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Unlocking Us · November 20, 2024 · 55m
Dr. Mary Claire Haver on Menopause, Medicine, and Being Believed
OB/GYN Mary Claire Haver discusses why menopause has been systematically underresearched, undertreated, and dismissed by medicine. How shame, silence, and medical training gaps leave millions of women suffering unnecessarily.
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Highlights
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Menopause is the largest gap in medical education — most doctors receive less than one hour of training on a condition that affects 100% of women
Haver presents the data: the average medical school provides 0-2 hours of menopause education. OB/GYN residencies provide slightly more but still inadequate training. The result: doctors dismiss symptoms they were never taught to treat.•
When patients are not believed, they stop seeking care — and the medical consequences of dismissal are real and measurable
Haver describes how women presenting with menopause symptoms (brain fog, joint pain, insomnia, depression) are often told its just stress or its just aging. This dismissal delays treatment and worsens long-term health outcomes.Was this useful?