Ep. 188: Your Women’s Health Questions, Answered
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Dr. Jennifer Zelovitzky (above, right) is the clinical director of the Menopause and Perimenopause Program at Medcan, and she also leads the new perimenopause and menopause program. Since the program launched this year, she’s been working with women at Medcan to educate them about their health and help treat their unique symptoms and situations. Here, she joins Marisa Ciarlitto (above, left) to chat about the questions that she gets asked most, how she helped some of her clients get through common problems, and how you can get the most benefit out of your next appointment with your doctor.
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To learn more about Medcan’s Menopause and Perimenopause program, contact 416.350.5900 or email clientservice@medcan.com.
Menopause costs U.S. women $1.8 billion in lost working time, one study shows.
How perimenopause and menopause can alter women’s menstrual cycle, from the New York Times. Plus, from the paper’s Sunday magazine: Women Have Been Misled About Menopause.
The Women's Health Initiative hormone therapy study that Dr. Zelovitzky mentions as a main reason why medical practitioners believed that HRT is cancer-causing.
Dr. Zelovitzky is a certified menopause practitioner. Learn more about the certification and the North American Menopause Society.
Previous women’s health episodes:
Ep. 176: HRT & Menopause Misconceptions with Dr. Jennifer Zelovitzky
If you’re watching the video version of this episode, follow along with these insights:
INSIGHTS (TIME CODES FOR VIDEO)
00:28 Dr. Zelovitzky chats about how the new program is going.
04:31 The difference between perimenopause and menopause.
06:21 The most common symptoms Dr. Zelovitzky sees.
10:26 What is a NAMS-certified practitioner?
12:21 How a doctor can help find the cause of your symptoms.
16:44 Vitamin D and calcium intake
18:27 Pap tests and mammograms
20:10 How common is hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
22:04 What if the effects of HRT start to wear off?
24:53 HRT and weight loss
26:12 Combining HRT with other medications
27:25 The different forms of HRT: pill, patch or gel?
33:39 Lifestyle changes to manage symptoms
If you’re listening to the audio-only version, follow along with these insights:
INSIGHTS (TIME CODES FOR AUDIO-ONLY)
01:44 Dr. Zelovitzky chats about how the new program is going.
05:19 The difference between perimenopause and menopause.
07:33 The most common symptoms Dr. Zelovitzky sees.
10:51 What is a NAMS-certified practitioner?
13:01 How a doctor can help find the cause of your symptoms.
16:15 Vitamin D and calcium intake
17:55 Pap tests and mammograms
19:48 How common is hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
21:27 What if the effects of HRT start to wear off?
24:14 HRT and weight loss
25:31 Combining HRT with other medications
26:44 The different forms of HRT: pill, patch or gel?
32:54 Lifestyle changes to manage symptoms
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