{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Endocrine Matters","title":"Testosterone Pellets for Women: Why I Don't Recommend Them (and What I Use Instead)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9ac5acf9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":704,"description":"Once those pellets are in your body, they are in your body.\nIf you are in any perimenopause or menopause group online, you have seen the testosterone pellet debate: half the comments say \"pellets changed my life, \" the other half say \"I had a nightmare and could not do anything about it.\n\" Dr. Arti Thangudu, triple board-certified endocrinologist and founder of Complete Medicine, walks through this honestly: why testosterone genuinely matters for women, exactly how pellets work, the risks nobody explains before the procedure, and the safer, adjustable option she uses with her own patients.\n\n🔍 This episode explores:\n• 🧩 Why testosterone is not just a male hormone: energy, motivation, muscle, mood, libido, bone density, and what low testosterone feels like in perimenopause and menopause\n• 🧩 What pellets actually are, how the implant procedure works, and why the convenience is so appealing\n• 🧩 The core problem: no reversing, no adjusting, no lowering the dose, for three to six months\n• 🧩 Why women's testosterone dosing is tricky, how levels can come back far higher than intended (one woman's came back five times what they should have been), and the real harms of high testosterone: cystic acne, hirsutism, and hair loss that may not fully reverse \n• 🧩 Compounded quality control, unpredictable absorption, the weak evidence base, and the fact that no FDA-approved testosterone product exists specifically for women in the US \n• 🧩 What Dr. Arti uses instead: topical testosterone, dosed low, monitored closely, and adjustable at any time\n\n👩 This episode is for you if:\n-Someone has offered you testosterone pellets, or you are considering asking about them\n-You feel flat, low energy, low libido, and wonder if testosterone is part of your picture\n-You are on pellets and something does not feel right\n-You have seen the \"I feel 30 again\" comments and want the full picture before deciding\n-You want to know what informed consent on this treatment actually sounds like\n\n⚖ The bottom...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LA3-Z5npWAfURN2OcbeyEztCIcEpLMnD4wEPWOmRhWE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNjJl/MDMyMzEzMTRiNDAz/NzI3NDYwYjIyNWQ3/N2M5MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}