Half of the world鈥檚 population is made up of women. And by 2025, the number of postmenopausal women is expected to rise to 1 billion, according to the .
Despite the , menopause is still a taboo topic.
But on menopause on the heels of previous studies show how and where we in women鈥檚 health.
This hour on Where We Live, we learn more, and we talk to a 鈥渕enopause doula鈥� about treatment, and myths. We also examine findings from new studies on the , , and workplace policies on women鈥檚 bodies in midlife.
Find a North American Menopause Society-certified OBGYN, NP, or other practitioners .
is a resource created by doctors and university-based menopause scientists who have worked together for over 25 years. This tool, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was designed so that women have a place to go to get accurate, up-to-date, science-based, unbiased, and personalized information about what treatments work and what treatments don鈥檛 work.
GUESTS:
- Nathalie Bonafe: Menopause doula. Founder, Cafe Menopause 海角换妻. Practitioner accredited by the North American Menopause Society
- Dr. Melissa Pearlstone: North American Menopause Society-accredited OBGYN, Westwood Women's Health, Waterbury
- Debbie Dickinson: Founder and CEO, Thermaband Inc., incubated at Yale and currently in the Harvard iLab and Harvard Alumni Accelerator program
For more on menopause, listen to Where We Live's show A Frank Discussion About Menopause With Dr. Jen Gunter. Dr. Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN, women鈥檚 health advocate, and New York Times columnist. She鈥檚 also the author of . The conversation with Dr. Gunter was broadcast in July 2021.
Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired March 30, 2022.
