{"podcast":{"title":"The Tamsen Show","slug":"the-tamsen-show-7240853","podcast_index_feed_id":7240853,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADL4202039472","website_url":"https://www.tamsenfadal.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9ef0e418-90b0-11ef-b767-4b000d0ba2c7/image/83c6699c6eb042841a06e4d2e13bafb4.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Tamsen Fadal Media","episode_count":87,"summary":"If you’ve ever thought, what’s next for me? Then this is for you. If you’re ready for a roadmap, this is your starting point. Join Emmy-winning Journalist, filmmaker and New York Times best selling author Tamsen Fadal as she searches for real answers that will make a real difference. Twice a week. Top doctors, leading voices, and women rewriting their own stories. From hormones and health to reinvention and relationships, and everything else in between. This is your space to take charge of your health, reclaim your life and step into a version of yourself that feels like the best is yet to come. Because this isn’t the beginning of the end. It’s the beginning of everything - and we’re even not close to being done. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Follow @thetamsenshow for updates and behind-the-scenes.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T22:19:24.944092+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tamsen-show-7240853"},"episode":{"title":"Testosterone 101: Everything You Need to Know in 20 Minutes","slug":"testosterone-101-everything-you-need-to-know-in-20-minutes","published_at":"2026-04-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tamsen-show-7240853/testosterone-101-everything-you-need-to-know-in-20-minutes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tamsen-show-7240853","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/79eff3/prefix.up.audio/s/tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL5248593018.mp3?updated=1776009384","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/79eff3/prefix.up.audio/s/tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL5248593018.mp3?updated=1776009384","summary":"So you've heard about testosterone. Maybe your doctor mentioned it, maybe you saw something on social media, maybe you just feel off and you're trying to figure out why. But no one has sat down and actually explained it to you. Until now. Tamsen has spent years interviewing the top doctors in the menopause space and has her own real experience navigating testosterone: the wrong turns, the things that finally worked, and everything she wishes someone had told her sooner. This episode is her way of making it simple. Whether you've been on estrogen and progesterone and still feel flat, you've lost motivation and drive and chalked it up to stress or getting older, or you've been handed an antidepressant when what you actually needed was a hormone conversation, this episode is for you. Because testosterone was never just a male hormone. And the fact that most of us were never told that says everything. You'll learn: - Why women actually have more testosterone in their bodies than estrogen and what happens when it drops - The difference between low libido and the flatness that touches everything: energy, motivation, muscle, mood - Why the standard blood test may completely miss low testosterone in women - The different delivery options, including the one Tamsen tried first that she wouldn't recommend - How to ask your doctor for the right test and what to say if they won't have the conversation This episode is part of the How to Menopause series, where Tamsen goes deeper on each chapter of her book right here on the podcast. Twenty minutes. Everything you need to know. Find menopause providers in your area If you liked this conversation, check out the rest of the How To Menopause series: ⁠⁠Estrogen Down There 101: Here's Everything You Need to Know⁠⁠ ⁠Relationships 101: Is I…","meta_description":"So you've heard about testosterone. Maybe your doctor mentioned it, maybe you saw something on social media, maybe you just feel off and you're trying to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1199,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tamsen-show-7240853/episodes/testosterone-101-everything-you-need-to-know-in-20-minutes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tamsen-show-7240853/testosterone-101-everything-you-need-to-know-in-20-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}