About this episode

In this episode, Kelly Casperson, MD answers listener questions about hormones, menopause, and sexual health in celebration of reaching half a million followers on Instagram.

Half a million of you on Instagram. I still can't quite get over that number. To celebrate, this episode is all you — an open Ask Me Anything where I answer the questions you've actually been sending me. No guest, no agenda, just me working through your real questions about hormones, menopause, sexual health, and the stuff nobody explains to you in a normal doctor's appointment. We cover a lot of ground — how I ended up a urologist obsessed with female sexual health in the first place, the myths about hormone therapy I am still correcting in 2026, DHEA, the estrogen patch shortage, why your labs don't always tell the whole story, and yes, the Ferrari engine analogy makes another appearance. If you've been wondering something and never had the nerve to ask your own doctor — there's a good chance I answer it here. In This Episode How I got here. My background as a urologist and how that path led me into female sexual health — a specialty most people don't expect a urologist to end up in. Hormones, menopause, and aging. Why hormones matter so much more than most of us were taught, and what's actually happening in your body during the menopause transition. Hormone therapy myths…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Casperson, MD

Topics covered

• hormones
• menopause
• sexual health
• hormone therapy myths
• female sexual health
• DHEA
• estrogen patch shortage

Mentioned in this episode

Products: DHEA, estrogen patch, vaginal estrogen

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