Cortisol Is Stealing Your Hormones: Why Women Are Exhausted
22 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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Speaker (Darrian Peck) explains that cortisol, a survival stress hormone, can 'steal' from progesterone and affect women’s sex hormones because the body allocates steroid hormones (derived from cholesterol) according to need. The talk emphasizes that stress-driven cortisol production diverts precursors away from reproductive hormones, so managing stress and fixing basic sleep hygiene are primary steps; supplements cannot replace adequate sleep and should come after foundational measures.










