Dr. Mache Blog

13
Mar

Menopause in the Workplace Free Webinar

Improve your work environment for the one-fourth of the workforce who are dealing with menopause symptoms and improve worker retention, productivity, and presence at work. Join NMF’s Founder & President, Claire Gill, and NMF Medical Advisory Committee member, Mache Seibel, MD, Editor, The Hot Years Magazine, along with Alicia A. Grandey, PhD, Pennsylvania State University …

7
Mar

Menopause and Mental Health – More Support Needed

If you’ve been through menopause or know someone who has, you likely know menopause can make you a hot mess or cause other symptoms that can affect your mood. But does it cause women to become “hysterical” and transform them into a ‘mental mess?’ The answer is a resounding No! But mood and mental health …

15
Feb

How Menopause Affects Aging

Menopause versus Age Many people mistakenly think that menopause means a woman is getting old. That’s probably one of the main reasons menopause is considered a taboo topic. But menopause isn’t about age at all–it’s about transition. The transition from the menstruating and reproductive years to the not menstruating and post-reproductive years. In fact, menopause …

22
Jan

New Survey Reveals The Impact of Menopause on the Workplace

Menopause symptoms have a huge impact on women in the workplace and on the businesses that employ them. It was the subject of my latest book, Working Through Menopause: The Impact on Women, Businesses, and the Bottom Line. The Society of Women’s Health Research (SWHR) recently published a survey on this topic that Dr. Sharon …

8
Jan

Elinzanetant Found Safe and Effective for Hot Flashes

Elin…what? Elinzanetant (El-in-Zan-uh-Tant) is a new menopause treatment that the FDA has found safe and effective in treating hot flashes in phase 3 trials. Of the 1.2 billion women expected to be in menopause by 2030, roughly 80 percent are expected to experience hot flashes, the most common menopause symptom that women complain about. Hot …

15
Nov

For Some Women, Fiber and Food Choices May Work as Well as Antidepressants

For most people, the approaching holidays are a happy and exciting time. For many others, Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day is a time of increased anxiety and sadness. Women in perimenopause and menopause often find that anxiety and sadness are two of the most troublesome menopause symptoms. Currently, one-fourth of US women 60 and over …

30
Oct

Everything You Need to Know About Menopause In One Guidebook

Wish you knew more about menopause? What to expect? What is normal and what is not? How you’ll change? Latest and most effective treatments?   You can get all that and more all in one place with the latest edition of The Hot Years Menopause Guidebook.  And the best part is…During Menopause Awareness Month you …

26
Oct

Newest Diagnostic Tests for Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer isn’t the most common cancer, but it’s one of the most lethal. That’s because 70% of the time ovarian cancer has already spread before it is diagnosed. It is very difficult to either feel on exam or find by ultrasound because the earlier cancers are so small compared with the amount of area …

18
Oct

Menopause in the Workplace – My interview with The National Menopause Foundation

It’s World Menopause Day!   In honor of the day, I was interviewed by Claire Gill of The National Menopause Foundation about menopause in the workplace. In This Episode, we delve into: Dispelling common misconceptions about menopause. The workplace challenges faced by women navigating menopause. Practical changes to support women during this transition.   You’ll …