Season 1:12 Bioidentical Hormones with Dr. Jessica Gerhart

Menopause deserves care and attention! Just because it is a normal process of aging doesn’t mean that women should be forced to grin and bear the multitude of symptoms that are associated with menopause not to mention the significant health consequences that are associated with the hormone decline of aging. We are in total agreement that we need to have a balance conversation around menopause and that we should very much reframe the conversation but this does not mean taking us back in time and pulling all the progress that we’ve made over the last 20 years since the WHI (Women's Health Initiative) trial was released, this means pressing forward with a conversation that empowers women to take full control of their menopause journey regardless of their treatment decisions. 

Here is the Link to the article in the Lancet to make your own informed decisions around care:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00462-8/fulltext

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Heather- @showcenterdrq
Jackie- @jackiep_gynnp
Tara @thesexualhealthpharmacist

Your Queen Bees are doing a deep dive today to discuss what is like to navigate as patient and trying to advocate for yourself to get your hormones or at least have an evidence based, shared decision discussion with your provider.  Today we interviewed Heather Maurer, the CEO of NPWH (The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health), a leading organization for providers who care for women and gender related health concerns.  She shares her experience as patient and being denied her hormones at her last visit even after sharing the evidence with her provider. 

Heather L. Maurer, MA, CAE is the Chief Executive Officer for the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), the national professional association for certified women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNP-BCs) and other certified APRNs who provide women’s and gender-related healthcare. Heather has over 25 years working in healthcare including nonprofit, association, and accreditation organization management. She is one of the co-founding board of directors for Mother Health International, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, who collaborates with traditional midwives and certified midwives in supporting a midwifery model of care, free-standing birth center in Northern Uganda. Heather is passionate about addressing the barriers that prevent people from gaining access to evidence based holistic healthcare. She is a fierce advocate in support of healthcare policies that address health disparities and access to healthcare. At the heart of Heather’s work “is always the patient, the patient, the patient.”

Heather Maurer- @heatherlmaurer 
NPWH -@npwh_official

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Jackie- https://www.mymonarchhealthco.com
The podcast- @justaskhive
Heather- @showcenterdrq
Jackie- @jackiep_gynnp
Tara @thesexualhealthpharmacist

The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) Annual Meeting was this past weekend (February 2024) in Long Beach California.  It is one of the absolute best conferences of the year.  ISSWSH provides sexual healthcare providers, basic scientists and other sexual health professionals a forum for the communication of current knowledge regarding women’s sexual function and the diagnosis and treatment of women’s sexual dysfunction, as well as education courses before and during the plenary session. The Annual Meeting provides unrivaled scientific content with state-of-the-art lectures and faculty specializing in a variety of areas related to women’s sexual health, incorporating concepts such as:

• Identification of evidence-based, multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment strategies to ensure appropriate management of women’s sexual health problems including desire, arousal, orgasm and sexual pain disorders.
• Description of current management for women with sexual dysfunction, including sex therapy, medical and surgical therapies, and physical therapy.
• Providing up-to-date information on the impact of cancer and chronic disease on sexual function.
• Review of novel therapies not yet government approved and their stages of development.

The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) 
https://www.isswsh.org/

To Follow US check out: 
Heather- www.theshowcenter.com
Jackie- https://www.mymonarchhealthco.com
The podcast- @justaskhive
Heather- @showcenterdrq
Jackie- @jackiep_gynnp
Tara @thesexualhealthpharmacist

Welcome back to our amazing listeners we have taken a little hiatus and are so excited to be back with you in 2024 for Season 4.  We have done some rebranding and have moved the just ask podcast into The HIVE collective which is a digital health platform built to empower women to make educated and informed decisions about their health.  I’m your co-host Dr. Heather Quaile a leading Women’s and Gender-related Nurse Practitioner. We started in 2020 with myself and colleague doctor Tara Thompson, pharmacist and now welcome my new cohost and leading women’s health expert and nurse practitioner, Jackie Piasta.  She is a huge women’s health advocate on Instagram.  So without further ado I want you to meet Jackie- who you all might have remember from our Season 3 episode 7.  We wanted to discuss this rebrand and how much thought and advocacy has gone into this collective. We are a space that seeks to equip you to better navigate your health journey. We created everything in this collective with women in mind.  The logo has changed to include 4 small hexagons which is the estradiol molecule- we also included 2 Queen Bees 

We have also updated and rebranded our mission, vision, and initiatives. 

 We have continued to hear in our practices that women are still not being seen or heard in regards to their healthcare and in particular their menopause and midlife journey. We knew it was time to advocate for more women and make a larger impact than we can in our own private practices.  As we navigated through the healthcare landscape we needed something that could empower more women that see their healthcare provider than we can care for…hence The HIVE (Health in a Virtual environment) was born!  

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Heather- www.theshowcenter.com
Jackie- https://www.mymonarchhealthco.com
The podcast- @justaskhive
Heather- @showcenterdrq
Jackie- @jackiep_gynnp
Tara @thesexualhealthpharmacist

www.drmenn.com
https://linktr.ee/drmenobgyn
@drmennobgyn

Dr. Corinne Menn is a board-certified OBGYN and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner.   Dr. Menn is also a 23-year survivor of breast cancer and premature menopause, is a BRCA carrier, and uses her experience to help women navigate their own health challenges. She has dedicated her medical practice to menopause management, the unique healthcare needs of female cancer survivors, and those at high risk for breast cancer. Now practicing exclusively through telehealth, Dr. Menn provides women’s health consultations throughout the country. She is also a Medical Advisor and prescribing doctor on Alloy, a menopause telehealth platform. Dr. Menn is an active member of the Menopause Society and a fellow of The American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She is a dedicated advocate and volunteer for the Young Survival Coalition, serving on their Council of Advisors  leading the Provider-Survivor support group, and serves on the Breast Cancer Alliance Research Grant Committee.

Join Heather and Tara on the JustASK Podcast as we talk all things Thyroid and Sexual Health with NP Jackie Piasta!

Website: www.mymonarchhealthco.com

Instagram: @JACKIEP_GYNNP

Jackie Piasta is a Vanderbilt University-trained Women's and Gender Health-related Nurse Practitioner who has been serving women for over 15 years. She currently owns Monarch Health, a holistic telehealth company focused on helping women thrive through midlife and menopause so they can feel confident and empowered as they navigate their wellness journey. Through her time in the medical field, Jackie has seen gaps in the healthcare system, particularly when it comes to women’s health. She believes that women deserve to be seen and heard when voicing their health concerns, and she is on a mission to not only hold that space but also to leave the healthcare system better than she found it. One of the biggests concerns she faced with her patients over the years was their complaints regarding their thyroid. Whether it be a concern of a possible thyroid issue contributing to their symptoms or feeling that their current care was suboptimal, Jackie has met thousands of women struggling with traditional thyroid concerns and feeling like something was missing in their care. This combined with an overall desire to improve people's overall health led Jackie to take a deeper dive into hormones and expand her knowledge through the Academy for Innovative and Preventative Medicine and their Bioidentical Hormone certification. Here, she learned evidence-based strategies for address a wide-range of hormonal concerns, thyroid included and she is here to share her knowledge with us today. 

Dr. Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG, is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She has special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

For the past 20 years, she’s served 10,000+ women in her private practice— and millions more through her books, online videos and articles. 

When her own health took a troubling turn during menopause, she sought out the wisdom of healers around the world. She learned that modern medicine and time-tested natural remedies are not at odds. Working together, they create indisputable results and true well being. Using delicious, healing foods and simple lifestyle changes, Dr. Anna reclaimed her health and life.

Fueled by her belief that every woman deserves to be empowered and in control of their health and life, she developed the Keto-Green lifestyle, which has helped thousands of women opt out of menopause misery and experience a joyful transition to the next stage of their lives. With her methods, you, too, can breeze through menopause into your “second spring”, feeling the best you ever have.

Listen in as Patient Advocate Aimee Cloutier give a real-life encounter of her sexual health diagnoses through the eyes of a patient. This podcast episode mixes personal experience with clinical evidence as she walks us through her story and a day in the life of a sexual health patient advocate and journey to healing! 

Follow Aimee on Instagram : @healthyhooha

Dr. Heather Johnson is an award winning, actively practicing gynecologist who, after delivering more than 3,500 babies over 40 years, recently retired as an obstetrician. She is senior partner at Reiter, Hill & Johnson, an Advantia practice, located in the Washington, DC area. 

Dr. Johnson received her M.D. at Yale University School of Medicine and completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, then located in Washington, DC. Dr. Johnson is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She served in the U.S. Army for eight years prior to going into private practice. 

Dr. Johnson is the author of two books: “What They Don’t Tell You About Having A Baby: An Obstetrician’s Unofficial Guide to Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Life,” and “What They Don’t Tell You About Menopause: A Gynecologist’s Unofficial Guide to Premenopausal, Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Life.” In her books she shares what she has learned through her career, fact-filled and up-to-date medical insights humorous anecdotes, and “Dr. J’s Pearls” of bite-sized advice and information. 

·       To learn more about Dr. Johnson, her books and Dr. J’s Pearls of bite-sized advice, please visit her website https://AskDrHeatherJohnson.com, AND follow her on Instagram (@askdrheatherjohnson), Facebook (@askdrheatherjohnson) and Twitter (@askdrjohnson)!

·       Her books are available in both Paperback and eBook on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Walmart.comandGoodreads.com. 

We are so excited to announce Dr. James Simon as our guest speaker on the Just Ask! Podcast this month! Dr. Simon brings a wealth of knowledge and insight into hormone replacement therapy, menopause, and myths and taboos surrounding these topics.

Dr. Simon is an OBGYN, thoughtleader in the area of sexual medicine, and owns his own medical practice - IntimMedicine Specialists. He believes in the art of blending exceptional skills of listening and the science of medicine to make the proper diagnosis and to develop a corrective plan for healing. Dr. Simon calls this the “You talk…I’ll Listen. We’ll Plan Together,” philosophy.

Let's listen as Dr. Simon enlightens us on these topics and encourages patients to "Just ASK!" providers about their sexual health!

Link In Bio to full Episode!

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