I’m Still Hot — It Just Comes In Flashes Now

When I decided to become an ObGyn, I was sure that the best part of the specialty was going to be the delivering babies part. Taking care of pregnant mothers, helping them to grow a healthy baby, and then bringing that new life into the world had to be the absolute best and most satisfying part of this specialty. And it is fun…and fulfilling…..and also exhausting.. In the last few years, my interests have moved in a slightly different direction. I became very interested, and intent on becoming proficient and skilled at taking care of a “lost” segment of the population — — the peri- and post-menopausal woman. After hearing so much sadness, so much resignation, and so much confusion about what menopause IS, and what women should and could expect during their transition to, and their life while in menopause, I decided that I would make it my business to be able to address and help this important part of the population. I have found THIS to be at least as fulfilling if not moreso.

Nowadays, with women living longer, and the average age of menopause at 51, we can expect to live 30–40 years (or more) in a menopausal state — and there is NO reason that these years have to represent a steady decline — in physical and emotional health, well-being, attitude, and relationship satisfaction.