What Every Woman Should Know About Hormones & Vaginal Health | Dr. Anna Cabeca

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Aug 28, 2025

In this engaging conversation, Dr. Anna Cabeca, a triple board-certified expert in gynecology and integrative medicine, reveals the vital role of oxytocin, the 'love hormone,' in women's health. She discusses how vaginal health impacts intimacy and hormone balance, sharing safe ways to enhance oxytocin naturally. Dr. Cabeca also highlights the challenges of menopause and effective strategies for pelvic floor health. The discussion is filled with actionable advice for managing women’s hormonal wellness in a holistic way, making it both informative and entertaining.

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INSIGHT

Oxytocin As A Master Regulator

Oxytocin is a central regulator that organizes other hormones and improves longevity, immunity, brain and cardiovascular health.
When oxytocin is balanced, other hormonal systems tend to fall into order and function better.

ANECDOTE

Oxytocin Helped Break A Pain Loop

Dr. Tyna used oxytocin to escape a chronic pain loop and described it as calming the nervous system enough to move through pain.
She contrasted its effect with opioids, noting it opens a breathing window rather than numbing pain.

ADVICE

Use Oxytocin Intermittently

Use exogenous oxytocin pulsatile and intermittently to avoid receptor desensitization.
Keep doses low and take breaks rather than continuous high dosing.

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On this episode, I’m chatting with my amazing friend Dr. Anna Cabeca, the Girlfriend Doctor. She’s triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine, with over 30 years of experience in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement.

Dr. Anna and I cover the world of oxytocin, vaginal health, and women’s hormones. We cover everything from pain management to intimacy, topicals, and how to navigate menopause without overmedicalizing it. This is such a fun, informative, and honest conversation.

Topics Discussed:

→ What is oxytocin and why is it important for women’s health?

→ How can vaginal health impact intimacy and hormone balance?

→ What are safe and effective ways to use oxytocin?

→ How does menopause affect hormones, connection, and wellbeing?

→ What are the best strategies for managing pelvic floor health and vaginal atrophy?

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On This Episode We Cover:

→ 00:00:00 - Introduction

→ 00:01:49 - Importance of oxytocin

→ 00:04:41 - Uses & dosing of oxytocin

→ 00:09:49 - Overcoming pain

→ 00:16:39 - Lowering cortisol

→ 00:20:44 - Sunlight, infrared light, + mood

→ 00:22:00 - Community, pleasure, hormones

→ 00:30:37 - Oxytocin & women’s hormones

→ 00:38:15 - Not medicalizing menopause

→ 00:42:07 - Menopause’s impact on the family

→ 00:44:40 - Prioritizing connection

→ 00:48:02 - Withholding oxytocin

→ 00:50:06 - Intimacy and sexual health

→ 00:54:09 - Vaginal health

→ 00:55:37 - Vaginal atrophy

→ 01:01:54 - Pelvic floor integrity

→ 01:02:36 - Lichen Sclerosus

→ 01:06:34 - More than estradiol & estriol

→ 01:11:12 - Chronic UTIs

→ 01:14:56 - Topical hormones

Further Listening:

→ EP: 227 | How I Broke Free From The Pain Trap | Solo

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