The Hormone Project was founded by Dr. Shawn Tassone, a holistic gynecologist in America. It originated from his experiences starting in 1994 as an OBGYN resident physician and continued through the death of his mother in 2001 from ovarian cancer. His journey included training in Integrative Medicine, doctoral work in philosophy and mind-body medicine, and his subsequent years as a practicing physician, during which he saw over 50,000 women and heard their stories.