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This conversation between Dr. Sonya Jensen and host Dr. Jaclyn Smeaton covers the science of how stress disrupts female hormone health and the emotions women carry that perpetuate that disruption. They also discuss the physiological mechanisms of chronic stress and how hormone testing can tell patients their stress story.

This episode also highlights:

• How chronic stress and sustained cortisol production can lead to suppressed progesterone
• The downstream effects of resentment and unexpressed emotion
• How a patient’s emotional history connects to their symptoms
• The cortisol/cortisone ratio and what it can tell practitioners and patients about fatigue, low motivation, anxiety, and burnout
• Using the Cortisol Awakening Response on the DUTCH Plus as a clinical conversation tool

Show Notes

Learn more about Dr. Sonya Jensen and follow her on Instagram @drsonyajensen!

Check out Dr. Sonya’s book, Heal Your Hormones, Reclaim Yourself.

Read the ovarian aging study mentioned in this episode.

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In this episode, Dr. Saru Bala and host Dr. Jaclyn Smeaton discuss the connection between hormones, the nervous system, and mood, specifically PMS and PMDD, from an integrative medicine perspective.

Their discussion also highlights:

• Why hormonal shifts affect mood and the neuroscience behind those shifts
• The distinction between PMS and PMDD and why they are often dismissed as anxiety or depression
• How the luteal phase can reflect baseline health, including nutrition, lifestyle, and stress levels
• The importance of comprehensive testing and how those markers impact mood and cycle symptoms
• Key supplementation and lifestyle recommendations

Show Notes

Learn more about Dr. Saru Bala and follow her on Instagram @drsarubala!

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In this episode, Dr. Mark Holthouse joins Dr. Jaclyn Smeaton and DUTCH founder Mark Newman to take a closer look at a recent peer-reviewed publication from Precision Analytical, Inc. in Frontiers in Reproductive Health, examining how different testing methods hold up when it comes to monitoring male TRT in clinical practice.

Their discussion also covers:

• Common misconceptions about how creams and gels show up in saliva testing and why the numbers can be misleading
• What the clinical data actually shows about dosing accuracy across different testing modalities
• When to use serum, urine, and other testing approaches can be leveraged to optimize treatment.
• How under or overdosing risks can be reduced by matching the right test to the right clinical question
• Why advancing best practices in integrative medicine requires continually revisiting what the evidence supports

Show Notes

Read our DUTCH Article on the Frontiers study, Mark Newman’s commentary, and the full study here.

Check out the resources mentioned in this episode:

• The topical progesterone cream study in Fertility and Sterility
• The transdermal progesterone study from Climacteric
• Good Energy mentioned by Dr. Holthouse
• The study on the cardiovascular safety of TRT in the New England Journal of Medicine
• The study on testosterone threshold levels and skeletal muscle strength

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