BONUS Episode: HELP NEEDED! Midlife women and menopause research with Dr. Lori Brotto

The Pelvic Floor Project

In this episode I sit down with Dr. Lori Brotto; Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Registered Psychologist and Executive Director of the Women’s Health Research Institute of BC and Principal Investigator in the HER-BC Research Study on Midlife Women and Menopause to discuss:

• The impacts of perimenopause/menopause on midlife women
• The lack of current research
• Aims of the HER-BC Research Study on Midlife Women and Menopause:
• To describe the health experiences and behaviours of midlife women (aged 39-60)
• Impacts on QOL and ADLS including caregiving and work
• Health-seeking experiences and behaviours
• The barriers to obtaining care

Ways this data may be used:

• Demonstrate that care providers require more training
• Inform insurance providers
• Improve health care

Eligibility criteria:

• Between the ages of 39 to 60
• Residents of BC; and
• Assigned female at birth
• Identify as a woman or gender diverse or trans

Visit the study website here:
https://whri.org/our-initiatives/her-bc/

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