The next several blogs will be presenting a series of information about menopause. This topic is SO immense that it will take many months to share...besides menopause is a journey!
This series will open with presenting an article, “Women Have Been Mislead About Menopause” in the New York Times that was published in February 2023.
I tremendously appreciate this article due to the blend of compassion and sensitivity regarding women who suffer through menopause and the scientific reporting from many excellent sources including large and small studies and experts in the field.
Menopause is a topic that I am very passionate about. It affects every single woman and despite this wide reach, there is still a high amount of reported confusion, distress and poor impacts to quality of life and global health reported by women during per-menopause and menopause. One healthcare topic that affects half of the population in the world is worth giving lots of attention! But yet there is tremendous controversy about this topic and many women report difficulty having a satisfying conversation w/ their providers about menopause- one where they feel well informed of benefits and not just risks, lack of judgment and a sensitivity to their experience.
Here are some important take-aways from this article regarding the many signs and symptoms women can experience:
Peri-Menopause and Menopause Timing:
In the next blog post I will discuss the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study that was conducted in 2002 and created major changes in how women and medical providers perceive hormone therapy. This created huge disruption due to how the information was provided to the media and then what was shared with the public, and what wasn’t shared. Still, over 20 years later women and healthcare are experiencing the negative aftermath.
Be well!
Tracy Shulsinger, FNP
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