The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

Part 1: Women Have Been Lied To About Testosterone with Victoria Felkar

Apr 11, 2026

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In this episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Victoria Felkar, and we go where most conversations in women's health simply don't: anabolic steroids. Why has this topic been so misunderstood—and even feared—by women, especially in midlife? Are we lumping very different hormones into one "scary" category without truly understanding them?

Victoria shares her own jaw-dropping health story—one that led to sky-high androgens, medical confusion, and even accusations of steroid use. How did a teenage experience with birth control, stress, and recovery from an eating disorder spiral into a complex endocrine storm? And what did it reveal about the massive gaps in women's hormonal research?

We also tackle the controversial rise of testosterone therapy and anabolic use in women. Do we really have more testosterone than estrogen? Are the benefits being overhyped? What does the research actually say about muscle, bone, migraines, and long-term risk? And how do we separate empowerment from misinformation in a world flooded with hormone trends?

In this episode, we uncover:

How anabolic steroids differ from bioidentical hormones and TRT.
Why the "women have more testosterone" claim is misleading.
What research actually shows about androlone and bone density.
How androgen activity goes far beyond simple blood levels.
Why lifestyle foundations matter before hormone optimization.

If you've ever been curious—or confused—about testosterone, anabolic agents, or your own hormone story, this conversation is a must-listen!

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