Half of the world’s population will experience menopause, but this time of life is fraught with mystery, misconceptions, and a lack of solid information. Treatment and knowledge of menopause can impact healthy aging, but primary care physicians and even many obstetricians and gynecologists are unable to provide counseling to patients and help them navigate life’s difficult times. They do not receive proper training or support.
Join Liz Siegert, AHCJ’s Aging Health Beat Leader, board-certified menopause specialist, and journalist who frequently reports on this topic, to discuss busting myths and reporting sensitively about menopause. Ask for guidance. Learn about the most useful research on the subject and where gaps still exist.
Liz Segart He is the leader of AHCJ’s Aging Health Beat. She is an award-winning independent health journalist based in New York’s Hudson Valley who writes about long-term care, dementia, access to care, nursing homes, and policy. Seegert is also a contributor to Fortune.com, American Journal of Nursing, and PBS/NextAvenue.org, where she reports on a myriad of health topics, including social determinants of health and women’s health. She has written for TIME Health, The Wirecutter, Money.com, Medscape, Consumer Reports, The Guardian, Medical Economy, and numerous other trade and mainstream media outlets. Her articles have been syndicated on Forbes.com, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, Saturday Evening, Her Post, and other major outlets.
Dr. Rebecca Levy-Ganttis a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and a board-certified menopause specialist. Levi-Gantt is practice I practiced in Napa, California for the past 15 years and on Long Island for 11 years before that. She focuses on menopausal symptom management, including hormones and alternative management strategies, as well as vaginal and vulvar pain syndromes. She also teaches at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, and she frequently writes about menopausal issues.
meryl david landau independent for many years journalist I specialize in health. Her research on menopause has appeared in National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, Prevention, Everyday Health, and other publications. She is also the author of the award-winning mindfulness novel for women, Warrior Won.
