Women's Hormone Testing, Treatment, & Q&A

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Enjoy this short replay (from Ep 135) with hormone specialist Karen Martel on how women should test testosterone, why SHBG changes your free hormone levels, and how fasting, carbs, and thyroid meds shape results. We share timing tips, key labs, the 5‑alpha pathway, and smarter steps before adding therapy.

And what about intermittent fasting, keto, and carb cycling?

Join us for today's Q&A with Karen Martel at 12pm ET / 9am PT

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