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

Low libido is one of the most common things patients bring up with me, and it's one of the most misunderstood. Women get told it's just stress, just age, or just menopause, and they get handed one prescription like a single hormone is going to fix it. I talked about this with Christa Biegler on The Less Stressed Life podcast, and I want to walk through it here too, because low libido is rarely just one thing. It's Rarely Just a Hormone Problem Stress hormones affect sex hormo