80 Million Women Over 40, But Most Still Don't Know Their Options | Dr. Kelly Casperson
80 million women over 40 in America, only 4,100 menopause certified clinicians Dr. Kelly Casperson explains the menopause gap, testosterone deregulation, grassroots advocacy, and why the FDA box warning removal was a decade in the making!
Dr. Kelly Casperson is a board-certified urologist, sexual medicine physician, and bestselling author of The Menopause Moment and You Are Not Broken. She served on the FDA advisory panel that removed the box warning on estrogen-based hormone therapy.
Why 30% of women prescribed vaginal estrogen won't use it because of the box warning.
How testosterone is locked behind 1980s sports doping laws (not science).
Why we need grassroots advocacy in churches, libraries, and community centers.
What "aging in captivity" means and why it's the real reason for menopause.
Why online hormone companies are giving more women access.
How the FDA box warning removal happened, and what's next.
00:00 Intro
07:27 Sexual Medicine Started Because of Women Calling About Viagra
16:00 The Menopause Moment: Why It's Exploding Now
23:13 Aging in Captivity: The Real Reason for Menopause
32:00 The FDA Box Warning Removal: Behind the Scenes
38:12 Why 30% of Women Won't Use Prescribed Vaginal Estrogen
47:00 Testosterone: 1980s Doping Laws Still Restricting Access
54:14 Social Media, Mean Girls, and Advocacy
59:00 The Vagilante Verdict: Nobody's Coming to Save You
