Perimenopause, PCOS, and More Grown Woman Talk ft. Dr. Sharon Malone
Naked Beauty
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🗓️ 13 October 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Sharon Malone believes that every single person is their own primary caregiver and that we all need to take agency of our healthcare journey. In today’s episode, we unpack the key actions women need to be taking to safeguard their health. In our conversation, Dr. Malone discusses the historical context of healthcare and segregation, her inspirational journey to becoming a doctor, and her dedication to empowering women through accessible medical knowledge. Dr. Malone and I also discussed her book 'Grown Woman Talk,' which serves as a comprehensive guide for women navigating various health issues from their thirties to old age. Covering topics such as perimenopause, fertility, endometriosis, PCOS, and fibroids, she emphasizes the importance of self-advocacy in healthcare. This episode is a blend of personal storytelling, professional expertise, and practical advice on maintaining and improving women's health across different life stages.
Tune in as we discuss:
(01:40) Dr. Malone’s upbringing in the Jim Crow South
(15:19) Healthy habits we can all implement right now
(27:18) Navigating Fertility and Reproductive Health
(35:48) Endometriosis: Symptoms and Treatments
(37:16) Heavy Periods and Anemia
(41:07) PCOS: Symptoms and Misconceptions
(43:06) Fibroids and their impact on Black Women
(45:55) Perimenopause
(51:35) Hormone Therapy
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| 0:00.0 | Oh. |
| 0:08.6 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:09.4 | It's Brooke DeVard, and you're listening to the Naked Beauty podcast. |
| 0:12.8 | What a treat we have for today's episode. |
| 0:14.7 | I love talking to experts. |
| 0:16.4 | As we talked about in the last episode, people who really know what they're doing, |
| 0:19.6 | nothing is more important than health. And today's guest truly gets to the root of how we can feel our best. Over the past three years, I have seen more doctors than I ever have before in my life. Pregnancy, gestational diabetes, and now some new things that have come up postpartum. And I always joke that what I really need in my life is a bestie that's a doctor someone I can call and drill with questions to be quite honest I use |
| 0:42.2 | chat GPT in between for like medical questions and we have someone way better than chat GPT for today's |
| 0:47.0 | episode dr Sharon Malone she is a nationally recognized expert in women's health she's the chief |
| 0:52.8 | medical advisor at alloy women's health and New's the chief medical advisor at Alloy Women's |
| 0:54.4 | Health and New York Times best-selling author of Grown Woman Talk, your guide to getting and staying |
| 0:59.7 | healthy. For nearly three decades, Dr. Malone practices a board-certified OBGYN and certified |
| 1:05.4 | and certified menopause practitioner in one of D.C.'s most esteemed medical practices. |
| 1:09.8 | Today, she's helping to reshape the healthcare landscape for midlife women. I first discovered her when she was talking to Oprah. She's done incredible episodes with Michelle Obama talking about menopause and perimenopause. She knows so much and she makes it so accessible, I had to have her on naked beauty. Dr. Malone brings a wealth of knowledge, clarity, and compassion to every conversation |
| 1:27.9 | about women's health. And I'm so thrilled that you guys get to learn from her on Naked Beauty |
| 1:31.7 | today. Let's get into the episode. |
| 1:37.9 | I'm going to start all the way at the beginning. So you grew up in Mobile, Alabama, during the tail end of the Jim Crow era. |
| 1:47.0 | I would love to hear what your experience of doctors and health was growing up and even just |
| 1:53.7 | like hygiene rituals that you may have learned growing up. Well, you know, I grew up. I was born in |
| 1:59.3 | 1959. So literally, I started school. I started first grade in |
| 2:04.7 | 1965 and I am the youngest of eight kids. So you look amazing by the way. I just have to say, |
| 2:11.1 | you look incredible. Oh, you are kind. Good makeup. You are very kind. So I'm the youngest of eight kids. |
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