, where I was awarded the CREOG award as the top resident every year. Soon after graduating I became Board-Certified, and over the following years as a practicing OB/GYN, I developed a unique take on women’s healthcare.

From the beginning of my career, my approach to medicine has been inclusive, which is why I have always incorporated treatments rarely found within the confines of conventional American medicine.

I followed my interest in holistic approaches to healing, and graduated from the two-year Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.

My primary job is Director of the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine, which focuses on understanding women’s innate physical and emotional make-up. Through my research, using state-of-the-art procedures and technology, I have come to understand that women have an internal natural rhythm.

This rhythm is affected by hormones, namely estrogen, and may be kept in balance through both conventional and holistic treatments. While pharmaceuticals deal with symptoms, they can also disrupt the body’s natural ability to heal and affect women’s reproductive functions.

At the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine, we help our patients understand what drugs can and can’t do for the body to enable them to take control of their health.

Outside of my practice, I speak at various lectures, host webinars and appear on numerous podcasts. I’m a prolific writer on numerous topics relevant to women’s health.

I am also currently writing my first book, on PCOS, which is due to be released in the fall. My goal is to provide the very best care for my patients, using every tool available, and to teach doctors around the world about the importance of creating a healthy environment within the female body.

I’m very proud to have been recognised for my work. I have been awarded the Orange County Medical Association’s ‘Physician of the Year’ Award for the last 13 years consecutively, and Southern California’s ‘SuperDoctor’ Award for the last several years.

In my role as a physician teacher, I served as Assistant Clinical Professor of OB/GYN at Keck USC School of Medicine for 12 years, for which I was awarded the Outstanding Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award.

I also serve my medical community, and have been active in organized medicine; I have served on the Legislative Committee at the Orange County Medical Association and as a delegate to the California Medical Association numerous times.

Bone cells -- the osteoclasts that remove old bone and osteoblasts that lay down new bone -- are regulated by estrogen. In menopause, estrogen deficiency causes an imbalance in the bone remodeling process that results in old bone being removed faster than new bone is being created.

I am so excited to be a speaker in the upcoming summit hosted by the amazing @margiebissinger --- MORE Natural Approaches to Osteoporosis & Bone Health. The summit is online and free from March 27 - April 2!

My talk is on the first day and it's all about bioidentical hormones and bone health.

There's a registration link in my bio.

Please share this with anyone who can benefit!

#bonehealth #HealthMeans #osteoporosis #summit #happybones #happylife
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Early hormone therapy got a bad rap because they were using horse estrogens. We now have bioidentical human estradiol and progesterone that are extremely safe and beneficial, especially when dosed at optimal physiological levels.

I am so excited to be a speaker in the upcoming summit hosted by theamazing @margiebissinger --- MORE Natural Approaches to Osteoporosis & Bone Health. The summit is online and free from March 27 - April 2!

My talk is on the first day and it's all about bioidentical hormones and bone health.

There's a registration link in my bio.

Please share this with anyone who can benefit!

#bonehealth #HealthMeans #osteoporosis #summit #happybones #happylife
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It is so wonderful to be lecturing at the A4M Women's Hormones Masterclass in Boca Raton, FL. Thanks to my amazing audience for coming to my talk, "Understanding the Endocrine System’s Effects on Fertility and How to Balance Hormones Naturally."

@redefiningmedicine #A4M #RedefiningMedicine #MedicalEducation #Aging #HealthyAging #Longevity #IntegrativeMedicine #AntiAging #AntiAgingMedicine #LongevityMedicine #LongevityScience #Endocrinology #BHRT #Hormones #womenshormones #fertility #estrogen #WomensHealth #FemaleHealth #Menopause #Clinician #Professional #Healthcare #Doctor #Physician #Masterclass #Florida #BocaRaton
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The female body needs ovarian estrogen, estradiol, to function properly. Period. Your heart and blood vessels need it. Your skin and bones need it. Your brain needs it. Your immune system needs it. And there is no point at which you stop needing it.

Hormone replacement therapy with human identical estradiol and progesterone should be prescribed for life. And at high enough levels that the health of every organ system is supported.

It was a joy to be a guest on the @hackmyagepodcast with the wonderful Zora Benhamou. I got the chance to definitively answer the burning question:
Is hormone replacement therapy for women in menopause good or bad? My answer...
✅ Good.

Unless you are one of the small number of people who are not a candidate for hormone therapy, replacing your hormones will help you live longer with better health. Our bodies need estrogen and we simply can't make enough of it when our ovaries stop producing it.

Listen to the full podcast here:
https://hackmyage.com/hormone-therapy-for-menopause-good-or-bad-dr-felice-gersh/
LINK IN BIO

#hackmyage #menopause #perimenopause #hrt #bhrt #hormonetherapy #estrogen #estradiol #podcast #drfelicegersh #hormones #womenshealth #aging #longevity #metabolism #lifehormone
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We have lost so much time and knowledge regarding the benefits of estradiol because of misguided fear caused by the Women's Health Initiative. The WHI did NOT study human-identical hormones because that's not what was readily available at the time. The hormonal products they used, Premarin, were horse estrogens paired with a highly inflammatory progestin (not human progesterone), and in older women, they increased certain diseases because they bound to hormone receptors in an unbalanced way.

Human-identical hormones don't do this. These are the same hormones that keep you healthy throughout your reproductive years. There is no mechanism that would make estradiol and progesterone health-giving in your younger years and dangerous after menopause. It's the opposite. Your body never stops needing these essential hormones.

It is a tragedy that the Women's Health Initiative has scared millions of women away from hormones that protect heart, brain, bone, metabolic, immune, and skin health.

It was a joy to be a guest on the @hackmyagepodcast with the wonderful Zora Benhamou. I got the chance to definitively answer the burning question:
Is hormone replacement therapy for women in menopause good or bad? My answer...
✅ Good.

Unless you are one of the small number of people who are not a candidate for hormone therapy, replacing your hormones will help you live longer with better health. Our bodies need estrogen and we simply can't make enough of it when our ovaries stop producing it.

Listen to the full podcast here:
https://hackmyage.com/hormone-therapy-for-menopause-good-or-bad-dr-felice-gersh/
LINK IN BIO

#hackmyage #menopause #perimenopause #hrt #bhrt #hormonetherapy #estrogen #estradiol #podcast #drfelicegersh #hormones #womenshealth #aging #longevity #health #energy #wellness #zoratheexplorer #biohacker #women50+ #biohacking #biohackingwomen50+ #skincare #skinhealth #wrinkles #wrinkletreatment #wrinklereduction #collagen
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Estrogen is essential for skin health. It reduces wrinkles and improves the skin's ability to heal from injuries. Topical estrogen is an important tool for helping people heal from chronic wounds.

Because estrogen is so good at reducing wrinkles and improving overall skin appearance, I tell my patients on hormone replacement therapy to put their estrogen where they really want it, on their face! The general recommendation is to apply estradiol cream to your inner arm but you can apply it just about anywhere. So put it on your face 😉

It was a joy to be a guest on the @hackmyagepodcast with the wonderful Zora Benhamou. I got the chance to definitively answer the burning question:
Is hormone replacement therapy for women in menopause good or bad? My answer...
✅ Good.

Unless you are one of the small number of people who are not a candidate for hormone therapy, replacing your hormones will help you live longer with better health. Our bodies need estrogen and we simply can't make enough of it when our ovaries stop producing it.

Listen to the full podcast here:
https://hackmyage.com/hormone-therapy-for-menopause-good-or-bad-dr-felice-gersh/
LINK IN BIO

#hackmyage #menopause #perimenopause #hrt #bhrt #hormonetherapy #estrogen #estradiol #podcast #drfelicegersh #hormones #womenshealth #aging #longevity #health #energy #wellness #zoratheexplorer #biohacker #women50+ #biohacking #biohackingwomen50+ #skincare #skinhealth #wrinkles #wrinkletreatment #wrinklereduction #collagen
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We need to stop talking about menopause in terms of periods and fertility. It is the loss of ovarian estrogen, estradiol. Every organ system in the female body needs estrogen to function optimally. Just because menopause is natural doesn't mean that it is good for your health. Lots of things are natural and harmful. And most medical treatments are unnatural but improve health and quality of life.

It was a joy to be a guest on the @hackmyagepodcast with the wonderful Zora Benhamou. I got the chance to definitively answer the burning question:
Is hormone replacement therapy for women in menopause good or bad? My answer...
✅ Good.

Unless you are one of the small number of people who are not a candidate for hormone therapy, replacing your hormones will help you live longer with better health. Our bodies need estrogen and we simply can't make enough of it when our ovaries stop producing it.

Listen to the full podcast here:
https://hackmyage.com/hormone-therapy-for-menopause-good-or-bad-dr-felice-gersh/
LINK IN BIO

#hackmyage #menopause #perimenopause #hrt #bhrt#hormonetherapy #estrogen #estradiol #podcast#drfelicegersh #hormones #womenshealth #aging #longevity#health #energy #wellness #zoratheexplorer #biohacker#women50+ #biohacking #biohackingwomen50+
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Insta Live tonight at 7:30. Let's talk about hormonal birth control.
Wed, 3/8 at 7:30PM Pacific
IG @dr.felicegersh

Did you know...
* Birth control can't "fix" your hormones or your periods.
* They affect every organ system in your body, including your bones, brain, and heart.
* Long-term use is not well-studied.
* Hormonal birth control does NOT contain human hormones!

Every woman needs to know that these contraceptives, including the pill, are a cocktail of endocrine disruptors that disrupt your normal hormones. That's why they block fertility. Join me tonight to learn what these contraceptives actually are, how they work, and what the risks and side effects of disrupting normal female hormones are.

I know that there are no great female contraception options, but I think it's really important for women to understand the risks of hormonal contraception so they can make informed decisions. My standard advice is to avoid these contraceptives for children and teens and then to use them for as few years as possible in adulthood.

#birthcontrol #contraceptives #hormonalbirthcontrol #thepill #estrogen #menstrualhealth #reproductivehealth #womenshealth #estradiol #femalehormones #pcos
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Felice Gersh M.D.
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Here are a few of the integrative therapies that we are proud to offer in conjunction with conventional medical therapies and pharmaceuticals.

  • IV therapy
  • Fasting, including the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet
  • Therapeutic use of cannabis, hemp, and CBD
  • Nutraceuticals
  • PRP (platelet-rich plasma)
  • LED light therapies
  • Far Infrared Sauna
  • HeartMath biofeedback system for emotional health and stress reduction
  • Essential oils/Aromatherapy
  • Breath work
  • Therapeutic massage
  • Guided imagery
  • Nutritional therapies and menu planning
  • Herbal therapies
  • Body composition analysis and interpretation
  • Fitness assessments, exercise prescriptions, and exercise classes
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In this revolutionary book on one of the most common disorders to affect women, Dr. Felice Gersh offers simple and effective steps to living with PCOS, drawing on her vast experience as a gynecologist, obstetrician and expert in integrative medicine, and her own struggle with the disorder.

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