Insulin does more than manage blood sugar. It also communicates directly with the ovaries. When cells become less responsive to insulin, the body produces more of it, and that excess signalling can encourage the ovaries to produce more androgens such as testosterone. Woman+ combines myo-inositol, D-chiro-inositol and chromium to support healthy insulin signalling at its source. Selenium works on a separate pathway: your thyroid releases hormone in a less active form (T4), and selenium is essential for the enzymes that convert it into active T3, supporting normal thyroid function.

Each month, your brain sends hormonal signals telling the ovaries to mature and release an egg. Inositols act as messengers that carry these signals inside ovarian cells, and Woman+ combines them in a 40:1 ratio of myo-inositol to D-chiro-inositol, reflecting the balance found naturally in the body. Because high insulin can interfere with ovulation, chromium adds support by helping maintain steady blood sugar. Together, they support healthy ovulation and a more predictable cycle, particularly where irregularity is linked to insulin resistance.

After you eat, insulin's job is to move glucose from your bloodstream into your cells. With insulin resistance, cells respond less efficiently, so the body releases more and more insulin to compensate. Chromium supports how your cells respond when insulin arrives, while inositol works one step further inside the cell, forming the messengers that switch on glucose metabolism. By supporting different points in the same pathway, they help maintain healthy blood sugar levels as part of a balanced diet and lifestyle.

Egg maturation is one of the most energy-demanding processes in the body, which is why eggs are unusually rich in mitochondria, the structures that produce cellular energy. CoQ10 is a core part of how mitochondria generate that energy, carrying electrons through the chain that produces ATP, and it also acts as an antioxidant that helps protect cells from oxidative stress. Zinc is involved in regulating the final stages of egg maturation, and together with folate, it supports the DNA synthesis and cell division that are essential when preparing for pregnancy.

Cortisol is supposed to rise when something stressful happens and then switch off once it passes and zinc is part of what does the switching off. It regulates the negative-feedback loop that tells your body the stressor is over, and when zinc is low that feedback is blunted, so cortisol runs higher for longer than it should. Zinc also supports GABA signalling, the brain's main calming system. Insulin drives the puffiness from a separate direction: it tells your kidneys to hold onto sodium, and insulin resistance activates the hormonal cascade that reinforces that retention so fluid builds up regardless of how carefully you're eating. By supporting insulin sensitivity, the inositol and chromium in Woman+ ease that retention at its source. Myo-inositol adds a third layer as the backbone of a second-messenger system your neurons use for calm signalling, which is why higher-dose inositol has been studied for anxiety.

Every bit of usable energy in your body is made inside mitochondria, and CoQ10 is a non-negotiable part of that process it carries electrons through the chain that produces ATP. Without enough, output falls, and not just in your ovaries: muscle and brain tissue are affected too. Selenium supports this at the hormonal level by maintaining the conversion of thyroid hormone into its active form, which is the main driver of both mitochondrial production and your baseline metabolic rate, so low selenium can blunt energy output regardless of how much CoQ10 is available. And correcting the glucose swings behind afternoon crashes gives a third route to energy that actually holds through the day.

Estrogen does more than regulate your cycle. It also helps protect insulin sensitivity, and that protection begins to change in the years leading up to menopause. Woman+ doesn't replace estrogen or target hot flushes. Instead, it supports the systems that shift alongside it: inositol and chromium support healthy glucose metabolism, selenium supports normal thyroid function and antioxidant defence, and CoQ10 supports cellular energy production, which naturally declines with age.