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Jennifer Gunter

What Jennifer Gunter thinks about health and fitness

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Obstetrician-gynecologist and author of The Vagina Bible and The Menopause Manifesto. Writes The Vajenda newsletter on women's health, menopause, hormone therapy and health misinformation.

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8 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Jennifer Gunter has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingThe latest testosterone abstract does not prove that testosterone causes heart disease in postmenopausal women.

    Their wordsThis latest testosterone abstract does not prove that testosterone causes heart disease in postmenopausal women, just as last year's estrogen abstract did not prove that hormone therapy prevents disease in perimenopause.

    ↗Testosterone and Heart Diseasevajenda.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece

  2. 5 days earlier

  3. Our readingThe ACP guideline's exclusion of tibolone lacks sufficient evidence to justify safety concerns.

    Their wordsThe guideline excluded tibolone for what the authors write are "safety reasons," but they provide no analysis showing why its safety profile would preclude its use for hot flashes and night sweats.

    ↗The Price of a Hot Flashvajenda.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  4. 5 weeks earlier

  5. Our readingBone loss during perimenopause is likely caused by multiple hormones.

    Their wordsBone loss during perimenopause is likely a multi-hormone event.

    ↗Bone Health Without the Hypevajenda.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  7. Our readingDenosumab requires continuous use because stopping it can lead to rapid bone loss.

    Their wordsDenosumab is a fantastic antiresorptive medication, but people need to be on it continuously and cannot just stop it as rapid loss of bone in the 12 months after stopping can occur.

    ↗Bone Health Without the Hypevajenda.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece

  8. 9 days earlier

  9. Our readingCompounded testosterone products for women may not be formulated consistently or match their labeling.

    Their wordsWomen who are using compounded testosterone have every reason to worry that their products may not be formulated consistently or match the labeling.

    ↗The Problem with Compounded Testosteronevajenda.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  11. Our readingThe amount of testosterone in compounded gels and creams can vary substantially from the prescribed concentration.

    Their wordsThe one study we have showed that the amount of testosterone in compounded gels and creams can vary substantially from the prescribed concentration, which is not unexpected.

    ↗The Problem with Compounded Testosteronevajenda.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece

  12. 5 weeks earlier

  13. Our readingTestosterone levels do not reliably distinguish women with symptoms from those without.

    Their wordsTestosterone levels do not reliably distinguish women with symptoms from those without.

    ↗MIDI and the Making of Female Testosterone Deficiencyvajenda.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  15. Our readingThere is no established clinical syndrome or testosterone level that defines testosterone deficiency for women.

    Their wordsThe Endocrine Society (2014) and the Global Consensus Statement on Testosterone (2019) both concluded there is no established clinical syndrome or testosterone level that defines testosterone deficiency for women.

    ↗MIDI and the Making of Female Testosterone Deficiencyvajenda.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece