Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Board-certified internist Dr. Heather Hirsch — founder of the Menopause and Midlife Clinic at Brigham and Women's Hospital — breaks down why perimenopause has been catastrophically misfiled under gynecology, and what the actual stakes are for the women paying the price. Watch the full episode at youtu.be/ME_mDKHK6jA
In this clip: estrogen's role in vessel health, nitric oxide, coronary protection, brain function, and why the AHA's 2020 landmark paper — declaring menopause an independent risk factor for heart disease — got zero coverage. (You can probably guess what else happened in 2020.)
The bottom line: this transition touches your cardiologist, your endocrinologist, your sleep doctor, and your mental health provider. Treating it like a pelvic problem is costing women their health.
#perimenopause #menopause #estrogenhealth #womenshearthealth #HRT #cardiometabolic #hormonetherapy #betterwithstephanie
Board-certified internist Dr. Heather Hirsch — founder of the Menopause and Midlife Clinic at Brigham and Women's Hospital — breaks down why perimenopause has been catastrophically misfiled under gynecology, and what the actual stakes are for the women paying the price. Watch the full episode at youtu.be/ME_mDKHK6jA
In this clip: estrogen's role in vessel health, nitric oxide, coronary protection, brain function, and why the AHA's 2020 landmark paper — declaring menopause an independent risk factor for heart disease — got zero coverage. (You can probably guess what else happened in 2020.)
The bottom line: this transition touches your cardiologist, your endocrinologist, your sleep doctor, and your mental health provider. Treating it like a pelvic problem is costing women their health.
#perimenopause #menopause #estrogenhealth #womenshearthealth #HRT #cardiometabolic #hormonetherapy #betterwithstephanie
