About this episode

This episode begins a 3-part series on menopause featuring expert guests discussing its symptoms and treatments.

Hormones. Mood swings. Brain fog. Night sweats. And why doesn’t your shoulder work? The time is here for this whopper of a 3-part series on menopause with a total of five Ologists. No matter what your age or gender, you owe it to the people in your life who go through this to understand it. Brilliant and charming Dr. Mary Claire Haver is an OB-GYN who wrote bestsellers “The New Menopause” and the just-released “The New Perimenopause” and hosts the podcast unPAUSED. The wonderful and warm Dr. Monica Christmas is a professor and clinician with decades of experience in menopause treatment, and repeat guest Dr. Lara Durgavich is a primatologist who has some answers about why our species goes through “the change.” Part 2 covers what to DO about symptoms of menopause, from vagina creams to hormone replacement therapy to libido to brain clarity and the importance of lifting heavy stuff. And finally, Part 3 has advice for loved ones to help support people in their lives who are sailing the stormy seas of hormonal change.

People in this episode

Host: Alie Ward

Guests: Monica Christmas, Mary Claire Haver, Lara Durgavich

Topics covered

• menopause
• perimenopause
• hormones
• health
• women's health

Keywords

• menopause
• perimenopause
• hormones
• mood swings
• night sweats
• hormone replacement therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: unPAUSED

Books & works: The New Menopause, The New Perimenopause

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