Free tools and essays
Visit tools, patient guides, clinician briefs, and evidence explainers from Dr. Bosserman, all in one place on Substack. Start with the checklist, or pick the one that fits your question.
Doctor Visit Checklist
The first instrument CHOICES puts in your hands — a practical worksheet to focus the visit, raise what matters, and leave with a clear plan.
Everything in one list.
Doctor Visit Checklist
Focus the visit, ask better questions, and leave with a clear plan.
Email me the free checklist →Vaginal, vulvar & urinary health
For dryness, pain, and recurrent UTIs — one of survivorship's most under-discussed problems.
Read the guide →Testosterone therapy — patient's guide
What testosterone therapy is, who it's for, and what to expect — written for patients.
Read the guide →Vaginal estrogen prescribing guide
Local therapy, systemic absorption, and the survivorship evidence base.
Read the brief →Testosterone therapy for women
Indications, formulations, monitoring, and where the evidence is still forming.
Read the brief →Personalization, Not Prohibition
The principle behind CHOICES — the JCO editorial and the full trial record behind it.
Read the explainer →We were taught how to treat. We weren't taught how to heal.
The manifesto: why women's survivorship care needs more than treatment.
Read the essay →The category error that is costing women their health
How a single framing mistake keeps effective therapies off the table.
Read the essay →“No” is not a complete sentence
Toward real shared decision-making instead of a closed door.
Read the essay →Start Here: What CHOICES Is
New here? What CHOICES is, and where to begin.
Read the essay →Resources are hosted on Substack. Those marked Public are free to read; Free requires a no-cost subscription and Paid a paid one. CHOICES content is educational and informational only — not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendation.
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Evidence-based hormone, sexual health, and survivorship education for women and clinicians.
CHOICES content is educational and informational only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendation, or the practice of medicine, and does not establish a physician–patient or healthcare-provider relationship. Do not use it to start, modify, or discontinue any treatment, and do not delay or disregard professional medical advice because of something you read here. Always consult qualified professionals familiar with your medical history; any use of this information is at your own risk. CHOICES content is independent and does not represent City of Hope.