Episode 170: Unpicking menopause narratives with Dr Sarah White

Dr. Sarah White is the CEO of Jean Hailes for Women’s Health, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving women’s health across Australia through every life stage. She is part of the National Women’s Health Advisory Council and the Women’s Health Products Working Group at Australia’s Medicines Regulator. She’s an honorary research fellow at Melbourne University and still an active researcher.
We had an impassioned conversation about how menopause narratives are being manipulated, the likely reasons for that, and how women can get the reliable information they need.
We talk about:
- Sarah’s career journey
- The importance of accurate and accessible health information
- Who Dr Jean Hailes was
- The first rigorous survey on how menopause affects Australian women
- How menopause data is being manipulated and why
- The impact of industry influence on women’s health
- Reframing menopause from a strengths-based approach
- Combating gendered ageism
- The influence of marketing and misinformation
- The pressure to maintain a youthful appearance
- The commercial drivers behind the promotion of HRT
- Questioning what’s being said, by whom and why
- Considering lifestyle changes in the menopause toolbox
- Research on public health priorities and health inequities
And more!
This is such an important conversation for anyone interested in menopause!
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[@sophiedumoutet8327]

So true

[@ChristineMurphy-eh9vh]

Enjoyed the conversation good food for thought!!!

[@agnieszkakuc8736]

Rachel, you are doing a great job! Thanx for this interview.

[@JJmikra]

I'm happy with HRT. It's helping the quality of my life. I don't have time to wait another 20 years for research results, so let's see if I'll live a long healthy life 🙄 Oh yes I did start resistance training etc to support my healthy aging. That's what I probably can't do if I have hot flashes etc all the time 😁

[@leoniehenderson547]

Both my derm and gyn are both from Jean Hailes and are amazing. Where they have lost the battle is their social media is terrible.