The Green Room: A Podcast from Obstetrics & Gynecology March 2025: Gynecology
Feb 20, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Dr. Jill Brown, an Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Gynecologic Surgery at the Uniformed Services University, sheds light on pivotal gynecological health issues. She explores the unique menopause challenges faced by military service members and the implications of a recent Executive Order aimed at improving women's health research. The podcast also highlights advances in women's health research, the historical barriers in military leadership regarding menopause, and the urgent need for better care and education in this area.
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Menopause Is A Multi-System Transition
- Menopause is not just hormone loss but a multi-system transition that affects long-term cardiometabolic and cancer risk.
- Early attention to menopause can change trajectories for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and cancer.
New Therapies Reduce Hot Flash Severity
- New therapies like vasolinitant and elizinitant show meaningful reductions in vasomotor symptoms across randomized trials.
- These developments support expanding menopause-specific research and treatment options.
Dr. Jill Brown's Military Menopause Role
- Dr. Jill Brown is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology with active-duty service experience and menopause research in military populations.
- She has led clinical research and holds ongoing grants focused on reproductive health and menopause.