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Podcast: Menopause Mogulsâ„¢ Podcast with Dr. Joy'El: Strategies to Promote Perimenopause/Menopause Health, Wellness & Entrepreneurship
Episode: Weathering in the Black Experience of Menopause
Description: The Black woman's experience of Peri/Menopause can be different.  There are studies that show Black women can enter menopause 8.5 months earlier, have more intense symptoms, and have a longer transition into menopause compared to white women. The SWAN (Study of Women's Health Across the Nation) study that began in 1994 has revealed the racial discrepancies in menopause. Unfortunately, there are many doctors who are unaware of these discrepancies which can lead to detrimental long term health consequences for Black women.In this episode, I discuss those discrepancies and discuss my most recent experience of "driving whi...