Lori HarderFounder of glōci | Bestselling Author

Should Women Be on Hormones?

11 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this excerpt, the speaker highlights how hormone treatments are widely accepted and normalized for men, often presented as quick fixes for issues like muscle loss or low drive. In contrast, she describes a cultural taboo surrounding hormone use for women, noting the frustration of experiencing unexplained loss of muscle and motivation without a clear path to treatment. She mentions that many women, including herself, consider testosterone or other hormone therapies when such symptoms become noticeable, and she plans to explore these options as soon as she observes a decline.

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It's really crazy because there's so many hormones out there for men and it's been normalized. Oh, my gosh, you're losing muscle. We don't want that. You don't want that. Like, here, take this. Or oh my gosh, you've lost your drive. Take this. And for women, it's like we're sitting here alone going, wait, why do I not feel motivated? Or why am I losing my muscle? And it's actually been a conversation that I feel is really taboo for some people. Like, oh, my gosh, you take what I take. Testosterone. Yeah, all of the things, Right. Like so many women I know do. I do. Not yet, but I will as soon as things start to dip or I start to really notice something. That's the first thing I'm going to start is looking at all of those things.