For decades, millions of women were told hormone therapy was dangerous, or were told nothing at all. In this episode of All About You, GP Dr. Shauna Watts sits down with urologist, author, and menopause educator Dr. Kelly Casperson to unpack what modern science actually says about menopause, hormone therapy, and aging.

If you’re in your 50s, 60s, or 70s and were told it was “too late” for hormones—this conversation may change everything.

In this conversation, you’ll learn how to:

Understand why an entire generation of women missed out on hormone therapy
Separate outdated fear-based messaging from current menopause science
Know whether hormone therapy can still help after age 60 or 70
Learn what the timing hypothesis really means (and what it doesn’t)
Understand the role of testosterone in women’s energy, mood, motivation, and libido
Advocate for yourself in medical conversations with clarity and confidence

Have a question for Dr. Shauna? Leave a voice note via the link in the show notes, you may hear it answered in a future episode.

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Resources & References

The Menopause Moment – Dr. Kelly Casperson

https://kellycaspersonmd.com/the-menopause-moment-book/

You Are Not Broken - Dr Kelly Casperson

https://kellycaspersonmd.com/you-are-not-broken-book/

The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/science/womens-health-initiative-whi

Menopause Society Guidelines (2022)

https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/press-release/ht-position-statement-release.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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00:00 – Menopause misinformation: how women were failed by outdated science

01:00 – Welcome to All About You + why this conversation matters now

02:00 – Dr Kelly Casperson on women’s suffering and why she does this work

03:30 – The Boomer generation: menopause without support or hormones

05:10 – The biggest hormone myths still holding women back
10:30 – Can older women still benefit from hormone therapy?
13:55 – Dr Shaunas 16 Week Program

14:40 – Why menopause and hormone myths persist in medicine

18:00 – Hormones and cancer: separating fear from evidence

22:40 – Why the word “hormones” causes so much confusion

27:30 – Testosterone in women: what it actually does

31:20 – Testosterone myths: libido, hair loss, and fear-based advice

36:30 – How testosterone supports energy, mood, and motivation

40:10 – Why hormones matter for the brain and long-term health

43:50 – Final takeaways: what every woman deserves to know about menopause

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