October is Menopause Awareness Month, and Dr. Sara Berg, an OB-GYN who stepped out of the exam room to build an education and advocacy platform, joins Victoria for a second conversation about where menopause care and policy stand right now.
They begin with the FDA panel on testosterone for women. Dr. Berg explains that the research supports use for low sexual desire once other contributing factors have been sorted out, and Victoria raises the pharmacist concerns about cost and controlled substance scheduling. From there they turn to the long estrogen patch shortage, what it took for it to be acknowledged, and why letters to legislators and agencies can move things faster than most of us expect.
Dr. Berg also talks about preparing for the first Perimenopause and Menopause Hill Day, and previews The Appointment, her new short-form podcast that gives patients the wording to bring hard questions to their doctors, starting with brain fog.
Also in this episode: the difference between brain fog and a mental load that never lets up, adding menopause symptom questions to routine intake forms, Victoria's public comment to CMS on pharmacists and remote patient monitoring, why peptides and unregulated supplements call for caution, cultural attitudes that keep women whispering the word menopause, and how to raise menopause at work without it feeling like a liability.
Timestamps
01:38 Dr. Berg's path from OB-GYN to advocate
05:49 How to read health claims on social media
09:36 The FDA testosterone panel
14:27 The estrogen patch shortage
17:30 Hill Day and writing to your legislators
23:31 Brain fog versus overload
28:38 The Appointment podcast
33:55 Asking your doctor about symptoms
42:01 CMS and pharmacist remote monitoring
48:16 Peptides and supplement marketing
54:08 Menopause Awareness Month
1:02:22 Menopause in the workplace
Links and where to find Dr. Berg: www.selfority.com
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