What Is Progesterone? Why Women Over 30 Need to Understand This Hormone.
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What Is Progesterone? Why Women Over 30 Need to Understand This Hormone.

Progesterone is much more than a pregnancy hormone. For women in their 30s and 40s, changes in progesterone can play an important role in perimenopause, PMS, PMDD, sleep, mood, anxiety, and overall hormone balance. At Austin Medicine, our functional and concierge medicine approach looks beyond a single hormone level. We look at how your hormones interact with your brain, metabolism, gut, stress response, and overall health.

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The Guidelines Finally Caught Up. Here Is What Changed in 2026.

The Guidelines Finally Caught Up. Here Is What Changed in 2026.

I want to walk you through five changes that happened in medicine over the last year. Not because they are new to me, but because the official guidelines finally moved to where root-cause medicine has been standing for a long time.

Here is the thing most people do not realize. A guideline changing does not mean the science just appeared. It means the system finally caught up to it. And usually the only thing that actually changes overnight is what your insurance will pay for.

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The Myth That Keeps Women Undiagnosed

The Myth That Keeps Women Undiagnosed

The image most people have of sleep apnea is a heavy-set middle-aged man who snores loudly and falls asleep watching television. That image has done enormous damage.

Sleep apnea is a serious condition that can affect anyone regardless of sex or gender, yet it is often misdiagnosed in women as menopause, depression, or high blood pressure. 

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