How GLP-1s Are Impacting Women's Health

The Dr. Shannon Show

Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Fitness

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Women are struggling with different issues at different stages of life, whether it be infertility, peri/post menopause symptoms, metabolic dysfunction, autoimmune conditions, and more. GLP-1s have sparked interest as a tool for improving these conditions, but haven’t come without criticism. Some fear dependence on the medication, others fear muscle loss, and others fear increased cancer risk. Dr. Jessica Shepherd, MD, Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, Dr. Shannon Ritchey, DPT, and McCall McPherson, P...

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0:25.3	Hi, everyone.
0:28.4	Welcome to this special episode of the Dr. Shannon Show.
0:35.8	This is the recording of a panel I moderated for South by Southwest on how GLP1s are affecting women's health.
0:37.3	The audience loved this discussion so much, and I found so much value out of it, so we decided
0:42.8	to release this as a special podcast episode for the public.
0:46.5	We talked about how to use GLP-1s, not just for weight loss, but how they affect fertility,
0:51.8	hormones, perimenopause, and more. Please enjoy.
0:55.7	Hello, everyone. Welcome. I am very excited about this topic today because we are here to talk
1:03.6	about GLP ones and their impact on women's health. And GLP ones are all over. We probably all know someone or multiple people on a GLP-1 at this
1:15.4	point in our lives. And they are being prescribed a lot of times for weight loss, but there are
1:22.1	many, many indications beyond weight loss, especially when it comes to women's health. So I'm very excited to learn from
1:29.7	these amazing panelists today who are brilliant. They are prescribing these medications. They understand
1:36.8	the indications inside and out. And so we are going to discuss GLP ones for things like fertility
1:43.4	and menopause and hormonal conditions.
1:46.2	And this is not about promoting them or telling you to take them or not to take them.
1:51.2	It's just to open up the conversation so that the public is informed and educated about what they
1:57.3	do, who they're for, who they're not for, the true risks, if there are myths
2:01.9	around these things, and how to support your body if you do choose to take a GLP1, because there
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