Episode 264: Menopause in the News: The Truth Behind the Hormones-and-Your Brain Headlines, Plus What Testosterone Really Does

The menopause headlines keep contradicting each other — hormones and Alzheimer’s, testosterone as a miracle fix, and a week later, “none of it holds up.” In this episode, Dr. Carolyn Moyers reads the actual studies behind this month’s headlines and tells you what’s real, what got oversold, and what it means for you.In this episode:• Two new studies on hormones and dementia — and the part the headlines skipped: the benefit didn’t clearly apply to women in typical, natural menopause• Why the benefit concentrated in women who lost estrogen early — and how that lines up with what guidelines already recommend• Risk reduction vs. prevention: why the difference is the whole point• Testosterone for women: what the newest review shows it truly helps — and why it’s not a brain or energy drug• Why there’s still no FDA-approved testosterone product for women — what it means to microdose the men’s version, and what an approved product would change• The FDA public workshop on testosterone in menopausal women (Sept 17, 2026) — and how to add your voice to the official record• A question you can use on the next headline you seeThis episode is for education and is not medical advice. Talk with your own doctor about what’s right for you.• The FDA workshop “Testosterone Use in Menopausal Women” is open to the public: register to watch, and submit a public comment through docket FDA-2026-N-5479 (comments open through Oct 19, 2026). Find it at fda.gov by searching the workshop title.https://event.skywomenshealth.com/world-menopause-day-8703https://event.skywomenshealth.com/world-menopause-day-8703🔗 Connect with Dr. Carolyn Moyers📸 Instagram: @drcarolynmoyers🎥 YouTube: @drcarolynmoyers🌐 Website: www.skywomenshealth.com