I’ve been lurking and posting on this forum for over a decade, and I’ve seen the same tired advice recycled endlessly: pop a pill for PCOS, HRT for menopause woes, or tweak your thyroid meds until something sticks. But let’s cut the BS-gynecological endocrinology seems stuck in a pharma-driven rut, ignoring how our endocrine systems are tangled up with gut health, environmental toxins, and chronic stress in ways Big Med conveniently overlooks.
Has anyone dug into emerging research on microbiome-endocrine axis disruptions specifically in women? Like, how dysbiosis from antibiotics or poor diet might be fueling insulin resistance in non-obese PCOS patients more than we think, and why aren’t we seeing protocols that prioritize fecal transplants or targeted probiotics over endless metformin scripts? I’ve read a few small studies hinting at this, but they’re buried under the usual hormone monopoly. Skeptical as always-prove me wrong with real data, not anecdotes. What’s your take?