About this episode

This episode discusses the science behind testosterone for women, particularly around menopause, and separates fact from social media myths.

Testosterone for women: what the evidence actually shows vs. what social media is selling you. Testosterone has become the hormone every midlife woman is told she is missing: the third hormone lost at menopause, the fix for brain fog, low energy, stubborn weight, and thinning muscle. The science tells a different and more reassuring story. In this episode, Dr. Ayesha Sherzai sits down with Professor Susan Davis, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, the clinician-researcher and academic endocrinologist who gathered much of the data and helped write the global guidelines, to separate what the research supports from what is simply being sold. Your Brain On... Testosterone [Season 7, Episode 7] Get our FREE NEURO Plan Brain Health Playbook: https://thebraindocs.com/playbook In this episode: Why testosterone does not crash at menopause the way estrogen does, and what actually changes across a woman's life What the research shows about testosterone and memory, brain fog, and dementia risk The real story on testosterone for muscle, bone, and anti-aging claims Why women tend to gain a little weight on testosterone rather than lose it The one use with genuine evidence behind it: low sexual desire after…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Ayesha Sherzai

Guest: Professor Susan Davis

Topics covered

• testosterone
• women's health
• menopause
• brain health
• memory
• muscle
• weight gain

Keywords

• testosterone
• menopause
• brain fog
• dementia risk
• muscle
• weight gain
• sexual desire
• hormones

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