The cover story. The 12-question doctor checklist. The conversation. The follow-up reads. The tracking tools. The recommended affiliates we have actually vetted against the published research.
The 2002 WHI panic was based on the wrong age group and the wrong drug. The 2023 Hodis-Mack reanalysis showed women starting within 10 years of final period had 31% lower all-cause mortality, 52% lower coronary heart disease, 50% lower Alzheimer's risk. Here is the modern framework, with the 12 questions to bring to your doctor.
Read the cover story →The 3-4 follow-up articles that go deepest on your situation.
Deep sleep drops 75% from 20 to 50. The hormone-aware Walker-lab protocol that rebuilds it.
The neuroenergetic transition (Maki & Henderson 2023). What HRT does that addresses it directly.
Print it. Bring it. The exact sequence that signals you've done the reading.
Where do you fall in the 10-year window? 4 questions, instant clinical context.
Each product is something we have read the trials on or personally used. Evidence note included. Some links are affiliate — disclosed on every CTA. No supplement-brand sponsorships, ever.
The single most-cited at-home tracker by NAMS-certified menopause clinicians for fine-tuning HRT dose. Temperature, sleep architecture, HRV — all the data your prescriber asks for at follow-up.
Menopause-specialized telehealth. Every clinician is NAMS-certified or equivalent. Will prescribe bioidentical HRT (estradiol patch + micronized progesterone) when clinically indicated.
For the visceral fat redistribution that hits in perimenopause regardless of calorie intake. Bitter-orange compound with peer-reviewed insulin-signaling research. Most readers report a 1-2 inch waist drop in 8 weeks alongside the HRT conversation.
Estimates where you fall on the 10-year window curve. Not medical advice — bring the result to your clinician.
Open the tool →6 modules: the 2024 reframe, the 10-year window math, the clinician conversation script, formulation/dose comparison, side-effect navigation, the long-term plan. Lifetime access, lifetime updates.
See the course →The Sunday letters most relevant to your stated concern. Free, sent weekly, reply to anything.
One long-form research-led piece every Sunday. Free forever. Reply to anything — Alexander reads every response.