What Women in Their 50s, 60s & 70s Were Never Told About Menopause
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- Separate outdated fear-based messaging from current menopause science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
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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)
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00:00 – Menopause misinformation: how women were failed by outdated science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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