10/20/2026
Fridayās menopause CME National Menopause Show gave me plenty to bring home, both for my practice and for the conversations Iām having with women every day.
Here are my takeaways:
1. Keep learning.
Continuing education is part of making sure the care we offer evolves with our understanding of menopause.
2. Look at the whole woman.
Symptoms, medical history, sleep, nutrition and everyday life all deserve space in the conversation.
3. Make care personal.
Your priorities, preferences and health history should help shape your treatment plan.
4. Revisit the plan.
What helped at one stage may need adjusting as your symptoms and circumstances change. Follow-up matters.
5. Have the conversation beyond 60.
Decisions about hormone therapy deserve an individual discussion of benefits and risks, including the distinction between starting treatment and continuing it.
6. Immune health deserves attention.
Midlife care is an opportunity to give immune health and the everyday foundations that support it more attention.
7. Include iron in the fatigue conversation.
Iron deficiency can matter before anemia develops. Persistent fatigue deserves a closer look.
8. Give heavy periods proper attention.
Understanding and addressing ongoing blood loss belongs alongside a discussion about iron.
9. Make treatment practical.
A plan needs to consider tolerability, consistency and follow-up. It has to work in everyday life.
10. Keep whole-body care in view.
Hormone conversations belong within a broader discussion about nutrition, sleep, muscle, metabolic health and how you feel.
11. Make time for the whole conversation.
Women deserve room to ask questions, explain what has changed and understand their options.
These discussions reinforced why I bring a whole-body approach to menopause care.
Which of these conversations would you most like to have with your healthcare provider?