559: What every woman should know about hormone health | Board-Certified Gynecologist Kiarra King, MD

“This is your life, your body. And you get one,” says Kiarra King, MD. Kiarra King, M.D., a board-certified gynecologist, is driving transformative change in the reproductive health space by focusing on educating and empowering women. In this episode, she shares her expertise on everything from fertility to menopause, and everything in between, including: -What we’ve gotten wrong about women’s hormones (~0:50) -Labs across the lifespan (~3:40) -The importance of education (~5:20) -HRT for men and women (~8:00) -The history of IUDs (~13:20) -Advice for fertility testing (~16:13) -Modern options for conceiving (~25:00) -Becoming a better advocate at the doctor’s office (~28:30) -The future of wearables (~35:18) Referenced in the episode: -Connect with Kiarra online (https://drkiarraking.com/) -Follow her on Instagram (drkiarraking) -Check out Mellow Menopause by Olly (www.olly.com) We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices