2011 (tendon outgrowth and migration, J Appl Physiol)
Raised IGF-1: levels are checked periodically, and the dose is adjusted if they climb too high
Timestamps 00:00 Cold open: 200 years of menopause medicine 03:23 Welcome and roadmap 04:20 The HPG axis, follicles, and the FSH lag 09:11 STRAW+10 staging and the timing of perimenopause 13:47 Austin: the 49-year-old with a hormone panel 20:00 Loraine: the OB-GYN workup 28:00 Symptom attribution: what menopause actually causes 33:46 Austin: the all-estrogen patient 37:58 VMS duration and the KNDy mechanism (Avis, SKYLIGHT) 43:53 Austin: who actually gets fezolinetant 47:22 The WHI 24-year correction (Manson, Chlebowski, Boardman) 01:00:15 Modern prescribing today 01:06:52 Where the menopause-content space gets it right and wrong 01:11:50 Testosterone, compounded bioidenticals, and DUTCH panels 01:24:13 Takeaways What we cover The HPG axis and the estrogen shield: what is happening across the 35-year reproductive era and what changes at perimenopause
Chronic stress elevates cortisol, which promotes visceral fat storage and muscle breakdown
Lean ME, Powrie JK, Anderson AS, Garthwaite PH
Technique matters immensely here
