The risks of MHT are widely overstated and often eclipse the many ways systemic hormones can benefit a woman’s health and quality of life in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. Despite widespread benefits, less than 7% of women currently take systemic hormone therapy.
Systemic Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) is NOT one-size-fits-all. We each need individualized care, which often starts with knowing our own risks and benefits of MHT and advocating for ourselves.
There are few better doctors to teach us these facts than Dr. Mary Jane Minkin. Dr. Minkin is one of the country's foremost experts in this pivotal phase of a woman’s reproductive life and a practicing gynecologist. Some of the topics she will discuss include: the many ways perimenopause and menopause can impact our bodies, emotions, and health; myths and realities about turn on the lightSystemic Menopause Hormone Therapy; what symptoms it can prevent and treat; and how to find the care you need and deserve.
Whether you are before, during, or after the menopause transition, you won’t want to miss this Talk. Please bring your questions or share them in advance at Slido.
Dr. Mary Jane Minkin is a practicing gynecologist with a special interest in menopause. She is a Menopause Society Certified Menopause Clinician. She is also the co-director of the Sexuality, Intimacy, and Menopause for Cancer Survivors program at the Smilow Cancer Center. She has taught at Yale University School of Medicine for over 40 years and is a clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences. Dr Minkin has been recognized by Connecticut Magazine as a "Top Doc" in the state. She would suggest that anyone interested in menopause information go to her website, MadameOvary.com, which has several videos and podcasts about menopause and many written articles.
