There’s been a lot of talk lately about testosterone and whether or not women should be taking it – so I want to share my decades-long experience with HRT, aka hormone replacement therapy.

Hormone replacement therapy (or HRT) has long been used to treat menopausal symptoms in women caused by hormonal changes, like hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and vaginal dryness.

I’ve personally been using HRT for over a decade, but not just the kind you might expect. Most HRT contains estrogen and progesterone – which are female sex hormones – but I’ve actually seen the greatest benefit from testosterone. (And it was something I had to research and ask for – no doctor suggested it to me upfront.)