Soha Ali Khan Talks Perimenopause Experience: ‘I Had Abdominal Fat Retention, Breakouts’ |

Actor and author Soha Ali Khan recently opened up about her experience with perimenopause, speaking candidly about the physical and emotional changes she faced before turning to bioidentical hormone therapy. Soha, who now has a podcast called “All About Her,” had Maheep Kapoor and Dr. Rashmi Roy in her latest episode. During the conversation, Soha opened up about the symptoms that prompted her to seek medical advice, revealing how the unexpected changes in her body affected her daily life.“I remember coming to you because I was experiencing perimenopause symptoms. And for me, for example, there was a sudden increase in abdominal weight because I’ve weighed the same all my life and then all of a sudden I gained a couple of kilos and it was this kind of abdominal fat retention that I’m told happens when the hormones stop being made. There was dryness, there was acne. I mean I’ve never had acne since I was a teenager and suddenly I had breakouts on my jaw. One of the benefits of aging is that you don’t have acne. So I was like what’s going on? Insomnia, trouble falling asleep and then you go to sleep and you wake up at 3:00 in the morning and your heart is racing and there’s anxiety and there’s a loss of energy and you feel like everything hurts and how are you supposed to deal with it? And that’s when I came to you and you told me about bioidentical hormone therapy.”The episode explored the idea of ​​”pro-aging,” encouraging a shift in perspective from chasing youth to prioritizing long-term health, wellness, and self-confidence. Drawing on her experience, Dr. Rashmi Roy explained the science behind bioidentical hormone therapy, while Maheep Kapoor offered his own insights into aging and navigating public life as a woman.When asked if he feels pressure to stay young, Maheep answered in the affirmative before explaining, “Bollywood Wives happened to me when I was 48. It is a very insecure time for a woman. We are old, before menopause. And when Karan told me, I said, “Couldn’t you have come a little earlier?” Then, on top of that, all of a sudden you’re being scrutinized, you’ve got these trolls, and you’ve got people pointing out your flaws.” Maheep revealed that adjusting to the public eye wasn’t easy, especially when criticism about his looks flooded social media. Although the harsh comments initially affected her, she eventually learned to deal with them differently.