Dr Pelin Batur, board-certified internist at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr Batur discusses why women should discuss this important subject with their clinicians
The North American Menopause Society NAMS) presents its comprehensive video series for women on important midlife health topics. All of the interviews in the series are hosted by NAMS Board of Trustees Member and Past-President Dr Marla Shapiro, a Canadian physician who led this exciting initiative. Dr Shapiro is also the medical consultant for CTV News and on-air medical contributor to Canada AM.
Note: The Australasian Menopause Society does not necessarily endorse the medical and scientific information provided in these videos. As the medical and scientific information provided here might not be relevant to a particular person's circumstances and you should always discuss your health with your own healthcare provider.
Dr Pelin Batur, board-certified internist at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr Batur discusses why women should discuss this important subject with their clinicians
Dr Wen Shen, NAMS Board Member and assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr Wen Shen discusses midlife hot flashes, mood, and sexual health issues
Dr Samar El Khoudary, NAMS Board Member and associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Epidemiology Data Center at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr El Khoudary discusses how age at menopause, hot flashes, cholesterol levels, heart fat, and other issues may put you at higher risk for heart disease
Dr Andrew Kaunitz, past NAMS Board Member and professor and associate chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine--Jacksonville
Dr Kaunitz discusses options for contraception and some important noncontraceptive health benefits for perimenopausal
Dr Chrisandra Shufelt, NAMS President-Elect; associate director, Barbra Streisand Women’s Health Center and Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center; director, Women’s Hormone and Menopause Program; and associate professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Dr Shufelt discusses how clinicians determine which women may benefit from statin therapy and the specific risk enhancers involved
Dr Holly Thomas, assistant professor of medicine, General Internal Medicine Department, section of Women’s Health, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Dr Thomas discusses common issues surrounding sexuality and menopause
Dr Gloria Richard-Davis, executive director, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dr Richard-Davis discusses safety, efficacy, contraindications, and routes for hormone
Dr Vivien Brown, assistant professor at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Dr Brown discusses what to ask your clinician about the HPV Vaccine.
Dr JoAnn Pinkerton
Professor of obstetrics and gynecology and division director of Midlife Health at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NAMS Past-President and Executive Director Emeritus.
Dr JoAnn Pinkerton discusses the facts about bioidentical hormones and safe FDA-approved alternatives that are now available
Dr JoAnn Manson
Chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital;
Professor of medicine and the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;
and NAMS Past-President.
Dr JoAnn Manson discusses the role of supplements in preventive health