Wellness Check: Demystifying Menopause with Susan Dominus and Dr. Rebecca Brightman
Next Question with Katie Couric
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4.4 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
This episode is presented by Midi Health, a virtual care clinic dedicated to providing expert menopause and perimenopause care to women in midlife.
For so many women, menopause is a mystery. Its symptoms can be wide-ranging and last for years, and information about treatments can be confusing - where it exists at all. To make things even more challenging, healthcare providers are often less-than-helpful when it comes to finding solutions. Our guests today are here to help: New York Times writer Susan Dominus’ recent article, “Women Have Been Misled About Menopause” was an immediate viral sensation, becoming a valuable resource on the latest research and treatments. Her reporting also resonated for another reason: the symptoms women experience are finally being taken seriously. Dr. Rebecca Brightman, a gynecologist from New York City specializing in menopausal medicine, joins the conversation to share what she’s learned throughout her years of treating women facing this life-altering transition. Plus: our guests answer questions submitted by you, our listeners.
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| 0:12.9 | Hi, it's Katie. Welcome to Wellness Check, our series of some of our favorite next question episodes focused on women's health and wellness, presented in partnership with the menopause experts at Midi health. Book your virtual visit today at join MIDI.com. |
| 0:16.4 | That's join Midi.com. |
| 0:19.5 | Enjoy. Hi everyone I'm Katie Couric and this is next question. If you're a woman of a certain age or if you even know a woman of a certain age, |
| 0:37.0 | I think this episode of next question is for you. |
| 0:40.0 | Because when it comes to menopause, which according to Webster's dictionary is, quote, |
| 0:46.4 | the natural cessation of menstruation that usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 people have a lot of questions. |
| 0:56.0 | I got terrible hot flashes. |
| 0:59.0 | I have experienced joint pain over the place. |
| 1:01.0 | It's definitely moodiness, it's |
| 1:03.2 | crankiness, it's stress. |
| 1:04.7 | Sleep deprivation, brain fog, irritability. |
| 1:08.8 | Because of where I am with husband and kids, |
| 1:11.8 | it's hard to tell like how much of that is my body and |
| 1:15.5 | hormones versus just normal life. Susan Dominis wrote a groundbreaking and |
| 1:20.3 | really long overdue cover story for the New York Times magazine called |
| 1:24.8 | Women Have Been Misled about Menopause. So we invited her along with Dr. |
| 1:31.0 | Rebecca Brightman, a New York City gynecologist who specializes in |
| 1:35.5 | menopausal medicine, to get real about what to expect when you're no longer expecting. |
| 1:45.0 | By the way, if you want to get smarter every morning with a breakdown of the news and fascinating |
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