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How Online Sextortion Scams Trick Teenagers
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With Dr. Abraham Morgentaler and Dr. Marianne Brandon
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In this episode, Dr. Brandon & Dr. Morgentaler talk about testosterone therapy and cardiovascular health, including whether high cholesterol should prevent someone from receiving testosterone treatment. They also discuss sextortion, how AI is making online scams more convincing, the risks of nudify apps and voice cloning, and what parents can do to help protect their children from increasingly sophisticated online threats.
00:00 Listener Question: Testosterone and Cholesterol
03:00 Does Testosterone Increase Cardiovascular Risk?
06:00 What the Research Says About Heart Health
09:00 Why Medical Opinions Take Time to Change
12:00 WTF AI: What Is Sextortion?
15:00 How Nudify Apps Are Used in Scams
18:00 Why Teens Are Being Targeted Online
22:00 How Sextortion Scams Work
27:00 The Growing Industry Behind Sextortion
31:00 AI Voice Cloning Scams
35:00 Why Families Need a Safe Word
39:00 How Parents Can Protect Their Kids
43:00 What to Tell Teens About Online Strangers
46:00 How AI Agents Could Make Scams Worse
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