Hot sex, cool science: Rethinking women’s sexual health through hormonal transitions

Hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can influence everything from desire and arousal to lubrication, mood and overall quality of life — but meaningful solutions require more than surface-level fixes. This session dives into the science of female sexual function, exploring estrogen’s role in vaginal tissue and collagen integrity, androgen contributions to libido, nitric oxide pathways in arousal and the impact of stress physiology on sexual response. We’ll highlight emerging nutraceutical strategies backed by human research and discuss what makes clinical trials in this space stronger, from selecting the right populations to managing placebo effects. Join us to discover how evolving hormonal science is driving smarter, more credible innovations in women’s sexual health.