223. BRCA Gene Previvor, Menopause Activist and Protector Against Corrosion – Monica Molenaar

You Are Not Broken

Kelly Casperson, MD

Medicine, Health & Fitness

5 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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BRCA Gene Previvor, Menopause Activist and Protector Against Corrosion – Monica Molenaar Our podcast sponsor today is AG1. Use AG1 to build a foundation for better health. FREE ONE YEAR SUPPLY OF VITAMIN D3+K2, 5 TRAVEL PACKS drinkag1.com/youarenotbroken Monica Molenaar is a serial entrepreneur and an advocate for frank talk and common-sense solutions around women’s health and wellness. At the age of 40, Monica tested positive for the BRCA gene and elected to remove her ovaries prophylactically to reduce her risk of breast and ovarian cancers, thereby ending her natural production of estrogen and sending her into surgical menopause overnight. This began a multi-year journey trying to make sense of all the misinformation and lack of clarity around this phase of life. It was only after starting to supplement with estrogen and progesterone that Monica found relief from the menopausal symptoms affecting her quality of life and was able to get back to work. She was inspired to start Alloy to make sure that other women entering menopause would have an easier time than she did accessing credible information, doctors expert in menopause and women's health, effective and safe solutions, and a supportive community. What turned Monica into an estrogen activist? Why do you think it's important that women learn more about their biology in order to take control of how they age? Since when did it become ok to talk about sex the way we are doing it now? Alloy is combo menopause and sexual health – how did that happen? – let’s talk about topical sildenafil The stigma of testosterone in women https://www.instagram.com/myalloy/ https://www.myalloy.com/ CODE: CASPERSON25 for $25 off your order Our podcast sponsor today is AG1. Use AG1 to build a foundation for better health. FREE ONE YEAR SUPPLY OF VITAMIN D3+K2, 5 TRAVEL PACKS drinkag1.com/youarenotbroken Did you get the You Are Not Broken Book Yet? https://amzn.to/3p18DfK Did you watch the Tedx Talk yet? Why We Need Adult Sex Ed Join my NEW Adult Sex Ed Master Class: https://www.kellycaspersonmd.com/adult-sex-ed Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP when they are created and without advertisement and even listen live to the interviews and episodes. www.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to You Are Not Broken, the only podcast that combines science, medicine, and psychology to re-educate your brain and help you live your best love life. And I'm your host, board-certified female urologist, Dr. Kelly Casperson.
0:16.6	Friends, welcome back. I'm so excited today to have Monica Molinar on the podcast. She's a serial
0:21.2	entrepreneur and an advocate for Frank Talk and Common Sense, which is why we're friends,
0:25.6	solutions around women's health and wellness. She tested positive for brachogene at age 40 and
0:31.1	elected to remove her ovaries prophylactically to reduce her risk of breast and ovarian cancer
0:35.4	and basically went into overnight menopause with all the symptoms,
0:39.2	which led her on a multi-year journey to try to make sense of the misinformation
0:42.9	and lack of clarity around this phase of life.
0:45.8	What she had done before then was gone to Stanford Business School
0:49.5	and started companies,
0:51.4	and so because of the need and her own journey started Alloy,
0:55.6	which is now, I would say,
0:57.0	one of the premier online clinics, one-stop shops,
1:01.0	for not only menopause wellness, but sexual wellness as well.
1:05.4	Thank you so much for joining me on the podcast.
1:07.6	Thank you so much for having me.
1:08.9	I'm really, really excited to be here.
1:10.8	You've been one of my
1:11.6	heroes in this, just in this space for the last few years. So I'm excited. Well, thank you for
1:18.3	finding me. Thank you for reaching out. Yeah, it's a pleasure. It's been great. Tell everybody your
1:23.8	journey. Like, you were going along, building businesses, doing your thing,
1:28.1	being successful, and then why get tested at age 40? Was there family involved in this? Or like,
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