The Heart Health Risks Women Aren’t Being Told About After 40
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RSS Feed Heart disease remains one of the biggest health concerns for women, yet many women still don't know what cardiovascular risk can actually look like in the female body.
In this episode of All About You, Dr. Jayne Morgan joins Dr. Shauna Watts for an important conversation about women’s heart health, perimenopause, menopause and cardiovascular risk.
Dr. Morgan explores why women’s heart health has historically been misunderstood, how heart attack symptoms can present differently in women, and why some warning signs may be overlooked or dismissed.
The conversation also looks at what can change during perimenopause and menopause, and why this stage of life can be an important time to start paying closer attention to your cardiovascular health.
Most importantly, Dr. Morgan shares why understanding your own risk and being willing to advocate for yourself can make a difference when navigating the healthcare system.
In this episode:
• Why women’s heart health has historically been overlooked
• How heart attack symptoms can differ in women
• Why some symptoms may be easy to dismiss
• What changes during perimenopause and menopause
• The connection between estrogen and cardiovascular health
• What women should know about their individual heart health risk
• Why self-advocacy matters when speaking with your doctor
• How emerging technology could help improve women’s health research
This episode is a reminder that midlife health is about more than hormones. Understanding your heart health is an important part of taking care of yourself through perimenopause, menopause and beyond.
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Chapters
00:00 – Why Women’s Heart Health Is Different
04:15 – The Missing Data in Women’s Heart Research
07:39 – Why Heart Disease Is the #1 Killer of Women
11:42 – How Heart Disease Can Look Different in Women
17:05 – The Heart Health Changes of Perimenopause
22:18 – Estrogen, Cholesterol & Cardiovascular Risk
30:12 – LP(a): The Heart Risk Women Need to Know
34:49 – Why LP(a) Can Change During Menopause
40:05 – What Menopause Does to Your Heart
47:04 – The Cardiovascular Impact of Losing Estrogen
49:41 – Why Women May Miss the Signs of a Heart Attack
54:20 – HRT, Estrogen & the Timing of Heart Health
57:41 – How Women Can Advocate for Their Heart Health
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