Ask the Experts: Estrogen, Menopause, and Brain Health | Dr. Lisa Mosconi and Dr. Sharon Malone

Join neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Alloy’s Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Sharon Malone, and Co-Founder Anne Fulenwider for a discussion on the relationship between menopause and the brain.
Dr. Lisa Mosconi is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), and the Director of the Women’s Brain Initiative and the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at WCM/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She is ranked in the top 1% of scientists of the past 20 years by official metrics, and was listed as one of the 17 most influential living female scientists by The Times. She is the author of the bestselling book THE XX BRAIN (2020) and of the international bestseller BRAIN FOOD (2018) and her latest book THE MENOPAUSE BRAIN (2024) is available for purchase now. She also gave a TED talk on how menopause affects the brain.
Dr. Sharon Malone is a board-certified OB-GYN with decades of experience caring for women in menopause. She is the author of the just-released book GROWN WOMAN TALK, YOUR GUIDE to GETTING and STAYING HEALTHY and the Chief Medical Advisor of Alloy. Before joining Alloy, Dr. Malone was a partner at one of the oldest and most successful OB/GYN medical practices in Washington, D.C. She is board-certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and certified by The Menopause Society. Throughout her professional career, she has been active in reproductive rights, reducing teen pregnancy, and eliminating health care disparities.
00:00 - Introduction of Dr. Lisa Mosconi & Dr. Sharon Malone
08:30 - Definition of menopause
11:25 - Menopause from a neuroscientist's perspective
17:18 - Changes in the brain before & after menopause
20:03 - Hot flashes are not benign
25:23 - How estradiol functions in the brain
32:17 - HRT/MHT does not cause breast cancer
36:38 - Discussing MHT & Alzheimer's disease
45:02 - If you have symptoms, you don't have to suffer
53:08 - If you're on MHT and have a uterus, you must also take progesterone
55:00 - Changes in the brain during & after pregnancy
58:34 - Women's health needs more research
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