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Why Your Vaginal Exam Doesn't Stop at Menopause hormone therapy hormones perimenopause & menopause Aug 09, 2026

Written by: Meredith Paci Functional Health Coach 

I was talking to one of my mentees about a client of hers who had this exact experience, and honestly, it still gets me fired up every time I hear it. I find it atrocious.

I told her about a client of mine who had the identical experience. My clie...

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Transitioning Off Birth Control After 40: What to Expect and How to Prepare coaching insights estrogen hormone therapy hormones perimenopause & menopause Jul 30, 2026

Written by Sarah Bishop, MS Exercise Science, Functional Health Coach

A coach in our group mentorship brought us a case. Her client was 45, newly onboarded, and eager to come off hormonal birth control. She had been reading about hormone therapy online and wanted to know where she stood.

That ques...

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A Reader Asks: Am I Too Old for Hormone Therapy? hormone therapy hormones perimenopause & menopause Jul 25, 2026

Written by: Meredith Paci Functional Health Coach

What are you afraid of is a question I come back to often, one I've been asking long before this year. I land on it during any day, week, or season that starts to feel discombobulated, when overwhelm creeps in and I can't even name what I'm overwhel...

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A Reader Asks: Will Estrogen Bring My Endometriosis Back? endometriosis estrogen hormone therapy perimenopause & menopause Jul 12, 2026

Written by: Meredith Paci Functional Health Coach 

A reader wrote in via our anonymous form "Ask Fortify here.with a question:

Last year I had a hysterectomy with one ovary removed due to stage 3 deep infiltrating endometriosis, along with complete surgical removal of all endo including a bowel ...

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A Reader Asks, Part Two: How Do You Choose a Delivery Method? estrogen hormone therapy hormones perimenopause & menopause Jun 27, 2026

Written by: Meredith Paci Functional Health Coach

This is part two. There is a two-part series here answering a reader question submitted through our anonymous form. If you have not read part one, [it's linked here]. It discusses the nuts and bolts of evidence on estradiol, progesterone, and testos...

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