Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In India, one woman asked her gynaecologist about HRT and was told: "over my dead body." Dr Louise Newson travels to India to meet Sanjith Shetty, founder of the menopause community Miror and one of the country's most vocal male allies for women's hormone health.
Sanjith built Miror after studying hundreds of femtech companies and finding that menopause, a phase every woman goes through, had almost no support compared to maternal and menstrual health. His community has since grown to thousands of Indian women openly discussing HRT, and he is now pushing corporates and government to take hormone health seriously.
Louise and Sanjith discuss why so many doctors in India remain frightened of prescribing HRT, what it costs women's careers and confidence and the early signs that attitudes among doctors, employers and government are starting to shift.
They close with three things Sanjith wants to see happen in the next five years to improve hormone health for women across India.
Let’s connect
👉 To access hormone information in India, download the Balance app: bit.ly/4yZty5A
👉 For global clinician education, explore Newson Education: bit.ly/4g5V0ps
👉 More from Dr Louise Newson: https://linkin.bio/drlouisenewson
In India, one woman asked her gynaecologist about HRT and was told: "over my dead body." Dr Louise Newson travels to India to meet Sanjith Shetty, founder of the menopause community Miror and one of the country's most vocal male allies for women's hormone health.
Sanjith built Miror after studying hundreds of femtech companies and finding that menopause, a phase every woman goes through, had almost no support compared to maternal and menstrual health. His community has since grown to thousands of Indian women openly discussing HRT, and he is now pushing corporates and government to take hormone health seriously.
Louise and Sanjith discuss why so many doctors in India remain frightened of prescribing HRT, what it costs women's careers and confidence and the early signs that attitudes among doctors, employers and government are starting to shift.
They close with three things Sanjith wants to see happen in the next five years to improve hormone health for women across India.
Let’s connect
👉 To access hormone information in India, download the Balance app: bit.ly/4yZty5A
👉 For global clinician education, explore Newson Education: bit.ly/4g5V0ps
👉 More from Dr Louise Newson: https://linkin.bio/drlouisenewson
