Testosterone: Do you need it? For women in menopause, it's complicated

[madman]

Testosterone is a crucial hormone essential for women's health. Unlike estradiol and progesterone, which become deficient in all women during menopause, testosterone levels can vary. Some women in menopause may even have too much free testosterone.

So, how do you know if you are one of the many women who could benefit from testosterone supplementation? Or are you part of the significant minority who have too much active testosterone?




In this talk, I cover:

* Why testosterone is essential for women
* How the female body produces testosterone and why it continues to produce it throughout menopause
* The critical difference between total testosterone and active testosterone
* Symptoms of testosterone deficiency and testosterone excess




Chapters:

00:00 - Intro to testosterone
01:46 - Building muscle
03:03 - Making testosterone
04:38 - Testing
05:22 - Aging and testosterone levels
10:11 - Sex hormone binding globulin and free testosterone
12:03 - Testosterone excess
13:57 - Balancing testosterone and estrogen
16:09 - Libido and sex drive
19:56 - Testing and levels
21:31 - Dosing and compounding pharmacies
25:11 - Role of obesity and insulin resistance
26:01 - Blood tests

 

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Demystifying Testosterone in Women

Takeaways *Testosterone is an important hormone for women and has benefits beyond just libido. *There are many misconceptions and biases against testosterone in women. *Hormone replacement therapy, including testosterone, can be a safe and effective option for women. *Individualized...

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Measuring serum testosterone in women

When requesting a blood testosterone test in women itis key to be aware of the limitations of the commercial immunoassays used by most pathology laboratories. Major limitations of reported low blood testosterone concentrations in women must be recognised before deciding whether the result is a...

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Thread 'Estradiol & Testosterone Testing in Menopause: Why Inaccurate Hormone Lab Results Could Be Putting Your Health at Risk'

Yesterday at 4:37 PM

* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established a program to standardize and improve the measurement of steroid hormones, including E2 and T, using liquid chromatography-tandem MS (LC-MS/MS). In addition, the CDC has partnered to establish postmenopausal reference ranges for T and is developing reference intervals for E2. Minimizing some of the technical limitations of the current immunoassays and MS assays should provide better and more accurate assays for patient care.


* Equilibrium dialysis combined with a MS assay is...

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• menopause; hrt; t/e2; testing/assays
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