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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Benefits, Risks, and a Generation of Misinformation
Becoming Real with Dr. Lori—with Ann Konkoly, DNP, WHNP-BC, MSCP Many women reach midlife knowing that something has changed. They are not sleeping well. Their mood feels different. Their thinking is not as clear, their joints hurt, or they...
Menopause Brain Fog or Dementia? How to Tell the Difference
I walked into a room last week and forgot why I was there. Then I lost a word I use all the time and stood there waiting, certain my brain would eventually hand it back to me. If you're a woman in midlife, I suspect you know this feeling — and I...
When the Good Ones Die, Are We Raising Their Replacements?
When I heard today that Dolly Parton had died, my heart, like many of yours, I imagine, felt a deep sadness. It felt as though a little sliver of joy and happiness had just slipped away from us. I heard myself saying to others, “Another good one...
Painful Sex After Menopause or Cancer Treatment: Low Desire, Orgasms and Pelvic Floor Health
Painful sex, lower desire and changes in orgasm are common during menopause and after cancer treatment—but many women never mention them to their doctors. And too often, their doctors never ask. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Rachel Pope, a...
Postpartum Depression, Anxiety & Psychosis: The Hormone Connection
The tragic Lindsay Clancy trial is all over the news right now, and at the center of much of the conversation is postpartum mental health. Her case is raising difficult questions about postpartum depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, OCD and, at...
Brain Health for Women: Why Alzheimer’s Risk Isn’t Just Genetics
FOR MORE THAN forty years, women have walked into my office and said some version of the same things. I don't feel like myself anymore. My brain feels foggy. I'm anxious all the time. I can't sleep. I'm so irritable, and I don't know why. I...
