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Menopause Treatment in Real-World Practice: Ob/Gyn Anna Christine Cochrane, MD Highlights New Research

Menopause Treatment in Real-World Practice: Ob/Gyn Anna Christine Cochrane, MD Highlights New Research

November 20th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Cochrane shares her own research findings on how clinician specialty shapes menopause care and highlights gaps in hormone therapy prescribing.

Reinterpreting WHI and Rethinking GSM: Insights from Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH

Reinterpreting WHI and Rethinking GSM: Insights from Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH

November 18th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

TMS: Harvard's Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, questions the direction of genitourinary syndrome research priorities and reflects on FDA's removal of HRT warnings.

Autoimmune Disease Risk After HT: Clinical Insights From a Large Real-World Study

Autoimmune Disease Risk After HT: Clinical Insights From a Large Real-World Study

November 18th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Study author Daniel Jiang, MD, PhD, discusses data linking hormone therapy to increased autoimmune disease risk in postmenopausal women and clinical implications.

Use of OTC Products and Persistent Vulvovaginal Irritation in Postmenopausal Women, with Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH

Use of OTC Products and Persistent Vulvovaginal Irritation in Postmenopausal Women, with Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH

November 14th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Harvard's Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, explains how common OTC products can worsen vulvovaginal symptoms and the importance of a targeted history in GSM care.

AI and Polygenic Risk Scores May Reshape Breast Cancer Screening Within the Decade

AI and Polygenic Risk Scores May Reshape Breast Cancer Screening Within the Decade

November 14th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Donna Plecha, MD, discusses how AI-powered mammography risk prediction and polygenic risk scores will enable personalized breast cancer screening within the next decade.

Donna Plecha, MD: How to Talk to Women About Dense Breasts and Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening

Donna Plecha, MD: How to Talk to Women About Dense Breasts and Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening

November 14th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Breast imaging expert, Donna Plecha, MD, provides a roadmap for primary care physicians to implement risk assessment tools and high-risk clinic referrals in their practice.

Donna Plecha, MD: The Real Barriers to Optimal Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Dense Breasts

Donna Plecha, MD: The Real Barriers to Optimal Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Dense Breasts

November 13th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Access, cost, and clinician awareness remain significant barriers to implementing supplemental breast screening, according to Plecha.

Donna Plecha, MD: What PCPs Need to Know About the Dense Breast Notification Law

Donna Plecha, MD: What PCPs Need to Know About the Dense Breast Notification Law

November 12th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Breast imaging expert Donna M. Plecha, MD, explains the FDA's dense breast notification requirement and when to recommend supplemental MRI screening.

Initiating Menopausal Hormone Therapy in Primary Care: Where to Start, With Harvard's Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH

Initiating Menopausal Hormone Therapy in Primary Care: Where to Start, With Harvard's Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH

November 12th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

Mitchell highlights hormone therapy prescribing for primary care: treatment algorithms, vaginal estrogen safety, and when progestins aren't needed.

Large-Scale Study Challenges Previous Research on Menopause and Brain Structure

Large-Scale Study Challenges Previous Research on Menopause and Brain Structure

November 11th 2025

The Menopause Society Annual Meeting

TMS 2025: Katrina Wugalter, MA, discusses research showing that age—not menopause stage—drives brain volume decline, and how lifestyle factors can help preserve brain health in midlife women.