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Menopause masterclass (Part 1) | Endocrinologist and Professor Susan Davis

Jan 30, 2023

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Is There a Missing Link in Women's Health?

01:33

Menopause and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

01:54

Menopause Hormone Therapy - Is There a Magic Wand That Can Improve Your Health?

02:08

Introduction

2min

Menopause and Hormone Therapy - The Proof Podcast

3min

Are We Doing a Good Job of Understanding Menopause?

3min

The Big Myths About Hormones and Menopause?

2min

Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy

2min

Is There a Difference Between Hysterectomy and Ovulation Removal?

2min

What's the Average Age of Menopause in Australia?

2min

Menopause Transition

4min

Menopause Transition

3min

10.

What's the Difference Between Hormone Chaos and Perimenopause?

2min

11.

Is There a Genetic Side to Early Menopause?

2min

12.

Can a Woman Fall Pregnant During the Menopause?

2min

13.

Menopause and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

2min

14.

Menopause - Is There an Opportunity to Reverse Aging?

2min

15.

Is It Safe to Restore Reproductive Hormones to a 60-Year-Old Woman?

2min

16.

Inside Tracker - The New Addition of LDL Cholesterol

4min

17.

Menopause Symptoms - Do You Feel Embarrassed?

3min

18.

How Does a Woman's Low Libido Affect Their Relationship?

2min

19.

What's the Difference Between Low Mood and Clinical Depression?

3min

20.

Women's Health

5min

21.

Sex Hormones and Ovulation

3min

22.

Do You Have Adrenal Fatigue?

2min

23.

Is There Variability After Menopause?

2min

24.

Is Estrogen Good for Menopause?

4min

25.

Menopause Hormone Therapy - Is There a Magic Wand That Can Improve Your Health?

2min

26.

Is There a Problem With Obesity?

2min

27.

Are You Burning Brown Fat and Burning White Fat at Menopause?

2min

28.

The Whoop Fitness Tracker Is Not Just for Menopause

5min

29.

Is There Evidence for Hormonal Hormone Therapy?

2min

30.

Is There Evidence to Support Hormone Therapy?

3min

31.

Do Home and Replacement Therapy Prevent Heart Disease?

2min

32.

Is HRT a Cause of Endometrial Cancer?

3min

33.

Women Who Got Estrogen Only Had a Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

1min

34.

Does HRT Kill You?

2min

35.

Do I Need to Take HRT Within 10 Years of Menopause?

3min

36.

Breast Cancer Risk

3min

37.

Is HRT a Good Option for Women With a Uterus?

4min

38.

What's the Lowest Effective Dose?

3min

39.

Is There a Combination Formula for Estrogen and Progesterone?

2min

40.

Is There a Difference Between Progesterone and Tibilone?

3min

41.

Is Tibilone a Safe Drug?

1min

42.

Serums to Treat Hot Fluxes

2min

43.

Do Bioidentical Hormones Work?

2min

44.

Plant-Based Fermentation

6min

45.

Is Compounding Therapy the Better?

2min

46.

Is There a Risk of Breast Cancer in Compounding Therapy?

2min

47.

Do You Think the Avoidance of HRT Has Impacted Women's Health?

2min

48.

Breast Cancer Therapy, Aromatase Inhibitors

2min

49.

Are We Saying Now More Funding and More Research?

2min

50.

Are You a Candidate for Testosterone Replacement?

3min

51.

Is Testosterone Associated With Libido?

3min

52.

Male Testosterone - What's the Dosage?

2min

53.

What's Inside a Compounding Pharmacy?

2min

54.

What Are the Possible Side Effects of Testosterone Therapy?

2min

55.

Menopausal Symptoms - I Don't Know What's in It?

2min

56.

Are You Recruiting Women to Monash University?

5min

57.

Is There a Missing Link in Women's Health?

2min

58.

Midlife and Older Women Contribute So Much to Our Society

3min

59.

The Proof Podcast - Science Based Conversation

2min

In Episode #245, I'm joined by endocrinologist and clinical researcher Professor Susan Davis, AO. In this detailed exchange – taking place over more than two hours – Professor Davis shares the best practice guidelines for managing menopause. You will learn from a world-leading expert about sex hormones, the physiological changes underpinning menopause, signs and symptoms of peri-menopause/menopause, the struggles of menopause, medical and lifestyle interventions for managing menopause (including hormone therapy), testosterone and sexual desire, the beautiful side of menopause, and plenty more.

"One of the – dare I say – more sinister symptoms that women often do not relate to menopause is anxiety."

Professor Susan R Davis AO*,* is Director, Monash University Women’s Health Research Program and an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow; Consultant Endocrinologist and Head, Women’s Endocrine Clinic, Alfred Hospital Melbourne; and consultant at Cabrini Medical Centre.

Her research spans from basic science to clinical trials, and has been pivotal in the understanding of sex hormones in women across the lifespan in multiple non-reproductive target tissues, including the brain (cognition, mood, sexual function), cardiovascular system (lipids, vascular function, and coagulation), and other tissues (fat, muscle, joint cartilage, and bone).

Specifically, we cover:

Intro (00:00)
Understanding Menopause: Communication and Misconceptions (06:00)
Hysterectomy and its Impact on Menopause (10:48)
Medical Consultation during Menopause: Is it necessary? (15:48)
In-Depth Discussion on Menopause Symptoms and Phases (18:03)
Menopause as a Part of the Aging Process (28:28)
Hormones and Reproduction during Menopause (30:47)
Women's Experiences and Body Changes during Menopause (33:10)
Estrogen and Sex Hormones during Menopause (48:20)
A Proactive Approach to Menopause: Starting Early for Symptom Management (49:10)
Guidelines for Managing Menopause (1:04:31)
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) (1:13:28)
HRT and Breast Cancer Risk (1:24:30)
HRT Medications: Guidelines and Recommendations (1:26:50)
The Trustworthiness of Big Pharmaceutical Corporations (1:45:35)
Breast Cancer and Menopause Medications (1:55:12)
The Funding of Menopause Research (1:58:00)
Testosterone Therapy in Menopausal Hormone Treatment (2:00:10)
Empowering Menopausal Women: Their Continued Contributions to Society (2:18:55)
Outro (2:19:40)

To connect with Professor Davis, you can find her on Twitter @SRDwomenshealth. Read her published work here, and make sure to check out the resources below for more useful information on this topic.

Discover more insights and supporting studies in the full show notes.

Enjoy, friends.

Simon

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