Hormone Heroines Podcast
Hormones shouldn’t feel confusing. On Hormone Heroines, Dr. Serena Russum and Dr. Heidi Codino share real stories, expert insights, and simple tools to help you understand your body and feel supported through every stage—PMS, fertility, postpartum, perimenopause, and beyond.
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Why Women with PCOS Have 3x More Gum Disease (And What It Means for Your Hormones) (opens the original)
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In this episode of Hormone Heroines, we sit down with Christine Horton — women's health coach, dental hygienist, and Programs and Advocacy Co-Director for the PCOS Awareness Association — to explore the surprising link between oral health and hormone balance. Christine, who was diagnosed with PCOS at 17 and later navigated insulin resistance and a difficult perimenopause, walks us through the recent renaming of PCOS to PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome) — a shift meant to capture th
The Gut Bacteria Secretly Controlling Your Estrogen (opens the original)
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In this episode of Hormone Heroines, we sit down with Lisa Smith, host of the Pretty Well podcast, to unpack the deep connection between gut health and hormone balance. Lisa breaks down gut dysbiosis using a simple "good army vs. bad army" analogy, then dives into the estrobolome — the group of gut bacteria that determine how much estrogen recirculates in the body. She explains how the enzyme beta-glucuronidase can knock already-discarded estrogen back into circulation, contributing to PMS and p
The Natural GLP-1 Alternative (opens the original)
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In this episode of Hormone Heroines, we sit down with Sarah Kennedy, founder and CEO of Calocurb, to explore the science behind natural GLP-1 activation and appetite regulation. Sarah explains how our bodies naturally produce GLP-1 and other appetite-regulating hormones after eating, why these signals can become less effective with age and modern eating habits, and how prescription GLP-1 medications differ from the body's normal physiology. We discuss how Calocurb was developed through more than
Vaginal Health Deep Dive (opens the original)
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In this episode of Hormone Heroines , we sit down with Dr. Christina Enzmann, board-certified OB-GYN and menopause specialist, to discuss genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM)—a commonly overlooked group of vaginal, urinary, and sexual-health symptoms linked to declining estrogen. Dr. Enzmann explains why GSM is much more than vaginal dryness. Symptoms can include painful sex, vaginal burning or irritation, urinary urgency, frequent urination, recurrent bladder infections, and UTI-like sympt
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