{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Elevated Woman's Podcast","title":"Testosterone for Women, Miracle, Hype, or Something in Between","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1611,"description":"Did you know women make testosterone too, and that it starts quietly declining in your 20s?\nMaybe you used to juggle work, kids, and everything in between without thinking twice. Now you're exhausted in a way sleep doesn't fix, you don't feel like yourself, and you can't remember the last time you actually wanted to have sex. If that's you, you're not alone, and most women have never even heard that testosterone could be part of the answer.\nIn this episode, Dr. Ade Akindipe, DNP, breaks down what testosterone actually does for women in perimenopause and menopause and what to ask before starting it. That decline can become part of the conversation around libido, energy, muscle, and overall hormone health. Fresh from a hormone and metabolic health conference in Miami, she covers the real research behind testosterone for desire, energy, mood, and more, plus the FDA's first-ever public meeting on testosterone for women and what it does and doesn't mean for you right now.\n💡 In this episode, we cover:\nWhy testosterone matters for women during perimenopause and menopause\nWhat testosterone can actually help with\nTotal testosterone vs. free testosterone\nWhen vaginal estrogen may be more appropriate\nWhat testosterone may and may not do for energy, brain fog, mood, muscle, and weight\nHow sleep, stress, medications, thyroid, iron, blood sugar, and alcohol can affect libido\nTestosterone side effects women should know about\nHow testosterone is safely prescribed and monitored, including topical options and why pellets aren't always the first choice\nCommon side effects to know about testosterone and why careful dosing matters\nThe latest FDA discussion around testosterone for women\nMyths vs. facts about testosterone for women\n⏱️ Chapters:\n00:01 Intro\n03:28 The FDA public comment period on testosterone for women\n05:51 Do women actually need testosterone?\n08:12 Why there's no magic testosterone number\n10:38 What the research says about testosterone and libido\n13:00 Testosterone vs....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/np3oNpNh0ljhDzEH17F6L2G8sGgdXYzHb9XHV-rPQBs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZTc3/YzhjYzU4MmU1YWUw/NTY3ZWViMWNjZjEx/ZmYxMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}