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Hot flashes, heart health and hormones: Rethinking menopause, with Rebecca Thurston, PhD

Hot flashes, heart health and hormones: Rethinking menopause, with Rebecca Thurston, PhD

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 For many women, the shifting hormones of midlife bring troubling symptoms like hot flashes, mood and memory changes. Now, researchers are learning more about the short- and long-term health effects of menopause. Clinical health psychologist Rebecca Thurston, PhD, discusses links between menopause symptoms and long-term cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s risk; evolving treatments, including hormone therapy and non-hormonal options; and why midlife can be an empowering as well as challenging time for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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