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.

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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Book companion

The Hormone Decision Toolkit

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

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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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How it fits together

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.