The Truth About Hormones: Why Every Woman Should Consider Menopause Therapy
The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
4.6 • 911 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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In this episode, I sit down with nutritional physiologist and friend Nick Barringer, PhD, to tackle a crucial, yet often misunderstood, topic: women's hormonal health. We expose the devastating impact of the Women's Health Initiative study and why millions of women are left untreated for menopause symptoms, leading to an increased risk of issues like osteoporosis and Alzheimer's.
This is a no-nonsense guide for every woman, regardless of age, who wants to understand her hormones and advocate for her health. We cover everything from the importance of muscle and a low-inflammation lifestyle to the truth about Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) for women.
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Chapter Markers
0:00 - Intro: Why women need to consider hormone therapy
1:24 - The shocking signs of low estrogen
2:31 - How the Women's Health Initiative did more harm than good
5:34 - The role of testing and delivery systems for estrogen
6:30 - Why women are undertreated for menopause
7:05 - The dangers of oral birth control
8:49 - Debunking "natural" hormone balancing
10:05 - The best delivery system for estrogen (patch vs. cream)
13:00 - The controversial topic of testosterone for women
14:48 - Debunking the myths of testosterone side effects
15:58 - The best way to dose testosterone for women
18:28 - Why hormone replacement alone won't change body composition
19:19 - Starting hormone therapy for perimenopause
20:53 - Vaginal estrogen for atrophy and UTIs
22:25 - A word from our sponsor, Paleo Valley
23:19 - Supplements for fat loss
27:38 - Modern anti-obesity drugs
31:18 - A word from our sponsor, AG1
32:48 - The best supplements for health and performance
40:07 - Testosterone, blood pressure, and side effects
41:51 - How women can take testosterone
43:10 - The importance of getting your blood work
43:40 - The risks of hormone replacement therapy
45:40 - Conclusion: A call to action for women's health
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| 0:00.0 | You're giving your female patients testosterone? |
| 0:02.0 | I am. |
| 0:03.0 | Why are you giving them testosterone? |
| 0:04.0 | There is no... |
| 0:05.0 | Wow. |
| 0:06.0 | Not all men suffer from low testosterone. |
| 0:08.0 | All women will go through menopause. |
| 0:10.0 | From 1999 to 2020, |
| 0:14.0 | menopause hormone therapy dropped almost 30%. |
| 0:17.0 | So the Women's Health Initiative did more damage |
| 0:20.0 | to women's health and hormones |
| 0:21.6 | than any other single study in the history. When someone is in perimenopause, should they wait? |
| 0:28.6 | I hear a lot of people say, well, I want to wait. Wait for what? These things don't get better. |
| 0:33.6 | I see a lot of providers putting patients on estrogen cream. We don't recommend it. |
| 0:39.3 | Every female listening to this podcast needs to be taking notes and considering this, no matter where they are in their life cycle. |
| 0:46.3 | All women should have vaginal estrogen. And when they are entering parimenopause, |
| 0:50.3 | vaginal estrogen with also testosterone will prevent vaginal atrophy. |
| 0:57.0 | Women are not nearly as studied as they should be. |
| 1:00.0 | It's embarrassing. |
| 1:01.0 | It's actually embarrassing how little we know about women in relation to the science of this stuff. |
| 1:06.0 | We cannot stop menopause or pari menopause, but we can get ahead of it. |
| 1:10.0 | Just for the ladies out there listening, we're never going to treat menopause. |
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