Somi Javaid MD

10/21/2025

“I found myself at the intersection of grief and perimenopause, and no one had prepared me for it.”

On this episode of the disruptHER podcast, I sit down with media veteran and host of Hot & Bothered With Melyssa Ford, Melyssa Ford for an unfiltered conversation on shame, survival, and the silence around menopause.

We talk hormone therapy, body changes, emotional toll — and the cultural conditioning that keeps women suffering in isolation. Melyssa’s story is raw, real, and painfully common.

If you’ve ever been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or made to feel like your symptoms were “just stress," this one’s for you.

🎙 Listen: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ozJDDXjr7gQvigkySuL8v?si=8ac63a077b2a4e1c
📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pdUMhbX3P54

10/15/2025

HSDD ≠ Low Testosterone

And treating them like they’re interchangeable? That’s lazy medicine, and it’s failing women.

Let’s get specific:

🔹 HSDD (Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder) is a neurochemical imbalance, it starts in the brain.

🔹 Low Testosterone is a hormonal deficiency, it starts in the body.

Different root causes. Different treatments. Different outcomes.

When we misdiagnose one, we mistreat both, and women stay stuck in silence, shame, or side effects.

It’s time to demand precision in women’s s*xual health.

Because getting the diagnosis right? That’s the first step to getting your desire back.

🔁 Share this with someone who deserves real answers, not bandaid solutions.

10/14/2025

🧠🔥 You can want s*x but not feel it, or feel it but not want it.

Those feelings are real and valid. Neither mean something is wrong with you.

The disconnect between mental desire and physical arousal is more common than most doctors, or media, talk about.

✔️ Hormones, stress, trauma, medication, all impact libido.
✔️ There are treatment options.
✔️ You deserve care that looks at the whole you.

Let’s stop oversimplifying women’s s*xual health.

Let’s talk treatment. Let’s talk testosterone. Let’s talk real care, not outdated rules.

📲 Share this with someone who needs to hear it.

10/09/2025

The future of women’s health isn’t clinic-only or tech-only. It’s both. And it’s complicated.

On October 14, I’m joining a powerful virtual panel hosted by HLTH to talk about the real work behind scaling women’s health and the pivots that are redefining how care gets delivered.

We’ll get into:
✔ How to shift from in-person care to digital platforms without losing trust
✔ Why profitability, access, and quality must be built together
✔ The strategies that help founders scale while staying mission-driven

This conversation is for anyone building, funding, or fighting for better care models.

HLTH is bringing this one to your screen. Don’t miss it.
https://hlth.com/virtual-roundtables/clinic-to-cloud-scaling-women-s-health-pivots-2025-10-14

10/07/2025

Let’s stop pretending that low libido in midlife is a personal failure.

It’s not.

It’s hormones. It’s mental load. It’s aging. It’s life.
And no, it doesn’t mean you’re broken. Or done. Or any less of a woman.

On the latest episode of disruptHER, I sat down with style icon and CEO of State of Menopause, to talk about what really happens to your s*x drive, your identity, and your confidence as you age.

We covered:
⚡ Why desire disappears (and how to get it back)
🧠 The connection between libido + mental health
👗 Dressing for confidence, not permission
💊 Real, FDA-approved treatments for low libido

No shame. No filters. No BS.

Listen to the episode. Share it with someone who’s tired of feeling invisible. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0u8Qn4uSQVjjEo5JmfGq6e

10/06/2025

Sexual health is a vital sign. Period.

We take blood pressure.

We ask about sleep.

We check weight, temperature, heart rate.

But no one asks about desire. Or pain. Or pleasure.

On Ep. 07 of my disruptHER podcast, I said it loud:

👉🏽 “Sexual health & wellness is healthcare. It’s another vital sign for patients.”

If a woman’s s*xual health is suffering, her whole body is telling us something.

Painful s*x? Vaginal dryness? No libido?

That’s not “just aging”, it’s a call for care.

🎧 Listen to Episode 7 now https://open.spotify.com/show/0ozJDDXjr7gQvigkySuL8v?si=e0c8a329ecf548bc

💬 Tag someone who needs to hear this.

09/23/2025

🔥 NEW EPISODE: Carla Hall isn’t here to shrink. Neither are you. 🔥

At 60, she’s redefining what aging looks like. She’s loud about menopause. Clear about boundaries. Done with people-pleasing.

On this episode of DisruptHER, Chef Carla Hall gets raw about what it means to stay visible, stay powerful, and stop asking for permission in a culture that wants women to disappear as they age.

We talk about:
👑 Why aging is power, not loss
🔥 How to protect your joy in toxic spaces
📣 What happens when you stop living for other people’s comfort
🍽️ How food, health, and voice are all connected

Carla is joy in motion. That joy is earned, chosen, and protected.

This one will wake you up.

🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qZN5uKHQbuPW9PNiXueRQ
▶️ Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/YKqiNc6BriE?si=AQnBXWKBZhogZK91

Website: https://www.drsomi.com/Personalized menopause and s*xual health care, longer visits, trusted experts, all from home: https://www.HerMD.comCarla Hall...

09/08/2025

We don’t need more “pinkwashed” wellness trends. We need real investment in women’s health - in the tools, diagnostics, and treatments that change lives.

This month I’m naming what’s holding us back:

🚫 Investors who still see women’s health as “niche”

💸 Capital gaps that stall companies before they can scale

💡 Missed opportunities to back solutions that serve real women, not just the status quo

The future is female and this time, it’s funded.

What’s one innovation in women’s health you wish investors would finally pay attention to?

09/05/2025

Women’s health is a $1T+ opportunity, and we’re just getting started.

Too often, it’s dismissed as “niche.” Menopause is ignored. Male-led startups with less traction get more funding.

But here’s what we know:
➡️ Women are not a subcategory of medicine.
➡️ Menopause isn’t a moment. It’s a market.
➡️ Investing in women’s health is investing in the future of healthcare.

The landscape is shifting, and we’re leading the change.

Whether you're an investor ready to fund the future or a patient ready for care that actually centers you, we’re building this for you.

09/04/2025

Hot flashes, experienced daily by 87% of menopausal women, originate in the brain due to a hypersensitive hypothalamus reacting to dropping estrogen levels. The symptom is a full-body neurological event, often involving heart palpitations, chills, anxiety and a subsequent wave of fatigue, not just h...

08/10/2025

Grief isn’t weakness.
It’s what happens when you poured your entire heart into something, and had to let it go.

That kind of pain?
It means you showed up. You fought for it. You gave it everything.

This is for the founders grieving the thing they built.
The version of themselves they outgrew.
The sacrifices no one else saw.

📌 Tag a founder who needs this today.

08/07/2025

Only 2.3% of healthcare funding goes to women-led startups.
That stat isn't just outrageous, it's dangerous.

Because when we underfund women, we underfund innovation, equity, and entire patient populations.
We’re not just building companies, we’re rebuilding a broken system.

I know what it costs to build in the 2.3%.
And I’m doing it anyway. With less capital, more fire, and zero apologies.

Let this be a rally cry for investors, partners, and changemakers.