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Hello Hormones with Dr. Carrie Jones

Why Nobody Told You Testosterone Was This Important

4/21/202623 min

Testosterone is one of the most abundant hormones in a woman's body. Yet it is one of the least talked about, least tested, and most misunderstood.

Women make testosterone in three different places, use it for everything from bone density to brain health, and can lose it at any age. Not just in menopause. And most doctors are still not checking for it.

In this episode of Hello Hormones, I break down everything you actually need to know about testosterone, where it comes from, what it does, how to test it the right way, and what your options are if you ever want to give it a go.

Because you deserve to walk into your next appointment knowing exactly what to ask for.

 

What's Discussed:

  • (00:00) Why testosterone is not just a male hormone.
  • (01:18) The three places your body produces testosterone.
  • (03:16) Why not all women lose testosterone at the same rate.
  • (04:13) Everything testosterone does beyond libido: bones, muscle, mood, and brain health.
  • (05:02) How to test testosterone properly and why mass spec testing changes everything.
  • (08:04) The testosterone-estradiol ratio and why timing matters before starting therapy.
  • (10:20) Side effects to watch for and why low and slow is always the right approach.
  • (11:58) Why there is still no FDA approved testosterone for women.
  • (15:23) How to use the men's gel off-label and what the right dose actually looks like.
  • (17:03) Vaginal testosterone and DHEA and what they can do for pelvic floor health.

 

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First 90 seconds

  1. Carrie Jones· Host0:00

    Welcome to Hello Hormones with me, Dr. Carrie Jones, a podcast where we explore how to make friends with your hormones so that you can thrive in your 30s, 40s, and beyond. Whether you're premenopausal, perimenopausal, fully postmenopausal, or honestly just a woman dealing with the chaos of hormone imbalances, you are in the right place because handling your hormones doesn't have to feel like herding cats. So let's decode what's really going on, ditch that confusion, and help you feel like yourself again. You bring the symptoms, I'll bring the science with a bit of sass and get you solutions together. [upbeat music] Before we get into today's episode, I wanna share something that most women in midlife have no idea about, and that's mitochondrial function and how it naturally declines as we get older, and in midlife, that really starts to show up, and that's exactly what Mitopure from Timeline is designed to address. Your mitochondria are these tiny energy factories inside every single one of your cells. You have millions and billions of them. When they start to decline, though, your energy tanks, your muscles get weaker, recovery takes forever, and you just feel off. Sound familiar? Well, Mitopure contains urolithin A, which supports a process called mitophagy, which is basically your body's built-in cleanup crew for damaged mitochondria. We have to get rid of them. And when that system is working

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