On today’s episode Monica talks to Dr. Cheruba Prabaker. She is a board certified OBGYN and minimally invasive trained surgeon who specializes in treating women with fibroids ovarian cysts endometriosis and pelvic pain. She is also a menopause practitioner and accredited through the North American Menopause Society. She just opened up her own practice in order to provide highly personalized accessible and unhurried care she’s also a speaker on women’s health issues she is thrilled to embrace physician entrepreneurship and lives in Oakland with her family.
We talk about:
- Menopause and perimenopause complexities and symptoms
- Common questions about approaching menopause
- The importance of seeking medical attention for irregular bleeding
- Types of testing
- The importance of patient symptoms in hormone therapy decisions
- Standard hormones and risk/benefits
- Addressing fears surrounding hormone therapy
- Conditions that might make hormone therapy less advisable
- Benefits of starting hormone therapy at a younger age
- Impact on heart, brain, and bone health
- Importance of individualized care and hormone delivery methods
- Weight gain during menopause
- Impact of sleep on overall health
- Factors contributing to anxiety during menopause
- Challenges of choosing a menopause practitioner
- Importance of asking the right questions
- Understanding a practitioner’s practice model and certification
- Women being withheld effective treatments due to doctor’s comfort levels
- Introduction of a new non-hormonal medications for hot flashes
You can learn more about Dr. Prabakar at
Website: www.TheFibroidDoc.com www.lamorindagyn.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thefibroiddoc
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/TheFibroidDoc
