09/20/2026
All women need to watch this video! 📺
This week, the FDA held a public scientific workshop specifically focused on testosterone use in menopausal women and I am SO encouraged to see this conversation finally getting the attention it deserves.
One of the voices at the workshop, Dr. Kelly Casperson, has been advocating for something women desperately need: better research, clearer guidance, and testosterone treatment options specifically studied and developed for women.
Here’s what amazes me:
There is currently no FDA-approved testosterone product specifically for women in the United States, despite testosterone playing a physiological role throughout a woman’s life.
And there are still important questions we need answered about testosterone and sexual function, cognition, mood, muscle, bone health, dosing, testing, and long-term safety.
Women deserve those answers.
This is personal for me.
As a Physical Therapist, I have spent decades watching what happens when women lose strength and muscle as they age. Frailty doesn’t suddenly appear at 80, it develops over YEARS, and hormones are one piece of a much bigger picture that also includes nutrition, resistance training, metabolic health, sleep, activity, and lifestyle.
My own menopause experience changed the way I look at all of this.
When I initially asked about hormone therapy, my concerns were dismissed for several years. Eventually I became more assertive, educated myself, asked more questions, and found help.
Since starting HRT, my own experience has been significant improvements in my strength, clarity, energy, sleep, and overall quality of life.
Now I’m asking another question:
What about testosterone?
When I brought it up with my physician, I didn’t get the answers I was looking for. So I’m continuing to learn, ask questions, follow the research, and look for a knowledgeable provider here in Orange County.
That is one reason I’m so excited about this FDA workshop. We need more high-quality research specifically involving WOMEN and we need clinicians to have evidence-based guidance for translating that research into individualized care.
One lesson menopause has taught me is that we have to become active participants in our health.
Ask questions.
Learn.
Lift weights.
Prioritize protein.
Protect your muscle.
Pay attention to your metabolic health.
And find healthcare professionals who will have thoughtful conversations with you about your symptoms and treatment options.
Hormones aren’t the only piece of healthy aging, and they aren’t appropriate for everyone. But women deserve informed conversations about them.
That same philosophy drives the work I do in my coaching business: control the controllables. Build muscle. Improve nutrition. Move your body. Support your metabolic health. Create habits that give your future self the strongest foundation possible.
If you’d like help resetting your metabolism and working on those controllables, reach out to me.
And when it comes to your hormone health, find a qualified healthcare provider who understands menopause and is willing to have the conversation.
I’m excited to see where the research takes us. Women deserve real research, real guidance, real answers—and treatment options based on female physiology. 💪🧬
https://youtu.be/IBtPkJlQ6ck?is=ON4n1Ccjzs5AYdqq #
At the recent hearing on menopause and hormone therapy, Dr...
