Actor and writer Soha Ali Khan She has opened up about her perimenopause experience openly about the physical and emotional changes she faced before turning to bioidentical hormone therapy. Soha who now has a podcast called ‘All About Her’, was Maheep Kapoor and Dr. Rashmi Roy in her latest episode. During the conversation, Soha spoke about the symptoms that prompted her to seek medical guidance, revealing how the unexpected changes in her body affected her daily life.“I remember I came to you because I was experiencing symptoms of perimenopause. And for me, for example, suddenly gained belly weight because I’ve been the same weight all my life and then suddenly I put on a few kilos and I was told that your hormones stop when you hold belly fat. There was dryness, acne. I mean I’ve never had acne since I was a teenager and then all of a sudden I got acne on my jawline. One of the benefits of aging is that you don’t get acne. So, I thought to myself, what’s going on? Insomnia, trouble falling asleep and then you go to sleep and you wake up at 3:00 a.m. and your heart is racing and there’s anxiety and energy loss and you feel like everything is getting worse and how do you deal with it? And that’s when I came to you and you told me about bioidentical hormone therapy.”The episode explored the concept of “pro-aging,” which encourages a shift in perspective from chasing youth to prioritizing long-term health, wellness, and confidence. Drawing from her expertise, Dr. Rashmi Roy explained the science behind bioidentical hormone therapy, while Mahip Kapoor offered her own insights on aging and navigating public life as a woman.When asked if he feels pressure to stay young, Mahip replied in the affirmative before explaining, “Bollywood Wives happened to me when I was 48. This is a very insecure time for a woman. We are aging, pre-menopausal. And when Karan told me, I thought, ‘Couldn’t you have come earlier?’ Then, on top of that, suddenly you’re scrutinized, you get those trolls and people pointing out your flaws.”Mahip revealed that it wasn’t easy adjusting to the public attention, especially when criticism about her appearance flooded social media. Although the harsh comments initially affected him, he eventually learned to deal with them differently.
