Glauc Talk: Pituitary Glands: The Testicles of the Brain

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens · Nov 4, 2025 · 51m

So… I turned 40. And like any doctor staring down middle age, I celebrated by talking about colonoscopy prep.

This week, Kristin and I unpack everything that happens to your body when you hit your forties, from dry eyes and presbyopia to statins and perimenopause. (Don’t worry, it’s still funny.) We talk about getting old, staying healthy, and why I’m way too excited to film my own colonoscopy.

Then things take a turn for the scientific. We dive into the pituitary gland, why I called it the “testicles of the brain,” and how hormones control everything from stress to growth. It’s nerdy, it’s…