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Send us a textBrooke Faught is a nurse practitioner and director of the Women's Institute for Sexual Health, a division of Urology Associates in Nashville, Tennessee. She knows a lot about testosterone and women’s sexual health because she uses it in her practice every day. I first came across Brooke when she presented her research and experience during the North American Menopause Society 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, and then spoke to her again in 2022 for an update on advances in treatment and guidance. Although Brooke uses a range of hormones to help women get back to their full sexual function and desire in peri/menopause, our conversation focuses on testosterone because it is so often overlooked. We talked all about why testosterone can be so effective for a range of symptoms, why the research is catching up to practice, and how women can talk to their doctors about it. Highlights: Why testosterone is just as important in womenWhat role it playsHow it’s prescribed and used and what forms it comes inWhat it can helpThe range of sexual issues connected to perimenopause that women aren’t always made aware of What the research says The importance of testingHow the hormone receptor system works Estrogen and testosterone used togetherRisks and side effects Testosterone pellets – and why some people use themThe International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, ISSWSHWhy your sexual enjoyment is worth the time and effort  Where to find Brooke: IG: @brookefaught_sexmedWeb: WishNashville.comJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textAnn Garnier is CEO and founder of Lisa Health, the US company that launched an app for menopause called Midday in conjunction with Mayo Clinic. Ann has been a senior technology executive in the healthcare space her entire career, and it just so happens that when she started Lisa Health, she was also going through perimenopause. The Midday app is on the cutting edge: soon it will be able to detect and predict hot flashes and other symptoms, and recommend remedies and solutions.Highlights: How her own menopause experience fuelled this technologyHer drive to keep GenX women involved in the technology conversationHow deep tech and data science can help us understand menopause – and predict hot flashes and other symptoms The problem with most symptom trackersWhere they get their evidence-based guidanceThe important conversations we need to be having – and the control we need to be giving upStaking our claim for “more” – fine is not good enoughWhy someone needs to make a red wine that perimenopausal women can drink without getting hot flashes Her dream researchWhere to find Ann:Web: Midday.healthInstagram: @midday.healthTwitter: @MiddayHealthFacebook: @MiddayHealth Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textAnn Marie is back with a solo episode, her last of the year. Get ready as she makes sense of a crazy year she's still trying to make sense of, and looks at taking that wisdom forward, so maybe you can make a little sense of where you are headed too. Highlights: • Why our bodies and brains work overtime to keep us safe – and why we need to recognize it when they do •  It’s not all perimenopause• We've got to move what we can and lift heavy things • Duh: hormone therapy is a really good way to deal with perimenopause symptoms • Big pharma is working overtime on us – and no one is watching • Why how we talk about menopause is important • Have you thought about choline? Here's why you might want to• Everyone needs to learn this: Progestin and progesterone are not the same thing • If you want to get to know yourself, quit drinking and eating crap• If you feel called to do something, just do it and find out why later• “Low and slow” for the winJoin the Hotflash Inc perimenoposse:Web: hotflashinc.comTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincTwitter: @hotflashincEpisode website: HotflashincSee hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textAmy Fleming is way too young to be going through menopause, but her attitude about it would outshine many of her much older peers. She was just 27 when a series of painful issues landed her in the hospital multiple times, and ultimately found out that she was going through primary ovarian insufficiency (POI, which I accidentally call "premature" in the intro) and ultimately, premature menopause. Now, at 29, she's sharing her experiences, raising awareness for the #makemenopausematter campaign, changing the face of menopause and smashing the taboo for old or younger people to educate themselves on this inevitable life transition.Find out how she's managed to put purpose to her pain and is helping others do the same.Highlights:• How she finally got the right diagnosis • How her peers and fiance (now husband) reacted• Finding the right HRT path• What lifestyle adjustments work best• How she handled the psychological impact of such an unexpected event• Her advice for others who are going through this• How to best advocate for yourself in this situation• The most helpful resourcesFact check: Women do not make more testosterone than men, we make more testosterone than estrogen. Where to find Amy:Instagram: @girl_poiwerJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textWhat a discussion this is. (The first explicit one too!) Jessica Jolie Badonsky is a New York City-based, board-certified family nurse practitioner and North American Menopause Society certified practitioner with more 18 years of experience in the medical arena. She is also a life coach who specializes in menopausal health, human sexuality, medicinal cannabis, and intimate wellness. And during her own menopause journey, she discovered how much more there was to to all this than hot flashes and mood swings. She is also the founder of Agelust Labs, a group progam designed to reframe the menopausal mindset with a fresh, modern approach that integrates science and spirit to help you through your meno-morphosis.All the highlights in our conversation: • Why she went on HRT • How it’s going – good and bad• ADHD and perimenopause• How giving birth is like perimenopause• Using hormone therapy to “take the pressure off”• Why she uses a compounding pharmacy • The launch of Agelust Labs• How we change about sex in menopause • The first mention of “queef” in the Hotflash inc podcast • Changing sexual attitudes – and dynamics – within a long-term relationship• The nascent but fascinating possibility of psychedelics and menopause• Understanding the endocannabanoid system and perimenopause Where you can find Jessica: Instagram: @agelustco @jessica_jolie_npWeb: Privatepartsofwellness.comJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textIn the last 3+ years longtime friends Patty Pappas and Carrie Mapes have completely transformed how THC and CBD can be delivered to help people through peri/menopause, all without any psychoactive effect. They were stay-at-home moms when they dreamed up and launched their fast-growing California-based company Hello Again, which recently expanded from Everyday and Sleep versions beyond the midlife bracket. The details of how they became game-changing entrepreneurs and executed their vision –  in a pandemic, no less – is rare, awe-inspiring and relevant to all of us. Stay tuned to hear the fascinating story of how they continue to beat the odds and their perimenopause symptoms, too. Highlights: How Hello Again was born out of a need for new symptom solutionsCarrie and Patty’s particular perimenopause issues (and why HRT wasn’t enough)How and why THC + CBD work with our body’s endocannabanoid systemWhy it had to be a “vagitory”How their  “vagitory” impacts  gentiourinary syndrome of menopause Why the 80s “war on drugs” still messes with usNew Hello Again products + expansion plansTheir take on the wisdom of menopause  Where to find Hello Again:Web: HelloAgainproducts.comInstagram: @HelloAgainProductsJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textEsther Blum is an integrative dietitian and lifestyle coach based in New York City. She’s a bestselling author and has been on a number of the top US shows including Dr Oz and the Goop Podcast. In her fifth and latest book, See You Later, Ovulator, she draws on 27+ years in nutritional counseling as well as her own personal experience to give women the resources they need to find the exact treatment, testing and follow up they need to start feeling like themselves again. (This is a woman who used to research how to get over hangovers, so she doesn’t expect you to live like a monk.)In this podcast we cover: • Esther’s own perimenopause experience• ‘Rampant negligence’ about menopause in medicine• All the tests she does• Why ‘normal is not optimal’• The things you need to sort out before you go on hormone therapy• The power of progesterone• Why drinking alcohol and HRT don’t mix • Why and when you need carbs • How the birth control pill complicates everything• The awesome things about this time of life Stay tuned to the end for her giveaway, too. Where to find Esther: Web: EstherBlum.comInstagram: @gorgeousestherJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textUpdate: Rochelle has since exited Pause-Well Aging. It’s hard to believe that when Rochelle Weitzner launched her company in 2019, Pause-Well Aging was the first to target the wide-open menopause space. The beauty industry veteran ran or helped run brands like Erno Laszlo, Laura Mercier Cosmetics and RéVive Skincare before she started having hot flashes, brain fog and other “experiences”, leading her to start thinking about entering the well-aging (never anti) space in an entirely new, pretty badass way. And she just won the Female Founder of the Year award from CEW cosmetics (sharing it with Bobbi Brown). Highlights: The two big walls she encountered when starting outHow menopause marketing is censored on GoogleHer big pet peeve about the  “gua sha” trend How the Pause-Well fascia stimulating tool worksWhat helped her own menopause (and what complicated it)Why she doesn’t like the word "symptoms"What people get wrong about clean beautyPeptides, collagen, parabens + formaldehyde Where we are on “menowashing”The one big thing she did for her own health Menopause as a “passage to power”Why she trademarked "Well-Aging" Her dream for the futureWhere to find Rochelle and Pause Well-Aging: Web: Pausewellaging.comInstagram: @pausewellaging; @rochelleweitznerTwitter: @pausewellagingTikTok: @pausewellagingJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textJill Angelo is the co-founder and CEO of Gennev, a virtual care platform for menopause in the US. Jill spotted an opportunity six years ago, and although Gennev started out a little different than it has ended up, they were one of the first companies to become a leader in this space. And over the pandemic Gennev pivoted to providing education and telemedicine for menopause relief to thousands of women via one-on-one and group visits through a team of ob/gyns and registered dietitians. And they must have done something right: because, the company was recently acquired by Unified Health Care Group – one of the first acquisitions in the new fast-growing menopause space.Highlights:• What happened when she noticed people leaving the workforce• What women in the workplace who are going through menopause need from their employers • The gifts menopause brings us • How her perimenopause is going at 48•  How Gennev started selling a lubricant and morphed into telehealth and HRT during the pandemic• How menopause treatment is unique to each person • What changes she’s seen in the menopause conversation • Her take on the safety of HRT right now • The menopause research she’s most excited about • What annoys her about celebrities and menopause  • Why she wants every woman to get an M-check starting at 45 • How she got over her nerves talking about menopauseWhere to find Gennev:Web: Gennev.comInstagram: @mygennevTwitter: @mygennevJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send us a textAnn Marie McQueen speaks to Irene Ndagire, a physiotherapist based in Kampala, Uganda.She runs the Women’s Health Foundation, launched in 2014, and has been advising women on all aspects of menopause.  She recently launched Menopause Uganda to help even more people menopause symptoms, fear and other issues associated with the transition. She's also doing something that people working for menopause awareness have not been able to do – involve men. Although women in Uganda face some unique circumstances, you will hear that our similarities are much more than our differences. Among the topics: How Irene got interested in menopause (her mother's was not so hot) (4.05)The biggest fear of women in Uganda (5.00)What women are experiencing in terms of symptoms (6.10)How they got men involved (6.45)Why most women don't take HRT in Uganda (8.30)Food is menopause medicine (9.15)Walking is a great exercise but... (12.30)Hot flashes are big in Uganda too (13.50)Menopause = old (16.15)The first menopause research in Uganda (18.55)What they need to help support women (20.50)How Irene got her nickname (24.20)Where to find Menopause Uganda:Web: Whfuganda.orgTwitter: @MenopauseUgJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information