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Menopause Videos from The Menopause Society

The Menopause Society (formerly the North American Menopause Society (NAMS)) presents its comprehensive video series for clinicians about 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.

Bone Density Assessment

James H Liu, MD, NCMP
2018-2019 NAMS President
Arthur H Bill Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University Hospitals/MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Department of Reproductive Biology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio

Dr Liu discusses what the clinician needs to know about bone density assessments.

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Cardiovascular Update: What Clinicians Need to Know

Dr Cynthia Stuenkel

Past President of NAMS, an internist, endocrinologist, and reproductive endocrinologist at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr Stuenkel discusses current cardiovascular guidelines for clinicians.

Read more …Cardiovascular Update: What Clinicians Need to Know

Duration of Hormone Therapy Use

James H Liu, MD, NCMP

2018-2019 NAMS President
Arthur H Bill Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University Hospitals/MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Department of Reproductive Biology
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH USA

Dr James Liu discusses the risks and benefits of long-term therapy use.

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Effects of Stress on Health

Dr Rebecca Thurston

Director of the Women’s Biobehavioral Health Laboratory and Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr Rebecca Thurston discusses current research regarding the effects of stress on health.

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Pharmacologic Nonhormone Options for Vasomotor Symptoms

James A Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG

Clinical Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

Dr James Simon explains what pharmacologic nonhormone options work for hot flushes.

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Facts About Nonpharmacologic Options for Vasomotor Symptoms

Dr Risa Kagan MD, FACOG, CCD, NCMP

Clinical Professor Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences University of California, San Francisco East Bay Physicians Medical Group Berkeley, California.

Dr Kagan explains the evidence available for popular nonpharmacologic options for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms.

Read more …Facts About Nonpharmacologic Options for Vasomotor Symptoms

New Treatment Options for Lowering LDL Cholesterol

Dr Howard Hodis

Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine and Director of the Atherosclerosis Research Unit, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Dr Hodis explains indications and risk factors for the new class of lipid-lowering drugs. In addition, he discusses the gender differences in cardiovascular disease.

Read more …New Treatment Options for Lowering LDL Cholesterol