Female Hormonal Health

Cycle, Fertility, and Menopause — an Evidence-Based, Lifespan Guide to Nutrition and Lifestyle

Female Hormonal Health is Book J1 of The Performance & Human Physiology Encyclopedia — a 93-volume, university-level library on the real hormonal levers, past the myths and the boosters. It is written for women and men managing hormonal health, and the professionals guiding them: deep enough that a professional already trained in the field keeps learning, structured clearly enough that a motivated reader can follow every step.

What you will find inside

• Female Hormonal Health: The Landscape, and How to Think About It
• Endocrine Foundations: Hormones, Receptors, and the HPO Axis
• The Menstrual Cycle: Physiology Across the Month
• Cycle-Based Nutrition & Training: Evidence vs. Hype
• PMS, PMDD, and Menstrual Symptoms
• PCOS: The Most Common Endocrine Disorder
• Endometriosis, Thyroid, Amenorrhea/RED-S, and Other Conditions
• Fertility & Preconception Nutrition
• Pregnancy and Postpartum Nutrition
• Hormonal Contraception: What to Know
• Perimenopause and Menopause: The Transition
• Managing the Menopause Transition: Nutrition, Lifestyle, and MHT in Context
• Putting It All Together: A Lifespan, Evidence-Based Framework

How this book is written

• University level, without dilution. Exact scientific terminology, defined at first use — mechanisms, not just conclusions.
• Evidence graded, not asserted. Major claims carry a level, from A (strong) to D (expert opinion), so you always know how much weight to give them.
• Numbers, formulas, worked examples. Reference ranges, equations and solved calculations you can apply the same day.
• Myths confronted directly. Where a popular claim does not survive the evidence, the book says so — and shows why.
• Fully referenced (APA 7). References at the end of every chapter, plus a master bibliography.

13 chapters · approx. 150 pages · Book J1, Collection J — Hormonal, Sexual & Reproductive Health.