Before you schedule
Social media is really taking us all for a ride. Lately, that ride means I have more patients who are disappointed when what I say ...
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Aug 9
7 things to do while you wait
… for your appointment with your menopause practitioner. My waiting list has gotten longer over the past year, and other menopause...
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Apr 24
Do you need testosterone right now?
YO. Folks! Are you starting to think that testosterone is a BIG menopausal issue? Is the internet convincing you that testosterone is...
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Dec 20, 2023
Support Circle dates
If you'd like to join us at an upcoming perimenopause support circle, you can get tickets (free) through Eventbrite. All meetings are in...
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Nov 28, 2023
Thanks portland!
I appreciate the votes of my fellow health care providers as a Top Provider on the Portland Monthly annual survey. Focusing on menopause...
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Oct 23, 2023
New Support group forming
Today I'm happy to announce a new support group in Portland. I hear my patients and colleagues asking for a group for people in...
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Oct 23, 2023
It's natural to wonder
You all, I am the perfect demographic to believe this. My menstrual-cup-loving, home-birth-having, nature-child self wants this to be...
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Sep 11, 2023
In Person Event
I'm pleased to share an upcoming event in which I get to not only teach about our midlife bodies, but also care for the spirits of women...
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Mar 14, 2023
Perimenopause Happy Hour
Upcoming event for anyone curious about the menopause transition: Perimenopause Happy Hour! Maybe you don't need a healthcare visit but...
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Feb 9, 2023
Hormone pellets - facts over fantasy
Depending which menopause rabbit hole you fall down on the internet, you might end up finding a provider who offers you hormone pellets....
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Jan 22, 2023
About Brain fog
Why did I open this closet door? How did I miss that meeting? Why am I stumbling over my words? Where are my keys? If these are the sorts...
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Apr 21, 2022
Real talk about menopause and metabolism
**Disclaimer** Before we start talking about this stuff, I want to acknowledge that weight is an emotional topic. So to get it all out in...
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Apr 15, 2022
Are your hormones imbalanced?
If you're in perimenopause, well, yes. It's your ovaries' grand finale. And it can be full of surprises and symptoms that no one told you...
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Feb 8, 2022
Perimenopause Brain study
It's well recognized that perimenopause is a time of increased risk for depression. So far, researchers have shown that the...
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Sep 3, 2021
What's going on with Breast cancer screening?
Background Women's health screening guidelines have changed a lot over the past decades. For many of us, cervical cancer (pap) screening...
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Dec 21, 2020
Four ways to prepare for menopause
As you approach menopause you may have a bit of an idea of what's ahead: the end of periods, maybe some hot flashes or other body...
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Dec 11, 2020
When perimenopause starts
One of the most perplexing experiences of women approaching midlife is that they notice changes in their body that medical providers...
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Nov 17, 2020
Birth Control in Perimenopause
Did you know that 77% of pregnancies for women over 40 are unintended? This is only slightly lower than the 82% unintended pregnancy rate...
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