Your doctor offered you the pill for your perimenopause symptoms but said no to MHT. Why? It's one of the questions we get most.

Dr. Jen Zelovitzky is back to explain how these treatments differ and the factors that should be considered when exploring each of these options for symptom management in perimenopause. She also explains why the one-year-without-a-period rule shouldn't be the gatekeeper for your treatment.

In this episode:

• Why so many women are offered the pill but not MHT in perimenopause
• When the pill is the right tool, and why it can stop working as well
• How an IUD or progestin-only pill can be paired with estrogen
• Why there's no age or time limit on MHT
• What the Women's Health Initiative missed about women with symptoms
• What LOOP events are, why you might get them, and what you can do about them

Dr. Jen's bottom line: there is no woman out there who doesn't have an option. You deserve a good quality of life.

And don’t miss a LIVE This Is Perimenopause podcast recording with Dr. Jen Zelovitzky at the National Menopause Show on Sunday, October 18 at 2:10 p.m. on the podcast stage. We’re talking about Breast Cancer and all the choices available to survivors who are suffering with through menopause. This is just one of the incredible expert speakers lined up. Tickets are only $35/day or $45 for both days. Buy your tickets today!

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Dr. Jennifer Zelovitzky

Dr. Jennifer Zelovitzky is a certified Menopause Specialist and the Clinical Director of Women’s Health at Medcan Toronto. Follow her on socials @DrJenZelo where she helps women better understand their bodies and advocate for their needs in the Canadian Healthcare system. She is also the mom of 2 amazing daughters and 3 fur babies.

Links for this episode

• Dr. Jen Zelovitzky on Instagram
• Medcan Women’s Health
• www.drjenzelo.ca
• Read Dr. Jen’s Blogs

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Where did this belly suddenly come from? And is a GLP-1 the answer?

Everyone's talking about GLP-1s, but few people actually understand how they work. Dr. Sean Wharton is an internal medicine physician, a pioneer in obesity medicine, and founder of the Wharton Medical Clinic. He's here to give us the facts.

Dr. Wharton explains what GLP-1s do in your body, why midlife belly fat is a health issue and not just a cosmetic one, and what to consider before you ask your doctor for one.

In this episode:

• What a GLP-1 is and how it works
• Why your body changes shape in midlife
• Why some women struggle with weight more than others
• When belly fat becomes a health risk
• What happens when you stop taking a GLP-1
• How to decide if a GLP-1 is right for you
• What to consider before you ask your doctor for one

Want to learn more? See Dr. Wharton live at the National Menopause Show on October 17 & 18 at the International Centre in Toronto. He’s just one of the incredible expert speakers lined up. Tickets are only $35/day or $45 for both days. Buy your tickets today!

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• Subscribe to our Substack
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• Email us and let us know what you think of the podcast and what topic you want us to c
• over next.
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Dr. Sean Wharton

Dr. Wharton has his doctorate in Pharmacy and Medicine from the University of Toronto in

Canada. He practices internal medicine and is the director of the Wharton Medical Clinic, a

community based weight management and diabetes clinic. He is an assistant professor at the

University of Toronto and adjunct professor at McMaster and York University. He is the lead

authour of the 2020 Canadian Obesity Guidelines, which has been recognized around the world

and has published many peer-reviewed articles in international medical journals, including lead

author on several New England Journal of Medicine articles Dr. Wharton is involved in advocacy to achieve health equity in medicine.

Links for this episode

Wharton Medical Clinic

Rushed appointments. Leaving your doctor’s appointment with no real answers and more questions than before. Have you thought about seeing a nurse practitioner?

Dr. Roberta Heale has been a nurse practitioner for 27 years. She holds a PhD, co-founded Canada's first nurse practitioner-led clinic, and was the first president of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada. Today she runs a virtual menopause clinic for women in Ontario and Alberta.

And she’s here to share with us what an NP can do to support you in perimenopause.

In this episode:

• What a nurse practitioner can do for you in perimenopause
• What to expect at your first appointment
• How to find an NP who really knows menopause
• Why your provider might be following outdated guidelines
• Plus a sneak peak into her talks at the National Menopause Show:
• Hypnosis for hot flashes, and why it works
• How perimenopause is affecting women at work

Want to learn more? See Roberta Heale live at the National Menopause Show on October 17 & 18 at the International Centre in Toronto. She’s just one of the incredible expert speakers lined up. Tickets are only $35/day or $45 for both days. Buy your tickets today!

Connect with Mikelle & Michelle at This is Perimenopause

• Subscribe to our Substack
• Become a TIP Insider
• Email us and let us know what you think of the podcast and what topic you want us to cover next.
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Roberta Heale Bio

Roberta Heale is a nurse practitioner, a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner and owner of the Virtual Menopause Clinic where she provides care to women in Alberta and Ontario for symptoms of perimenopause through to post menopause. Not only does her practice include hormones, treatment for insomnia, weight management and more, women may choose Clinical Hypnosis. Roberta is also a university professor and has used her academic role to conduct research about the impact of the symptoms of menopause on work.

Links for this episode

• Follow Roberta on Instagram
• Roberta's Virtual Menopause Clinic
• Take Roberta's survey on menopause and work
• Find a Menopause Society certified provider