Not So Private Parts
Not So Private Parts is a mother-daughter podcast breaking the silence around women’s reproductive health — from first periods to menopause, painful sex to birth control myths, and everything in between. Join Valerie Elser, the curious daughter, and Dr. Denise Poulos, a practicing gynecologist, for candid, compassionate conversations about the questions women aren’t always taught to ask — and the answers everyone deserves to hear.
Not So Private Parts
Menopause Management
In our previous Menopause episode, we dove down into the depths of menopausal symptoms, touching on hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood swings, etc. Luckily, in today’s episode we march straight back up, discussing various forms of menopausal management that can support women through this transition and help dampen the adverse side effect of menopause.
Dr. Polous explains menopausal hormone therapy, or MHT, which is the process of supplementing women with hormones that are lost during the menopausal transition.
There are a range of MH therapies that can be used to lessen the effects of hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, mood swings, etc.
MHT is even often prescribed for prevention of coronary heart disease and osteoporosis.
Dr. Polous discusses who would be a good candidate for MHT and how to go about having this discussion with your doctor.
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