Female Endocrinology Masterclass

Beyond fertility. Beyond menstruation. Beyond menopause. The definitive functional hormone series!

You already know the labs. You get the difference between conventional and ideal targets. HPO axis mechanisms- tick! And then those complex cases walk in... the ones where the labs don't match the presentation, where standard protocols don't cut it...

This series is designed for practitioners ready to go deeper: advanced endocrinology, nuanced case reasoning, and the evidence gaps most clinical education ignores.

You'll examine the complex, systemic, multifaceted roles of the key female sex hormones: oestrogens, progestogens and androgens; and get to know them like you never have before.

"If you've between on this journey with me, you know we've covered hormone & fertility fundamentals and all the big reproductive conditions. Now it's time to go deeper; to bring it all together with a whole-person perspective; to move to a place where every patient, every system and every condition can be viewed and addressed by considering endocrinological drivers & hormone fine-tuning. Because I believe that sex hormones are more than just that- they affect system, every condition and every symptom. You cannot silo medical specialities and get real-world results. Whether you're treating the gut, the musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, thyroid dysfunction, stress, mood disorders, allergies..... if you're not considering endocrinology, you're not addressing the whole picture. Knowing how, why and what to do about it allows us to achieve the best outcomes for every patient, no matter what the presentation." Rhiannon

Acknowledging the lack of evidence in female healthcare is essential.

This is where clinical expertise and refined skill allow us to be confident in our practices & really help our patients.

This isn't an introduction: it's a recalibration.

Across this series, we'll work through the clinical grey zones: cases that don't fit the textbook and the reasoning frameworks that separate competent practitioners from exceptional ones.

If you're ready to practice utilising cutting edge evidence, recognising gaps in the literature, where clinical experience and results really count, and where real professional confidence & patient results are found... this is for you!

Live Dates

6- 8 pm, Thursday 24th September

6- 8 pm Thursday 22nd October

6- 8 pm Thursday 19th November

All available live with ongoing on demand access.

Three hormones, three sessions!

✔️ Androgens

 ✔️ Oestrogens

 ✔️ Progestogens

Join Rhiannon for three, 2-hour investigations into the nuance of clinical considerations for each of our favourite sex hormones.

What Each Session Includes

• In-depth clinical session with one each focused on systemic considerations for each of the major sex hormone groups: androgens, oestrogens and progestogens.

• Tools designed for immediate & easy clinical application.

• Case studies and clinical data illustrating real-world complexity.

• Clinical and testing considerations for atypical presentations.

September

The most under-estimated hormones in female physiology...

Androgens in women & AFABs get two clinical stories: PMOS-excess, or sometimes a nod in menopause.

These are oversimplified and don't do them justice.

Androgens are frequently blamed, rarely thoroughly assessed, or optimised with nuance.

 We'll cover the good, the bad, the ugly... and the beautiful!

Some of what we'll cover:

Nuanced testosterone, DHEAs, androstenedione & DHT assessment

Hormone pathways and identification & management of barriers

 Roles beyond reproduction including energy, muscle mass, cognition & mood

 Complex relationship with stress & adrenals

 Dramatic behaviour shifts across the lifespan: often invisible, until patients present with Sx nobody's connected to androgen status

 Clinical optimisation beyond reproduction.

 Rapidly evolving field of androgen replacement therapy in AFABs

 Considerations for clinical specificity

What we WON'T cover*:

Routine assessment of testosterone, DHEAs, androstenedione with optimal reference ranges

Roles in reproduction & libido

Hyperandrogenism in PMOS

Peri/menopause patterns

Routine clinical management

*Included in preexisting webinars/masterclasses: see packages below.

October

Everyone knows the fundamentals of oestrogen...

But is it actually the most misunderstood sex hormone in the room?

What's actually driving an oestrogen picture? HPO axis signalling, steroidogenesis, aromatase, SHBG, phase 1 & 2 detox, the balance between 2-, 4-, and 16-hydroxylation pathways, receptor sensitivity...?

It's not an exaggeration to say understanding this dynamic hormone is key to optimising female health outcomes.

Some of what we'll cover:

Nuanced assessment of production, bioavailability & detoxification

When & how to use SNPs & urinary metabolites

Bidirectional relationship with methylation & histamine

Impacts of hormone contraceptives, including lab interpretation & clinical support for OCP & IUDs

Complex relationship with neurotransmitters & brain function across the lifespan

Early red flags for long-term, preventable, oestrogen-related diseases

Metabolism, weight & cholesterol

Inflammation, histamine & immune modulation

Skin & collagen

What we WON'T cover*:

Routine assessments with optimal reference ranges

Roles in ovulation, reproduction & menstrual cyce symptoms

Management in endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, etc

Patterns & use in peri/menopause

Routine clinical management

*Included in preexisting webinars/masterclasses: see packages below.

November

Progestogens are commonly oversimplified...

Too commonly dismissed as friend or foe, they're actually are complex, multifaceted, and important to get right.

Progesterone gets reduced to "the calming hormone" or "oestrogen's antagonist”, but both framings reduce it’s complexity and nuance.

Progestins are not inherently evil. Progesterone is not always beneficial.

The least consistent hormone family, both in concentration and reactivity.

Some of what we'll cover:

Specific actions across the lifespan, beyond reproduction & menstrual cycle symptoms

Receptor sensitivity, actions & optimisation

Impacts of hormone contraceptives, including lab interpretation & clinical support for OCP & IUDs

Differentiation of progestins, review of safety & clinical indications

Use of exogenous micronised progesterone outside of peri/menopause

The little-understood relative progesterone EXCESS

Complex relationship with neurotransmitters & brain function across the lifespan

Relationship to inflammation, histamine & immune modulation

Role in musculoskeletal disorders

What we WON'T cover*:

Routine assessments with optimal ranges

Roles in ovulation, reproduction & menstrual cyce symptoms

Contribution to endometriosis, adenomyosis

Patterns & use in peri/menopause

Routine clinical management

*Included in preexisting webinars/masterclasses: see packages below.

Learning Outcomes 

• Identify the unique role sex hormones play on systemic health, beyond menstruation and reproduction, and how you can use these insights to optimise clinical outcomes for all female patients. 

• Understand the complexity of steroidogenesis, assessment including interpretation of relevant polymorphisms and urinary metabolites, and interventions to optimise outcomes.

• Appreciate the unique relationship between sex hormones, thyroid function, adrenal adaptation and metabolism.

• Recognise the key role clinical mitochondrial optimisation plays in ovarian function, hormone modulation, health and longevity.

• Deepen your understanding of the bidirectional relationship between sex hormones, the microbiome and digestive health.

• Through the presentation of case studies and pathology examples, view real-world examples of how nuance is applied to optimise systemic health outcomes.

• A thorough insight into indicated herbal, nutritional and lifestyle medicine.

• Confidence in choosing individualised clinical interventions that get real results for real people.

Who This Is For

Designed for functional and integrative practitioners working with hormone health, including:

• Naturopaths

• Nutritionists

• Integrative GPs

• Acupuncturists & TCM practitioners

• Integrative dieticians

Gain exclusive access to the online forum, where you can access extra resources, ask questions and join the ongoing conversation!

Participants will receive 6 CPD points

Highly recommended prerequisite learning! 

To ensure comprehensive understanding of sex hormone and HPO axis assessment and management.

Female Hormone Assessment Webinar: 2-hour webinar comprehensively covering hormone function & assessment.

Female Hormone Assessment & Herbal Medicine Prescription Masterclass: INCLUDES the 2-hour Hormone Assessment Webinar, as well as 3 further sessions covering mechanisms, indications and contraindications of hormonally-acting herbal medicines.

*This content is our most popular education, will not be revisited in the upcoming masterclass, and is highly valuable foundational knowledge.

See ticket bundle options below.

About your presenter

Rhiannon is a highly regarded clinical educator and one of Australia's leading experts in reproductive and hormonal health. She has been working in hormonal and reproductive health for over 20 years, focusing largely on complex infertility, pregnancy, postpartum health, perimenopause and healthy aging.

With the added advantage of having worked with many of her patients long-term, Rhiannon has tracked countless individual's hormone and general pathology markers over many years, bringing a unique insight into the specific trajectories and patterns seen through all stages of the reproductive and menopausal life span.

This nuance of hormone patterns and change in many circumstances is routinely overlooked in both functional and conventional practitioner education, and like all things with female health, has been radically under-researched.

Rhiannon brings a wealth of experience of both functional and conventional interventions too both her everyday practice and practitioner training, and is always striving to provide accessible, practical, but in depth education in this field, with the ultimate aim of supporting practitioners to become the best clinicians they can, to feel confident and content in their practice, and to be able to go on and help many individual patients.

What practitioners are saying 💫

"I highly recommend Rhiannon's masterclasses and mentoring program. My knowledge around symptom and blood test interpretation, as well as treatment, of women's hormonal issues has increased exponentially. Working with Rhiannon has reinvigorated my love of helping women achieve optimal health and wellbeing and I'm so grateful for this - as are my patients!"

Dr Caitlin O'Mahony, integrative GP, president ACNEM

"Rhiannon is a an absolute powerhouse of information. The depth of information is unparalleled, is evidence backed, and allows me to be able to utilise this information in clinic straight away.  I have done a number of her courses and they never disappoint."

Wendy Burke, naturopath

"Informative and practical which I love. It's SO helpful having both the "why" behind things, as well as very practical tips and tools that you can walk away with and literally implement the next day. She is generous with her information, resources, knowledge and experience, and her strong clinical background lends itself so well to the education environment. Incredibly grateful!"

Natalie Douglas, naturopath

"Rhiannon is a confident and highly engaging speaker with a high level of specialist knowledge in the area of herbal approaches for female hormonal health. Her information was current, backed by relevant, recent evidence as well as case studies from practice. I highly recommend Rhiannon as a mentor, speaker/presenter - she's one of those rare practitioners who make the information accessible and actually holds your attention for a full two hour session!"

Milly Dabrowski, acupuncturist

"Rhiannon is one of the leading voices in integrative women’s health education today. Her teaching is evidence based, comprehensive and insightful. Rhiannon’s Masterclasses have transformed the way I approach my patients, from diagnosis through to treatment. I can’t recommend her courses and mentoring highly enough."

Dr Sarita Jassal, women's health GP

"Amazing, informative, passionate, motivating."

Cheryl Penna, women's health naturopath

“Rhiannon’s masterclasses have been invaluable to my clinical practice. As well as being filled with the latest research and improving my knowledge in fertility and women’s health, they are also super practical and provide actionable steps I can take into my practice straight away. All of this improves my patient outcomes and clinical confidence.”

Tess Doig, women's health naturopath