Hormones

A quick summary: Menopause Hormone Therapy, what you need to know Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is the most effective treatment for hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal symptoms related to menopause. It can also be very effective at treating many other symptoms of menopause like sleep disturbances, mood, low energy, joint pain, dry skin &...

4 Science-backed ways to support weight, energy, and metabolism in midlife Even with the storm of declining hormones, rising stress, and metabolism shifts brewing, your choices still matter. A lot. Small, targeted changes can really add up—and you don’t need a boot camp mindset or extreme diet to see benefits.Here are 4 Science-backed ways you...

A New Year rest: 10 reasons to try going dry In midlife, women’s bodies go through a serious systemic recalibration. As estrogen and progesterone levels drop, we become much more sensitive to external stressors—alcohol can be particularly taxing. If you’ve noticed that your usual après-work glass of wine suddenly “hits differently” or leaves you feeling...

Why so many women gain weight in midlife: What it means for your health—and what you can do about it For lots of women (more than 70% in fact!) midlife brings an unwelcome guest: extra weight mostly around our middle. The scale starts creeping upwards, even when nothing else seems to have changed. The jeans...

Here are our predictions for the New Year: For decades, care has been reactive, fragmented, and focused on managing symptoms after they appear. But as we head into 2026, that model is finally breaking. What’s replacing it is something far more powerful: proactive, personalized care that recognizes hormones as a foundational driver of long-term health,...

Our bodies constantly send signals through subtle shifts—like fatigue, poor sleep, skin changes, and low energy. These meaningful clues reveal what’s happening beneath the surface. One powerful way to understand these signals is through blood work. At Coral, we go beyond sex hormone testing. While measuring estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone helps establish a baseline, these...

Osteoporosis – a major health concern for women Perimenopause and menopause have strong effects on bone health: lower estrogen levels speed up bone density loss, making bones more fragile and raising the risk of osteoporosis (Silva et al., 2021). But bone health isn’t only about avoiding fractures. It’s about staying mobile, independent, and feeling good...

Meet Jeanne Lefebvre, Nurse Clinician at Coral As a licensed Nurse Clinician, Jeanne brings both clinical expertise and deep compassion to her work. She is passionate about women’s health from a global perspective, with a particular interest in sexual health and well-being. Jeanne holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and completed graduate studies in...

Many women remain understandably hesitant about hormone therapy. Much of this hesitation, along with the anxiety and fear that sometimes comes with it, can likely be traced back to one high-profile study. The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study, published on July 17, 2002, in JAMA, significantly changed how hormone therapy was viewed and prescribed. Its...

Midlife is a powerful and transformative time in a woman’s life, a bridge between younger and older adulthood. It’s a phase filled with growth, change, and often, a whole lot of responsibility. For many women, the midlife years bring a unique set of stressors: aging parents, growing children, demanding careers, shifting relationships, and often little...