169: Do I Really Have a Hormone Imbalance? What Every Woman Needs to Know

Confessions of a Male Gynecologist · Jul 9, 2026 · 14m

For years, women were told their symptoms were "all in their head." Fatigue, brain fog, irregular periods, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, anxiety, insomnia, weight changes — dismissed, minimized, or blamed on stress.

But now the pendulum has swung hard in the opposite direction.

Spend five minutes on Instagram or TikTok and you'll likely be told your cortisol is too high, your estrogen is too high, your progesterone is too low, your testosterone needs optimizing, your gut is destroying your hormones, and every symptom you have is proof of a hormone imbalance.

So which is it?

In this episode of…