140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity

2026-02-19 · 88 min · episode 140 · 20 entities

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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://im8health.com/discount/DRSHAH
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://next-health.com/
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://kellycaspersonmd.com/
→ references You Are Not Broken Podcast company

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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://kellycaspersonmd.com/you-are-not-broken-podcast
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://youtube.com/@kellycaspersonmd

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mentioned Medicine website

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mentioned Discount website

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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://im8health.com/discount/DRSHAH
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://next-health.com/
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://kellycaspersonmd.com/
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://youtube.com/@kellycaspersonmd
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://im8health.com/discount/DRSHAH
references next-health.com website

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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://next-health.com/
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://kellycaspersonmd.com/
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://youtube.com/@kellycaspersonmd

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mentioned Health & Fitness concept

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mentioned You Are Not Broken Podcast company

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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://kellycaspersonmd.com/you-are-not-broken-podcast
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Link in episode "140. Dr. Kelly Casperson: The Hormone Truth About Women's Longevity": https://kellycaspersonmd.com/you-are-not-broken-podcast

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Episode description as stored

Most women are taught that aging means decline, less energy, less strength, and less desire. What if the real problem has never been age itself, but untreated hormone loss and outdated medical narratives. In this episode of Extend, we sit down with Dr. Kelly Casperson, urologist, hormone expert, and leading voice in women's sexual health, to uncover how hormones shape longevity, muscle, brain health, and quality of life across midlife and beyond. We break down why estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone matter far beyond symptom relief, how the WHI was misinterpreted, and why modern hormone therapy changes the trajectory of aging. We also explore how mindset, muscle preservation, vaginal estrogen, blood flow, wearables, and responsive desire redefine what healthy aging and sexual health can look like for women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. Dr. Kelly Casperson is a board certified urologist, author of You Are Not Broken and The Menopause Moment, and host of the You Are Not Broken podcast. Through clinical care, education, and media, she helps women reclaim agency over their hormones, sexuality, and long term health with science driven, compassionate guidance. What We Discuss: (02:22) Why aging is driven by hormone and muscle loss, not age (05:30) How mindset shapes longevity, vitality, and sexual health (08:15) Why estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone affect the entire body (12:40) The WHI study, fear based medicine, and what the data actually shows (18:20) Muscle, hormones, and their role in bone, brain, and metabolic health (23:40) Perimenopause, menopause, and why symptoms are often dismissed (30:10) Vaginal estrogen, pelvic health, and preventing long term decline (36:50) Wearables, biomarkers, and how data empowers better decisions (42:30) Exercise, blood flow, and preserving sexual function with age (48:15) Responsive desire, desire mismatch, and the orgasm gap (55:40) Why sexual health is biopsychosocial, not just hormonal (01:02:20) How education, communication, and prevention redefine women's longevity Thank You to Our Sponsors: IM8: Try IM8 today with a 30-day money back guarantee. You can get 10% off your first order with code DRSHAH at https://im8health.com/discount/DRSHAH . Nexthealth: NextHealth: Your destination for cutting-edge health optimization—from IV therapy to hormone balancing. Explore at https://www.next-health.com/ Learn more about Dr. Shah: Website: https://www.drshah.com/ Clinic: https://www.next-health.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darshanshahmd/ Learn more about Dr. Kelly Casperson: Website: https://kellycaspersonmd.com/ Podcast: https://kellycaspersonmd.com/you-are-not-broken-podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellycaspersonmd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youarentbroken/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kellycaspersonmd