Portfolio categories: The Balanced Dose

Estrogen was never just a fertility hormone. In Part 1 of our estrogen series, we reframe it as a whole-body, protective hormone — with receptors in your bones, brain, blood vessels, skin, joints, bladder, and beyond. We break down the...

Did HRT ever actually cause breast cancer? The Women's Health Initiative tested horse-derived estrogen (Premarin) plus a synthetic progestin, not the safer bioidentical hormones.

The Menopause Transition: From Perimenopause through Postmenopause She’s 41, her periods are still regular, and her doctor says she’s too young for hormone issues. She isn’t — and most of what she’s been told about the transition is wrong.In this...

Welcome to The Balanced Dose: Hormones 101 Hosts Dr Nickie Lovat, MD, PhD and Nichole Jackson-Lind, NP introduce themselves, the work behind Firefly Medical, and the Balanced Dose philosophy — then give you a simple, working model of how hormones...