The Female Variable

A. Rousseau · Evidence-based women’s health

Women’s health evidence, translated into clearer decisions.

A companion home for A. Rousseau’s evidence-based women’s health books, decision tools, and appointment-ready resources.

Written for the appointment you actually get: fifteen minutes, a full waiting room, and questions that deserve better answers.

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The collection

Three ways in

A free appointment assistant, a book companion toolkit, and the publication that holds it all together.

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One clean report.

Free app

Varie

A free doctor-appointment bring-along assistant. Track symptoms, patterns, priorities, and questions — then walk in with one clean report.

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Companion workbook and reference materials for The Hormone Decision.
The decision, on paper.

Book companions

The Hormone Decision Companions

Structured worksheets, references, and scripts for hormone, perimenopause, menopause, and treatment-risk conversations. Access is included with the book.

Toolkit details

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The evidence, kept current.

Publication

The Female Variable

The umbrella publication tracking women’s health evidence, risk literacy, medical self-advocacy, and sex-specific research gaps.

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Field notes

From evidence to appointment

I

Read the evidence

The books and the publication translate research into plain language — what is known, what is uncertain, and what actually applies to you.

II

Work the decision

The companion toolkit turns that evidence into worksheets: your symptoms, your risk factors, your priorities, your open questions.

III

Walk in prepared

Varie assembles it into one clean report you can hand over — so a short appointment starts at the real conversation, not the recap.