W.O.W. MD - Your Wellness Optimizing Warrior

104 - Unveiling the Overlooked: Testosterone's Role in Women's Health


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Why don't we know more about optimal testosterone levels, especially since it can be so beneficial for women? Part of the problem is that research into women's health is significantly underfunded. Testosterone is an estrogen antagonist, so it could help with estrogen-dominant conditions like endometriosis. Yet, it isn't put forth as a possible treatment.

Many women have excellent tolerance levels for the right amount of testosterone so long as their health professionals consider their physiology and reason for treatment. Menopause is another hormone-related issue many women struggle with, yet we put very little resources towards researching how hormone replacement therapy can help.

No study has been aimed at figuring out the optimal dose of testosterone for women and how those levels can improve bone mass, but this would be a critical health issue to explore. Due to the drug dose gender gap, women also experience a higher degree of side effects due to the fact that women are dosed medications based on research done on male bodies.

Women would have happier lives, marriages, and families if their testosterone levels were tested before they were sent off to therapy or given medications for depression. Testosterone isn't just important for motivation and energy, but it's also a mood stabilizer.

So, what is the optimal testosterone level for women, especially considering their specific goals and conditions? There isn't enough data yet to know. Our sex hormones aren't just about continuing the human race—we should call them anabolic youth hormones because that better describes what they actually do.

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