About Menopause Chicks

You can navigate menopause with confidence & ease

Evidence-based health information, translated.

So you can answer the most important question:

"What does this mean for me?"

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Women deserve health information that is both awesome AND free.

Welcome to Menopause Chicks

Hi! I'm SHIRLEY

Explaining all-things-menopause is my love language. I love to take your question, confusion or curiosity and help you answer this: "What does it mean for ME?" You may have arrived here feeling overwhelmed or dismissed or disappointed (if so, you are not alone)...or perhaps because a smart friend of yours sent you. Either way, I’m really glad you’re here. Menopause Chicks is full of incredible evidence-based resources so you can learn about your health, understand all the options on the menu for you, and invest in your future health. Why? That's easy. Because you DESERVE to feel AMAZING. Let's do this! I look forward to "speaking menopause" with you!

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Before everything else, sleep is priority #1

SLEEP!

Vulva, Vaginal & Genitourinary Health

MOISTURIZE

SPEAK Menopause™️

Imagine a future where you show up for your health appointments 100% "fluent" in menopause. The future is now.

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Menopause Chicks Podcast

Explaining all-things menopause is Shirley's "love language." She translates your questions, curiosities and lived experiences into conversations that promise to clear up confusion, connect-the-dots and help you answer: "What does this mean for ME?" That's because this show is especially for YOU. It's a LIVE call-in video podcast where YOUR questions set the agenda! Nothing is too minor or too awkward—because it's guaranteed—someone listening has the exact same question! Listen on your favourite podcast channel.

MoisturizeYourVagina.com

100% of us will experience vulva & vaginal dryness if we live long enough. We also become more susceptible to re-occurring UTIs. That's due to a decline in hyaluronic acid, estrogen...or something else, such as postpartum or medications. Sadly, until recently, less than 4% of women had a viable solution! This is a story of how our inspired a moisturizer, a mantra....and a movement. MoisturizeYourVagina.com

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Menopause @ WORK

The workplace is the best health classroom for all ages, genders, and levels of the organization. Understand menopause-related vs. menopause-adjacent, including how insomnia, iron deficiency & mental health impact your team members and the economy. Join the growing list of employers who are prioritizing women's midlife health education, and improving access-to-care. Read white paper at Menopause.WORK

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Moisturizer vs. Lubricant:

Apply the moisturizer as part of your daily routine to restore natural moisture to the cells of the vulva and vagina wall. And use lubricants adjacent to sexual activity.

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How "hot flashes" are connected to heart health

The correct term for "hot flashes" and "night sweats" is vasomotor symptoms

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Hormone therapy vs Breast Cancer

"Is what I'm thinking actually true?" Interpreting RISK is not something our culture understands very well. And there's a chance you have never been taught how to interpret risk...and a greater chance even still that an adequate amount of time has not yet been allocated in your health appointment to review your OWN PERSONAL benefits vs. risk equation. But you DESERVE a personalized hormone therapy "benefits VS. risks" conversation in order to make the best health decisions fo

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Say "Goodbye" to UTIs

The urethra misses both hyaluronic acid & estrogen in postmenopause, which can make it shorter & smaller and more susceptible to infection.

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Bioidentical vs Non-Bioidentical

Bioidentical (the term) continues to be misunderstood by consumers and practitioners alike. Unpack what it means for you.

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Heavy bleeding

Cameron writes: I have very heavy bleeding. What are my options besides a hysterectomy? My reply: Step one is often learning the roles & responsibilities of our hormones. Progesterone, for example, is our hormone responsible for regulating bleeding. Too often, I hear from women, like you, who experience heavy bleeding but believe they are “just unlucky” or bleed heavily because their mothers did, or sometimes, aren't yet aware of what constitutes heavy bleeding in the first p

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