When Cancer Enters the Equation with Dr. Corinne Menn (Episode 46)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Medical menopause can be intense. If you’re a cancer survivor, you may have multiple rounds with menopause. You may go through premature menopause or have menopause symptoms related to chemotherapy and/or other drug treatments and then go through it again either naturally or should you need surgery or other treatments later on. It can all be complicated, confusing, challenging, and scary. Being an active woman helps with symptom management, but there’s more you can do to get through and manage your symptoms (as well as future risk) to live your fullest life. This week’s guest Dr. Corinne Menn is an expert in all of that, having been diagnosed with breast cancer when she was just 28 and in the middle of her OB/GYN residency. We talk about how to manage medical and/or surgical menopause, as well as genetic testing for breast cancer; finding active, supportive communities like the Young Survival Coalition; managing menopause when you’re at risk for breast cancer, and more. Now a 19 year survivor, Dr. Menn has dedicated her practice to gynecology only, with a focus on wellness and preventative care. You can learn more about her and her practice at drmenn.com and the Young Survival Coalition at ysctourdepink.org. **Support the Podcast** InsideTracker: 25% off at insidetracker.com/feistymenopause Nuun Hydration: 30% off at nuunlife.com with the code HITPLAY Velorosa Cycling: 15% off at https://velorosacycling.com with code HITPLAY

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:31.2	Hello, strong, feisty women.
0:33.9	We obviously talk a lot about traditional menopause and how it affects performance on this show.
0:40.1	But there's a demographic that gets overlooked in many of these menopause conversations.
0:45.5	Women who go through menopause early or prematurely because of medical conditions, especially cancer.
0:52.3	Medical, especially surgical menopause, can be intense, because in some cases,
0:57.6	you're basically shoved straight into it. Hell, depending upon your circumstances, you could go
1:03.4	through menopause twice, maybe multiple times because of medical conditions. There have been
1:09.6	long threads all about this on our hip,
1:12.2	play, not pause, social media channel, and I have fielded numerous requests to have a show
1:17.2	dedicated to this topic. So I'm really pleased to have found this week's guest, Dr. Corinne Men.
1:23.9	Dr. Men is a 19-year survivor of breast cancer being diagnosed when she was just 28 and in the
1:31.2	middle of her OBGYN residency. She went into temporary menopause during chemotherapy and then
1:38.5	bounced back, had a baby, and after recovery went through surgical menopause a few years later after having
1:45.9	her ovaries removed. So she knows a bit about all of these circumstances. We dive into all of that
1:53.4	and more this week, including how to manage medical and or surgical menopause, when you should get
1:59.4	genetic testing for breast cancer, finding
2:02.1	active supportive communities like the Young Survival Coalition, managing symptoms when you're
2:07.5	at risk for breast cancer, and so much more. Speaking of breast cancer, you'll see that once
2:14.2	again, this is a topic for which there is no cut and dried answer.
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