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The Women's Hormone Network is dedicated to promoting, advocating and advancing health through research and education of physiologic hormone restoration.

11/08/2025

🌿 “Resetting rhythm means healing gut, bone, brain and beyond.”
Menopause-related hormonal declines disrupt gut microbiome composition, which in turn affects bone health, metabolism and cognition (Park et al., 2023).

By restoring estradiol and progesterone in physiologic cycles, the gut-hormone-bone axis is re-engaged, promoting resilience across systems.
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11/05/2025

🧬 “Hormone rhythms and your gut – a hidden connection.”
Emerging data show that as ovarian hormones decline, the gut microbiome shifts: diversity drops and beneficial bacteria shrink — potentially weakening estrogen metabolism and systemic resilience (Peters et al., 2022; Park et al., 2023).

Restoring physiologic hormone rhythms can support not only endocrine balance but microbial health.
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11/03/2025

"💫 “Estrogen + Progesterone = Fewer Fractures, Greater Resilience.”
Clinical evidence shows that restoring both estrogen and progesterone together results in improved bone mineral density and reduced fracture risk (Anderson et al., 2004; Gallagher, 2007). Estrogen protects against resorption, while progesterone promotes new bone growth — a synergistic partnership lost after menopause.

Through PHRT™, clinicians can reestablish this rhythmic balance, protecting bone health and overall vitality far beyond midlife.
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$Static estradiol and progesterone (as in conventional HRT) can maintain bone mineral density and reduce fracture risk — ...$

11/01/2025

Static estradiol and progesterone (as in conventional HRT) can maintain bone mineral density and reduce fracture risk — several large trials, including WHI follow-ups, support this.
But they rarely restore bone density to youthful levels.

Women need at least 5 ovulatory menstrual cycles per year with optimum levels of progesterone in order to see beneficial bone changes
Therefore, Surging levels of progesterone in the 2nd half of the menstrual cycle is vital to building bone.

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10/30/2025

The Pause Before the Fall

The body stops ovulating long before hormones “rise.”
As estradiol drops, the LH surge fades — no ovulation, no progesterone, no rhythm.

Perimenopause can feel like estrogen excess — but it’s usually the opposite.
Low estradiol and missing progesterone mimic dominance symptoms.

Balance isn’t about more hormones — it’s about restoring rhythm.
Cyclic estradiol + progesterone = synchronized, stable health.
Hormonal rhythm is the essence of balance.
Restoration brings back synchrony.

👉🏾 Sign up today for the PHRT™ Training Program: https://womenshormonenetwork.mykajabi.com/opt-in

10/27/2025

The Truth About “Estrogen Dominance”
People say it’s too much estrogen and not enough progesterone.
But here’s the twist — most of the time, it’s the opposite.
When estradiol is too low, the follicle never matures.
No ovulation → no corpus luteum → no progesterone.

Estradiol isn’t the villain.
It’s the starter key that helps your body even make progesterone — and the receptors that let it work.
So the problem isn’t “too much estrogen.”
It’s a loss of rhythm — a body that’s missing its natural hormonal sequence.
When we restore the rhythm, balance returns naturally.
That’s physiology — not dominance.

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10/25/2025

Rhythmic Hormone Dosing: Unlocking True Menopausal Relief
For women experiencing vasomotor symptoms, genitourinary changes, or bone loss, the timing and pattern of hormone delivery matters as much as the dose (Santoro, 2020; Stuenkel, 2015).

Key Advantages of Rhythmic Dosing:

Mimics natural estradiol and progesterone cycles, optimizing receptor priming and genomic signaling.

Supports bone density, cardiovascular health, and cognitive function more effectively than static dosing (Hodis & Mack, 2018).

Improves sleep, mood, and sexual well-being by restoring neurosteroid activity (Stanczyk, 2019).

Can safely use lowest effective doses with transdermal or oral administration.

Women without a uterus may safely receive unopposed estrogen; progestogens are unnecessary (NAMS, 2023).

Even for women over 60 or >10 years post-menopause, individualized rhythmic hormone therapy can be considered when benefits outweigh risks—offering symptom relief and systemic protection.

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10/23/2025

The Evolution of Hormone Therapy: From Risk to Safety
In the 1970s, early studies suggested that unopposed estrogen increased the risk of endometrial cancer, leading to widespread caution around hormone therapy (Grady et al., 1995).

Subsequent research revealed that combining estrogen with a progestin significantly mitigates this risk in women with an intact uterus, giving rise to what we now call “combined therapy” (Rossouw et al., 2002; Lobo, 2017).

This approach transformed the field, allowing women to safely benefit from hormone therapy once again—alleviating symptoms, protecting bone, and supporting overall well-being.

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10/20/2025

Hormone Therapy Has No Expiration Date
Contrary to outdated beliefs, there is no evidence that age 60—or even 65—should mark the end of hormone therapy. Both NAMS and ACOG emphasize that treatment should be individualized, not discontinued based solely on age (NAMS, 2023; ACOG, 2022).

Over 40% of women between 60 and 65 continue to experience vasomotor symptoms that affect sleep, cognition, and overall quality of life (Thurston et al., 2018). The loss of estradiol over time accelerates vascular decline and increases cardiometabolic risk—making earlier initiation and continued, physiologic restoration not only reasonable but protective (Manson et al., 2022; Hodis & Mack, 2018).

The evidence is clear: menopause care should evolve with the woman, not end because of her birthday.

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10/19/2025

Restore the rhythm that menopause steals.

Perimenopause and menopause disrupt cyclical hormone patterns, impacting cardiovascular health, bone density, cognitive function, and DNA repair. PHRT™ replicates these natural rhythms, optimizing progesterone and estradiol activity for systemic health (Stanczyk, 2019; Santoro, 2020).

👉 Join the PHRT™ Training Program today and elevate your hormone practice:
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10/18/2025

Rhythm is medicine — restore it with PHRT™.

Explanation (short):
Restoring hormone cycles boosts metabolism, mood, immunity, and skin health—helping patients feel in control again (Ace, 2024).

👉 Enroll in PHRT™ Training Program today:
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10/16/2025

"Cyclical estradiol and progesterone peaks drop in perimenopause. PHRT™ restores these pulses, improving sleep, mood, and energy (Ace, 2024).

👉 Call to Action: Sign up for PHRT™ Training Program now:
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