Understanding Hormonal Health
Testosterone plays a crucial yet often overlooked role in women's health, especially as they age. Monitoring hormone levels, including estradiol and progesterone, can reveal important insights into ovarian function and overall well-being. Significant fluctuations may indicate underlying issues such as low energy availability or anovulatory cycles, prompting further testing to prevent more severe conditions like relative energy deficiency in sport.In this clip
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In the episode Dr. Kyle Gillett: How to Optimize Your Hormones for Health & Vitality | Huberman Lab Podcast #67 and the clip Testosterone in Women, if measuring on day 5 of the menstrual cycle, the estradiol and progesterone levels will be low. Is this the basis of the comparison to testosterone levels? Shouldn't the comparison be based on when estrogen production is at its highest, such as around day 10 - 12 in the cycle, to accurately claim that pre-menopausal women produce more testosterone than estrogen?
In the episodes Testosterone Deep Dive: Labs, Hormone-Balancing Supplements, Superfoods + The Testosterone-Depression Connection and Understanding Hormone Levels, as well as in the episode Dr. Kyle Gillett: How to Optimize Your Hormones for Health & Vitality | Huberman Lab Podcast #67 and the episode Dr. Peter Attia: Exercise, Nutrition, Hormones for Vitality & Longevity | Huberman Lab Podcast #85, it is mentioned that when normalized to the same units, adult women (typically) have more testosterone than they do estrogen. On average, their testosterone levels are still far lower than those of age-matched men, but nonetheless, the testosterone > estrogen reality is surprising to many people. If measuring on day 5 of the menstrual cycle, the estradiol and progesterone levels will be low. Is this the basis of the comparison to testosterone levels? Shouldn't the comparison be based on when estrogen production is at its highest, such as around day 10 - 12 in the cycle, to accurately claim that pre-menopausal women produce more testosterone than estrogen?
In the episode Dr. Kyle Gillett: How to Optimize Your Hormones for Health & Vitality | Huberman Lab Podcast #67 and the clip Testosterone in Women, it is mentioned that when normalized to the same units, adult women (typically) have more testosterone than they do estrogen. On average, their testosterone levels are still far lower than those of age-matched men, but the testosterone > estrogen reality is surprising to many people. If measuring on day 5 of the menstrual cycle, the estradiol and progesterone levels will be low. Is this the basis of the comparison to testosterone levels? Shouldn't the comparison be based on when estrogen production is at its highest, such as around day 10-12 in the cycle, to accurately claim that pre-menopausal women produce more testosterone than estrogen?