The Menopause Gold Rush: What Women Need—and What They’re Being Sold
1 hr 3 min
Menopause was ignored for generations. Now it appears everywhere—on clinic menus, supplement labels, hormone-testing packages and social media feeds. The attention is long overdue. The commercial enthusiasm may require slightly more supervision. In this episode of The Chai Files, I speak with Dr Ginni Mansberg: Sydney GP, television presenter, bestselling author of The M Word and The Women’s Longevity Handbook, and co-founder of Evidence Skincare. We discuss: • The real benefits and risks of HRT• Why HRT is neither poison nor a universal anti-ageing solution• When hormone testing is useful—and when it produces an expensive collection of numbers• Regulated body-identical hormones versus compounded “bioidentical” products• What the evidence actually supports for testosterone• Whether “menopause skincare” is medically meaningful or marketing in a hormonal outfit• Why biohacking may distract women from blood pressure, muscle, bone and metabolic health• What genuinely good menopause care should look like Menopause deserves proper medical attention. It does not require panic, perfection or an overflowing shopping cart. Listen to the full conversation, share it with someone navigating midlife, and follow The Chai Files for candid, evidence-based conversations about health, beauty and ageing well. For more on beauty, medicine and ageing well: Read my Substack: Longer reads on the science behind the claims—and whether they deserve your money or attention.https://drlowchailing.substack.com Follow me on Instagram: Short explainers, new episodes and occasional appearances by my dog, who remains medically unqualified.https://www.instagram.com/drlowchailing/ This conversation is for general education and is not a substitute for individual medical advice.
