Same vague symptoms, different hormone blamed depending on which corner of the internet you're on — cortisol, testosterone, thyroid, estrogen. Dr. Lara walks through what these hormones actually do, when testing is genuinely useful, and why so much of the online conversation is built to sell you something.

For decades, the medical establishment got menopause wrong — and women paid for it. Dr. Lisa Larkin has spent her career helping correct the record. In this conversation, she breaks down how the science evolved, what social media is getting right and wrong, and why personalized care changes everything for women navigating midlife health.