It's About Hormone Therapy & Heart Health with Dr. Bal Pawa
10/22/23 • 31 min
What we discussed:
- How Dr. Pawa’s car accident was a catalyst in shifting her career focus to women’s health and hormones
- Why the Canadian healthcare model is lacking when it comes to holistic, integrative, and preventative health and how led to a system where doctors are reimbursed for treating a symptom, rather than looking at the whole person
- The ongoing struggle medical doctors face because time and resources are limited
- Dr. Pawa shares her latest project: Creating a new preceptorship program for practitioners focused on women’s health with a subset for menopause specialists where the information is credible, consistent, standardized, and evidence-based
- Why heart disease symptoms in women often go ignored, even though women’s risk for heart attacks are actually higher than men
- How hot flashes, which are vascular events, should be viewed as a “check engine light” and an invitation to get to your doctor so you have the opportunity to be preventative around your heart health
- The importance of treating (and not enduring) hot flashes
- Dr. Pawa shares why the biggest question she gets asked is about hormone therapy and she explains both the short-term and long-term benefits of finding out if hormone therapy is right for you
Links from this week’s episode:
Dr. Pawa’s website
Follow Dr. Pawa on Facebook
Find more information about Dr. Pawa’s clinic here
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
What we discussed:
- How Dr. Pawa’s car accident was a catalyst in shifting her career focus to women’s health and hormones
- Why the Canadian healthcare model is lacking when it comes to holistic, integrative, and preventative health and how led to a system where doctors are reimbursed for treating a symptom, rather than looking at the whole person
- The ongoing struggle medical doctors face because time and resources are limited
- Dr. Pawa shares her latest project: Creating a new preceptorship program for practitioners focused on women’s health with a subset for menopause specialists where the information is credible, consistent, standardized, and evidence-based
- Why heart disease symptoms in women often go ignored, even though women’s risk for heart attacks are actually higher than men
- How hot flashes, which are vascular events, should be viewed as a “check engine light” and an invitation to get to your doctor so you have the opportunity to be preventative around your heart health
- The importance of treating (and not enduring) hot flashes
- Dr. Pawa shares why the biggest question she gets asked is about hormone therapy and she explains both the short-term and long-term benefits of finding out if hormone therapy is right for you
Links from this week’s episode:
Dr. Pawa’s website
Follow Dr. Pawa on Facebook
Find more information about Dr. Pawa’s clinic here
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
Previous Episode
It's About Women's Heart Health with Dr. Alex Verge
Do you know your numbers?
What we discussed:
- Why women shouldn’t assume that everything they’re experiencing as they are getting older is related to aging or hormone changes
- Why Dr. Alex recommends having conversations about your family history and personal health history early–even before perimenopause and definitely before postmenopause
- The importance of understanding the definition of heart disease risk factors vs. heart disease
- Why women who reach menopause prematurely should discuss proactive changes regarding heart health with their doctor
- Why we need to change the conversation and teach women’s heart health proactively with more emphasis on prevention
- The two main health markers to monitor in order to understand our heart health
- Dr. Alex’s advice on when you should get a blood pressure monitor to use at home and how often you should use it
- What steps women can take if their cholesterol and blood pressure numbers are a concern,, and why Dr. Alex says that the best treatment is a good diagnosis
- Why eating well and exercising regularly doesn’t give you a “get-out-of-jail-free card” when it comes to your cardiovascular health, and what the American Heart Association’s “Essential Eight” can teach us about that
- This year cardiovascular health is the theme for World Menopause Day (October 18, 2023) Dr. Alex shares what she'd like us to know and what she would like to see happen in the media to draw attention to women’s heart health
Links from this week’s episode:
Follow Dr. Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexvergend/
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
Next Episode
It's About Releasing Shame Around Sex
What we discussed
- The biggest questions Dr. Klein gets asked at her clinic like, “Am I normal?”
- The questions women have about wanting to be sexual with their partner and also being a professional woman
- The pleasure gap, the masturbation gap, faking orgasms, shame, stigma & more!
- Why there’s a overfocus on intercourse in heterosexual couples
- The importance of educating women at a young age about their anatomy before they begin exploring it with a partner
- The physical and mental health benefits of masturbation and how women can talk about it more with their friend groups
- Online DISinformation about sexual health and how to find trusted, reputable experts
- Dr. Klein shares her red flags to look out for when consuming sexual content online
- What well-meaning parents should know about the research in favour of educating children about their anatomy early and how it benefits all of us
Links from this week’s episode:
Follow Dr. Klein on Instagram
Learn more about the West Coast Centre for Sex Therapy here
Books Dr. Klein recommends:
- Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
- Better Sex Through Mindfulness by Dr. Lori Brotto - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
- Becoming Cliterate by Dr. Laurie Mintz - Find it on Amazon.ca or Indigo.ca or Amazon.com
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
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