Menopause and MS

“Women have just learned to accept and dismiss a lot of these perimenopausal symptoms and say, well, maybe I'm ageing. Maybe this is just me now…(but) unless we talk about these things, we're not going to come up with good strategies for how to manage them.” - Dr Francesca Bridge

In episode 57 of the MS podcast, Dr Bridge and Jodi Haartsen, MS Nurse Practitioner, discuss the relationship between sex hormones and MS disease activity, and clinical course, particularly around the time of menopause. They discuss treatments for women experiencing menopause and empowering women to talk about their experience, rather than suffer in silence.

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Presenter

Dr Francesca Bridge is a Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Fellow opens in new tabat the Alfred Hospitalopens in new tab and a PhD Candidate at Monash Universityopens in new tab. Clinically, Francesca cares for people with multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological conditions. Her research interests lie in women’s health and multiple sclerosis. Specifically, the impact of menopause on MS disease activity and the risk of cervical cancer in MS