The Androgen Clock: Decoding Epigenetic Evidence Of Hormone History

Biological history encoded within DNA reveals crucial information about health trajectories, aging patterns, and disease risks. For decades, healthcare providers have relied on hormone testing methods that capture mere snapshots – transient measurements failing to reflect lifelong hormone interactions. As a result of this fundamental limitation, our understanding and treatment of hormone-related conditions affecting millions worldwide has remained profoundly incomplete, missing critical patterns of cumulative exposure that drive disease progression and accelerate aging processes.

Enter the androgen clock – a groundbreaking diagnostic innovation analyzing DNA methylation to establish comprehensive, long-term records of androgen exposure.

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International Women’s Day: Closing the Healthcare Gender Gap as a Key to Optimize Female Longevity

“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” – Gloria Steinem.

The United Nations has declared the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day as “Accelerate Action”, calling for swift action to achieve gender equality. This message rings the alarm on the slow progress being made toward this goal, as at the current rate, it will take until 2158—or approximately five generations—to reach gender parity.

The healthcare gender gap looms large. While women on average enjoy a longer life—with an additional 7 years of life expectancy compared to men—they disproportionately spend their last decade with disease, disability, and dementia, accounting for over 75% of all cases. The female longevity advantage is lost due to the time women spend in poor physical and cognitive health. This means that female lifespan advantages are not currently matched by a longer healthspan.

The concept of FemSpan, coined by Dr. Pearlman, aims to apply a female-centric approach to healthy aging and disease management to ensure that women are maximally able to benefit from their female longevity advantage with healthy aging.

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2025's Must-Have Practice Tools: Sharpen Your Clinical Edge At The San Antonio Symposium

2025’s Must-Have Practice Tools: Sharpen Your Clinical Edge At The San Antonio Symposium

The next generation of whole-person healthcare belongs to practitioners who can adapt, innovate, and lead with confidence. As science pushes boundaries and patients demand more personalized, integrative care, the need for advanced skills and specialized expertise has never been greater. 2025 presents a pivotal opportunity for future-focused providers to acquire game-changing practice tools and certifications that will distinguish them in an ever-more competitive field.

In less than two weeks, renowned experts will present transformative education designed to improve patient outcomes and boost practice revenue. With 94% of patients now prioritizing preventive care, can your practice afford to miss this opportunity?

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