One of the questions I get asked constantly in my practice is some version of, is hormone therapy actually safe? It's a fair question, and it has a complicated history. I talked through this with Christa Biegler on The Less Stressed Life podcast, where I broke down where that fear came from, what the evidence actually shows now, and why estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone each play a very different role. Perimenopause Isn't a Steady Decline By your mid thirties, your egg

I talked with Christa Biegler on The Less Stressed Life podcast about something patients ask me constantly. What are my actual options for hormone replacement, and how do I pick the right one? There's no single answer, so I wanted to walk through how I actually think about it. Perimenopause Is the Second Puberty By your mid thirties, your egg supply has already dropped to around 10 percent of where you started. Your eggs get lazy, and the communication between your brain and