A data-informed guide to women's hormonal health from puberty to menopause, by endocrinologist and NYU professor Dr. Gillian Goddard. Weekly answers to your burning questions, so you can become a savvier patient.
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Gillian Goddard is an endocrinologist and the author of The Savvy Patient and the book The Hormone Loop. She is an adjunct assistant professor of medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She lives in Westchester, New York with her family.
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