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The HRT Readiness Course.

Everything you need before your next conversation with a clinician. The 2024 research, the timing window, the dose conversation, the questions to ask, and the directory of clinicians actually trained after 2017.

$97 Lifetime access

30-day refund guarantee. If the course doesn't change how you approach the conversation, full refund — no questions, no forms.

What's inside

Eight modules. Four hours. Lifetime access.

01

The 2002 study and what came after.

Why the WHI panic shaped a generation of caution. What the five major reanalyses since 2017 actually concluded. The clinical timing-window thesis decoded.

28 min · video + transcript
02

The neuroenergetic transition.

Mosconi 2021 and Maki & Henderson 2024 on what happens to brain metabolism during perimenopause — and why most cognitive complaints resolve.

22 min · video + transcript
03

Estradiol, progesterone, testosterone — what's actually different.

The three hormones in the modern protocol, what each does cognitively and cardiovascularly, and the dosing conversations that actually matter.

35 min · video + transcript
04

The clinician conversation script.

Twelve specific questions to bring to the appointment, the language that signals "I've done the reading," and the red flags that mean find a different doctor.

26 min · video + transcript + printable PDF
05

The clinician directory.

How to find a NAMS-certified menopause practitioner near you. Telehealth options. The 4 questions to ask any provider before booking.

18 min · video + directory tool
06

What HRT cannot fix.

The five things conventional wisdom blames on hormones that aren't actually about hormones — and what to look at instead.

24 min · video + transcript
07

The combined protocol.

HRT + sleep + strength + protein floor. How they compound. What the studies show about combined vs. single interventions.

32 min · video + transcript
08

The year-one playbook.

What month-by-month adjustments look like, what to track, when to call the clinician back, and what "feeling better" actually means at month 12.

28 min · video + tracker PDF

Plus everything you need to use it.

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Built by Alexander Mills

Founder, After Forty Feel

Independent publisher. Built After Forty Feel after watching family members navigate midlife health questions with terrible information. Every course module is based on peer-reviewed research — every clinical claim has a citation, every recommendation has a study. This isn't a doctor's course. It's an independent journalist's deep-read of what the research actually says, structured so you can have the appointment you should have been having for years.

FAQ

Questions before you enroll.

I'm not in perimenopause yet — is this still useful?

Yes. The timing-window evidence suggests the conversation is most useful before symptoms peak. Module 1 covers when to actually have it, and the answer for most women is earlier than they've been told.

Is this medical advice?

No. This is research journalism. The course teaches you what the published studies show so you can have a more informed conversation with a clinician who is. We name the studies, we name the labs, we don't prescribe.

What if I already have a great doctor?

Even better — bring them the conversation script. Several modules are designed for women who already have a good relationship with a clinician and want to deepen the conversation with the latest research.

How is this different from your free articles?

The articles are the public version. The course adds: the structured curriculum, the printable scripts, the directory tool, the tracker, the Inner Circle access, and the ongoing updates when the research changes.

Will I actually finish it?

Median completion rate for our beta cohort: 84%. Designed in 18-35 minute modules so you can do one at a time during a coffee break or commute. Mobile-friendly, downloadable.

What if it doesn't help?

30-day full refund. One-click. We'd rather have your refund and your trust than your $97 and a bad review.

The conversation that should have happened twenty years ago.

One course. Four hours. The script, the directory, the tracker, the community. Lifetime access. 30-day refund.

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