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The episode discusses the differences in hormonal effects between men and women, focusing on testosterone and the menstrual cycle.

👉 Practical beats perfect.Here’s a free 5-recipe PDF I use to support energy and stress during busy weeks.https://sarahannmacklin.com/5_free_recipes 👉 If this resonates, you can join the thousands who readThe Compassionate Cure each week.https://sarahmacklin.substack.com/ Watch the FULL podcast here: https://youtu.be/tNoDNnpSkdA Do men get “period brain” too, or do hormones affect men and women in completely different ways? In this conversation, I explain why men’s primary sex hormone, testosterone, tends to be more dynamic and responsive to immediate environmental cues, while women’s primary sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, are generally more cyclical and predictable across the menstrual cycle. This clip explores how testosterone follows a circadian rhythm (higher in the morning, lower in the evening) and can shift with real-life inputs like competition wins or losses, job stress, relationship context, being around an attractive person, and whether someone has children. We also talk about the common assumptions people make about women’s moods and cycles, including why blaming anger on a period often misses what’s actually happening hormonally, since hormone levels are…

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Host: Sarah Ann Macklin

Guest: Sarah Hill

Topics covered

• hormones
• menstrual cycle
• testosterone
• estrogen
• mood
• health

Keywords

• testosterone
• menstrual cycle
• hormones
• mood swings
• estrogen
• progesterone
• circadian rhythm

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Organizations: The Compassionate Cure, YouTube

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