Why Women’s Medicine Was Built for Men
20 days ago
- Women’s medicine was largely built on male standards: For decades, research and treatment defaulted to a male model, and women were often told their symptoms were simply something to put up with. Dr. McShane makes the case that midlife women need care designed specifically for them.
- Fertility and healthspan share the same roots: From environmental toxin load to body composition to the reproductive-tract microbiome, many of the factors that shape fertility early in life keep shaping health long after. It is all connected, which is the whole idea behind the foundation five.
- Hormone therapy is a conversation, not a formula: Dr. McShane separates bioidentical hormones from the older synthetic formulations behind decades of fear, and favors individualized, symptom-guided care over one standard dose. How a woman actually feels matters more than chasing a single lab number.
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