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Surgical Menopause: It Doesn’t End After Year One

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Surgical menopause doesn’t end after the first year. Even with consistent HRT, your body keeps evolving. Learn why long-term fine-tuning matters and how Masters and menopausal athletes can adapt training, recovery, and hormone support for lasting performance.

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Beyond the Guidelines: The Real Talk on Surgical Menopause, Hormones, and Performance

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A deep-dive into surgical menopause and performance for women athletes. Learn why menopause doesn’t have an age, how to use MHT beyond 51, and how to train smarter through progressive overload, polarization, and periodization.

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Not Everything You See Online Is About You — Until It Is

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“Not everything you see online is about you” sounds wise—until it’s used to silence those who’ve never been represented. This piece explores how privilege, menopause, and race intersect in health conversations that too often erase outliers like Indigenous and surgical menopause athletes.

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Menopause Support Isn’t Either/Or. It’s AND.

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Menopause isn’t solved with one approach. Learn why a hybrid strategy—nutrition, movement, lifestyle AND hormone replacement—offers the most complete support for your long-term health.

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Exploring the Research Gap: Athletes in Surgical Menopause

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Athletes in surgical menopause are nearly invisible in sports science. Coach Croft exposes why this research gap exists and offers the Mastering Menopause Guide — a resource built for athletes navigating performance, hormones, and training in the space science forgot.

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