Menopause Masterclass Pt 3: Your Menopause Toolkit, Free Resources & Exactly What to Ask Your Doctor! With Dr. Mary Claire Haver
1/13/202644 min
It’s YOUR Menopause Masterclass Part 3! In this episode, one of the top menopause doctors in the world, Dr. Mary Claire Haver is giving you your Menopause Toolkit, including the tests you need to ask your doctor for, how to prep for your next appointment, what resources are available for free and so much more! Plus everything your doctor forgot to mention to you about menopause!
Right now 1.2 billion women are in perimenopause or menopause and whether or not you’re experiencing this personally in your life right now, I guarantee you someone in your life is…whether...
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First 90 secondsJamie Kern Lima· Host0:00
You've said nine out of 10 doctors get hormone replacement therapy wrong or hormone therapy wrong, or just aren't educated. You've sh- you know, you've shared that getting your medical degree, your four-year medical degree, you have one hour of training around menopause, and then your four-year specialty degree, six hours of training and, and that's it.
Mary Claire Haver· Guest0:16
You don't necessarily have to break up with your doctor, you know? It's, is you may need to start the conversation if they're not screening it for you. We're not even trained to screen for perimenopause and menopause symptoms. You have to bring it up to your doctor, and if they're open and honest, ask them, "How much training have you received in menopause care? Do you feel competent?" You know? And if they don't, hand them the latest guidelines from the... They're downloadable from the Menopause Society. Tell them to take a look. Say, "I'd like to try this for three months."
Jamie Kern Lima· Host0:46
For the person that's like, "Oh, gosh. Well, I wanna keep my doctor, and also, I think they might not know anything about menopause- Mm-hmm ... but I like them."
Mary Claire Haver· Guest0:52
[laughs] You still need a pap smear.
Jamie Kern Lima· Host0:53
Yeah.
Mary Claire Haver· Guest0:53
You still need routine screening. All that stuff still has to be done.
Jamie Kern Lima· Host0:56
Yeah.
Mary Claire Haver· Guest0:56
You can keep your gynecologist for that.
Jamie Kern Lima· Host0:58
Yeah.
Mary Claire Haver· Guest0:58
And just tell them, you know, "You weren't comfortable with menopause. I totally get that, and so I-" What a gift that they can start by having their own evidence- Yes ...
Jamie Kern Lima· Host1:09
to walk into that doctor's office with.
Mary Claire Haver· Guest1:11
You need to go in and make a problem visit, like a non-well woman exam. You're, "I'm coming in to talk about menopause." When you go in to talk about menopause, that is a specific visit if you wanna use your insurance.
Jamie Kern Lima· Host1:21
How do we ask for that visit? What is it called?
Mary Claire Haver· Guest1:24
Problem visit.
Jamie Kern Lima· Host1:25
A problem visit.
Mary Claire Haver· Guest1:26
That's standard language in, in, you know, billing.
Jamie Kern Lima· Host1:28
So not preventative visit.