Dec 15, 2022·edited Dec 15, 2022Liked by Hotflash Inc
Yes to all this! I also feel this way about the celebrity menopreneurs hawking their silly overpriced products in the name of "empowerment" when what we need is justice. And I think about the fact that the reason that any of these menopause doctor "gurus" exist online is because medicine (especially in the U.S.) as a whole is completely untrained to support people in the menopausal transition. So we are left to the vagaries of the social media marketplace.
Yes Leah! Another concerning trend is the private menopause clinic. This is a model in the UK and it's coming to the US and Canada (and I'm sure elsewhere... including signs of it here in the UAE). It's just one more way that the privileged are able to be more healthy and well.
Def not Evernow or Gennev. I've not used these companies personally, but I've talked to the people who run them and taken a look at how they operate, and to my eye they offer a well-rounded approach to care. And for the most part, Telehealth looks like a good solution for the dearth of menopause-educated providers. I'm talking about private in-person clinics that take a more one-sized fits all approach to prescribing HRT that can be concerning. I'm going to be covering this more, here and in the podcast.
Yes to this! No one has all the answers. We have broken health systems everywhere that are allowing people to profit big time. I know personally of women who have paid over £10K for HRT and menopause advice at a private clinic. Put in that perspective it is the equivalent to a full year of social security money in Sweden. As a woman a food bank in UK was quoted saying to someone 'You havd to be posh to be able to afford a menopause'. Looking forward to hearing more about this topic.
Yes to all this! I also feel this way about the celebrity menopreneurs hawking their silly overpriced products in the name of "empowerment" when what we need is justice. And I think about the fact that the reason that any of these menopause doctor "gurus" exist online is because medicine (especially in the U.S.) as a whole is completely untrained to support people in the menopausal transition. So we are left to the vagaries of the social media marketplace.
Yes Leah! Another concerning trend is the private menopause clinic. This is a model in the UK and it's coming to the US and Canada (and I'm sure elsewhere... including signs of it here in the UAE). It's just one more way that the privileged are able to be more healthy and well.
Oh wow, are you talking about an Evernow/Gennev type of online menopause clinic, or is this something different/in-person?
Def not Evernow or Gennev. I've not used these companies personally, but I've talked to the people who run them and taken a look at how they operate, and to my eye they offer a well-rounded approach to care. And for the most part, Telehealth looks like a good solution for the dearth of menopause-educated providers. I'm talking about private in-person clinics that take a more one-sized fits all approach to prescribing HRT that can be concerning. I'm going to be covering this more, here and in the podcast.
Yes to this! No one has all the answers. We have broken health systems everywhere that are allowing people to profit big time. I know personally of women who have paid over £10K for HRT and menopause advice at a private clinic. Put in that perspective it is the equivalent to a full year of social security money in Sweden. As a woman a food bank in UK was quoted saying to someone 'You havd to be posh to be able to afford a menopause'. Looking forward to hearing more about this topic.