Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Specialty Physician Weighs In

Our guest for this Living to 100 Club podcast is Dr. Michael Green, Chief Medical Officer at Winona. Winona is a site addressing and treating menopause symptoms. In this program, we discuss the symptoms of menopause, and the links between menopause and other physical conditions. Such conditions include urinary infections, weight gain, heart disease, and depression. Here are some of the questions addressed: What are the effects of menopause on the health of women? What is hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Who are good candidates for HRT? Are there contraindications for HRT in some women? What are the benefits of HRT? Join us as our medical expert discusses how to empower women to make the second half of their life better than the first. Mini Bio Dr. Michael Green, MD is a board-certified OB/GYN living in Lake Arrowhead CA. Dr. Green did his undergraduate studies in Chemistry at The University of California at Berkeley and received a Master of Science in Chemistry at California State University Northridge. He received his MD at St. Louis University of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Green completed a Family Medicine Residency at the Ventura County Medical Center and became board certified in family medicine in 1996. Due to his interest in women's health and his love of delivering babies, Dr. Green did a second Residency in OB/GYN at The Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Green spent the first 17 years of his career doing full scope OB/GYN as Chief of OB for the Centers for Family Health in Ventura CA. He is currently the site director for OBHG at Northridge Medical Center in Northridge, CA where he works as an OB hospitalist. He has a successful YouTube channel, Medtwice, with over 27,000 subscribers and 7 million views. Medtwice is a patient education channel focusing on OB/GYN. Dr. Green Loves fishing, skiing, and spending time with his family. He has been married for 33 years to his lovely wife Stephanie. For Our Listeners Dr. Green's Website: Winona