Melinda French Gates: It Took Three Doctors to Diagnose My Perimenopause
7/22/202647 min
Melinda French Gates is focusing her money and attention on improving women’s healthcare in America. In Healthful’s first episode, French Gates tells Norah O’Donnell why it took three doctors to catch her perimenopause and shares the three simple things that keep her healthier than ever.
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First 90 secondsMelinda French Gates· Guest0:00
When one woman uses her power, she can change the course of history.
Speaker 20:06
Melinda French Gates, it's great to have you. Why do you think women's health is the issue of our time?
Melinda French Gates· Guest0:12
This is an area that is completely under-researched and underfunded. Women's reproductive health, postpartum depression, cardiovascular disease.
Speaker 20:21
How is this not a national crisis?
Melinda French Gates· Guest0:24
It took me three doctors to get the right treatments for where I was.
Speaker 20:29
Even Melinda Gates couldn't get the right treatment.
Melinda French Gates· Guest0:31
Right. Women aren't getting the answers that they need, and that just shouldn't be. We were just supposed to be, deal with this and let it be- Yeah ... unseen. No, this is real for us. Now it's time to talk about what's going on for women.
Speaker 20:42
[gentle music] This show is sponsored by UnitedHealth Group. We know women live longer than men, but did you know they spend 25% more of their lives in poor health? How can that be? Well, it's that women's care is often treated as isolated moments instead of a lifelong experience. That's why UnitedHealth Group is working to reshape women's health with a more connected approach to care, supporting women through every stage of life from adolescence to menopause and every moment in between. This year, UnitedHealth Group was the first to expand coverage for doula care nationwide, helping more women access personalized support before, during, and after birth. And through community partnerships and in-home care, UnitedHealth Group is helping women with the greatest