Lisa Ray: I Went Into Menopause At 37, Here's What Women Learn Too Late| Mukul Deora | E32

In this deeply personal episode of The Secret Sauce Podcast, Lisa Ray opens up about cancer, chemo-induced menopause, perimenopause, aging, and the silence that still surrounds women’s health.Lisa shares how cancer treatment pushed her into chemo-induced menopause at 37, why she did not speak about it for years, and how that silence reflects a much larger problem: women’s health is still too often dismissed, misunderstood, or hidden.This conversation breaks down what women are rarely told about hormonal health. Perimenopause symptoms can begin earlier than expected, they can feel deeply isolating, and menopause is often treated as decline when it is actually a transition that needs awareness, support, and better medical guidance.Lisa discusses hot flashes, brain fog, rage, joint pain, weight gain, dry skin, libido, sleep, HRT/MHT, thyroid confusion, partner support, and why Indian women need more open, informed conversations around hormonal health.We discuss:Lisa Ray’s early menopause after cancer treatmentWhy women often suffer in silence during perimenopauseThe symptoms nobody explains clearly enoughHormones, HRT, MHT and updated medical conversationsWhy thyroid and perimenopause symptoms can overlapWhat husbands and partners need to understandWhy aging should not be treated as invisibilityHow women can reclaim this phase of lifeWatch till the end for one of the most honest conversations on menopause, aging and women’s health.