ABOUT YOUTHFUL HORMONES
Making sense of hormonal medicine.
Youthful Hormones is the education arm of Youthful Vitality & Longevity Medicine® for perimenopause, menopause, testosterone and thyroid health. We translate primary research into clear, honest guidance for women, men and the clinicians who care for them.
WHY THIS SITE EXISTS
Two decades of fear. A more nuanced reality.
After 2002, millions of women were told hormone therapy was dangerous, and many still suffer symptoms that are treatable. Men face the opposite problem: testosterone marketed as a fix for aging. We exist to give people the actual evidence, in context, from a physician who treats these conditions every day.
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Hormonal optimization
Youthful Medicine’s care model rests on four quadrants: autoimmunity and inflammation; metabolic and obesity health; hormonal optimization; and regenerative and cellular health. This site goes deep on the third.
MEDICAL EDITOR
Farhan Tahir, MD, FACR, Dip. ABOM
Dr. Tahir is quadruple board-certified in internal medicine, rheumatology, integrative medicine and obesity medicine, with more than 20 years of clinical experience across academic, hospital, oncology, infusion, telemedicine and integrative settings. His interest in longevity and lifestyle medicine began during his rheumatology fellowship at the University of Michigan. He founded Youthful Vitality & Longevity Medicine in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, with a second office in Manhattan.
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Obesity Medicine (Diplomate, ABOM)
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Internal Medicine · Rheumatology · Integrative Medicine
FELLOWSHIP
Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
RESIDENCY
Internal Medicine, NYU Downtown Hospital, New York
MEDICAL DEGREE
Rawalpindi Medical College, Punjab University
HONOR
Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology (FACR)
EDITORIAL STANDARDS
Six rules we hold every page to.
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Primary sources first
Every number links to the trial, guideline or regulatory document it came from, not to a news story about it.
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Honest evidence labels
Each claim is labeled: human randomized trial, observational study, expert consensus or regulatory decision.
03
Numbers in context
We report the dose, duration and comparison behind every result, and absolute risk alongside relative risk where it matters.
04
Approval status, always
We say plainly whether a treatment is FDA-approved, off-label or investigational, and we favor FDA-approved hormones over compounded products.
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Physician reviewed
Content is reviewed by Dr. Tahir before publication. We are transparent that Youthful Medicine offers some of the treatments discussed.
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Updated and corrected
Research updates publish every two weeks. Spot an error? Write to info@youthfulhormones.org and we will review it.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMER
Youthful Hormones provides general educational information only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, and reading it does not create a doctor–patient relationship. Hormone therapy, testosterone, thyroid medicines and non-hormonal treatments discussed here require evaluation and ongoing supervision by a licensed clinician. Never start, stop or change a medicine based on this site. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call 911.
Questions, corrections or speaking requests?
Write to info@youthfulhormones.org, or book a visit with Youthful Medicine in Doylestown, Manhattan or by telemedicine.