Perimenopause and Menopause: When to Consider Hormone Therapy – A Menopause Specialist Explains

Today on Hormones and Hope, I'm joined by Dr. Tracy to talk about women's health through a different lens, through that preventive lens, which we talk about in preventive endocrinology.

But can we start thinking about our health, our health span in our 20s, in our 30s? through perimenopause and beyond and we are really going to get to know a lot especially this month.

This month is the menopause awareness month and I'm so delighted to have Dr. Tracy here who is a gynecologist, a menopause specialist, an advocate for women's preventive health coming all the way from Texas to join us on our podcast.

So welcome Dr. Tracy.

Thank you so much, Dr. Chaya.

It's a pleasure to be here.

I appreciate you having me.

Absolutely,

yes.

I'm looking forward to our discussion because there is so much of overlap and I loved your passion and what you're doing for your community.

So we'll start with our rapid fire, Dr. Faisy.

Okay.

And then we get to learn more from you.

Sounds good.

Ready? Yes.

Okay.

Number one, true or false, if you're thin, physically active, your risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease is low.

True or false? False.

Thank you.

The next one, if your routine blood work is normal, you don't have to think about prevention until you're in your 40s and 50s.

False.

Okay, what about number three? Should adults in their 20s and their 30s start thinking about knowing what their blood pressure is, their cholesterol is, their blood glucose or hemoglobin A1c is? Definitely.

Definitely.

Okay.

Number four, osteoporosis.

Today on Hormones and Hope, I'm joined by Dr. Tracy to talk about women's health through a different lens, through that preventive lens, which we talk about in preventive endocrinology.

But can we start thinking about our health, our health span in our 20s, in our 30s? through perimenopause and beyond and we are really going to get to know a lot especially this month.

This month is the menopause awareness month and I'm so delighted to have Dr. Tracy here who is a gynecologist, a menopause specialist, an advocate for women's preventive health coming all the way from Texas to join us on our podcast.

So welcome Dr. Tracy.

Thank you so much, Dr. Chaya.

It's a pleasure to be here.

I appreciate you having me.

Absolutely,

yes.

I'm looking forward to our discussion because there is so much of overlap and I loved your passion and what you're doing for your community.

So we'll start with our rapid fire, Dr. Faisy.

Okay.

And then we get to learn more from you.

Sounds good.

Ready? Yes.

Okay.

Number one, true or false, if you're thin, physically active, your risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease is low.

True or false? False.

Thank you.

The next one, if your routine blood work is normal, you don't have to think about prevention until you're in your 40s and 50s.

False.

Okay, what about number three? Should adults in their 20s and their 30s start thinking about knowing what their blood pressure is, their cholesterol is, their blood glucose or hemoglobin A1c is? Definitely.

Definitely.

Okay.

Number four, osteoporosis.