A new 2026 study confirms perimenopause doubles your cardiovascular risk — but the researchers left out one important intervention. Here's what the evidence actually says. If you're in perimenopause and no one has talked to you about your heart health, this is your sign to start that conversatio... View Post

For decades, women were told the same thing: hormone replacement therapy was a short-term fix. Five years maximum. Get through the worst of it and then get off. The goal was the lowest dose for the shortest possible time. That guidance shaped an entire generation of medical practice — and left mi... View Post

One of the most common misconceptions we encounter at The Lee Clinic is this: women who are still having periods — regular or irregular ones — believe they have to wait until menopause is complete before hormone therapy is an option. They're still cycling. So they white-knuckle their way through ... View Post

When most people think of menopause, they think of two things: hot flashes and night sweats. And yes, those are real and they are common. But they represent a tiny fraction of what the hormonal transition of perimenopause and menopause can actually do to the human body. Every week at The Lee Clin... View Post

Of all the symptoms women bring up in perimenopause and menopause, brain fog and memory changes are the ones that scare them the most. Not the hot flashes. Not the weight gain. The moment a woman can't find the word she's looking for mid-sentence — a word she's used a thousand times — or walks in... View Post

GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide have been genuinely life-changing for a lot of people. The weight loss is real. The metabolic benefits are real. But there's something that doesn't get talked about nearly enough — and we see it regularly in our patients at The Lee Clinic. These ... View Post

When women start learning about hormone therapy, estrogen gets most of the attention. And testosterone is finally having its moment. But progesterone? It quietly sits in the background, underloved and underappreciated — even though for many women, it's the first hormone to decline and the one who... View Post

Testosterone is not a male hormone. It's a human hormone — and women make it their entire adult lives. It plays a quiet but critical role in how you feel, think, move, and function. And like estrogen and progesterone, it declines with age. Most women lose testosterone gradually through their 30s... View Post