Knowledge Center · Hormones
What each hormone does, what affects it, how it's measured, and the optimization and therapy considerations to bring to a licensed provider. Education first — care when you're ready.
Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone (also important in women) that influences muscle, bone, libido, mood, and energy. It can be measured and, where clinically appropriate, optimized under a provider.
Estradiol is the main estrogen, central to female reproductive health and important in both sexes for bone, cardiovascular, and brain health.
Thyroid hormones set the body's metabolic rate, affecting energy, weight, mood, temperature, and heart rate. Thyroid problems are common and treatable.
Cortisol is the primary stress hormone, following a daily rhythm and shaping energy, blood sugar, immune function, and recovery.
DHEA is an adrenal precursor hormone that converts into testosterone and estrogen. It declines with age and is sold as a supplement, with mixed evidence.
Key reproductive hormone in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy; also relevant to sleep and mood.
Upstream precursor from which other steroid hormones are made.
Pituitary hormone affecting growth, body composition, and repair; clinical use is tightly defined.
Mediates many effects of growth hormone; used as a marker of GH status.
Central regulator of blood sugar and energy storage; insulin sensitivity underpins metabolic health.
Adipose-derived hormone signaling energy status to the brain; involved in appetite and metabolism.
More hormones are added on the same template. Each page is written conservatively and reviewed before publishing.
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