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The Menopause Crisis No One Is Talking About: Why Women Still Aren’t Getting the Care They Need with Dr. Fiona Lovely

The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

Release Date: 11/14/2026

The Menopause Crisis No One Is Talking About: Why Women Still Aren’t Getting the Care They Need with Dr. Fiona Lovely

The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

We talk constantly about how much menopause awareness has grown. But has menopause care actually caught up? Recently, I met with a new family physician and was stunned by how little training she had received around hormone replacement therapy, despite being a young, intelligent, curious doctor who genuinely wanted to learn. And unfortunately, this experience is far from unusual. So I invited my good friend Dr. Fiona Lovely back onto the podcast to talk about the enormous gap that still exists in menopause care and what women can actually do when their family doctor does not have the answers....

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The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

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The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

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The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

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The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

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The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

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The Hormone Solution | Menopause, Perimenopause, & Women's Midlife Health

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We talk constantly about how much menopause awareness has grown.

But has menopause care actually caught up?

Recently, I met with a new family physician and was stunned by how little training she had received around hormone replacement therapy, despite being a young, intelligent, curious doctor who genuinely wanted to learn.

And unfortunately, this experience is far from unusual.

So I invited my good friend Dr. Fiona Lovely back onto the podcast to talk about the enormous gap that still exists in menopause care and what women can actually do when their family doctor does not have the answers.

We talk about how to advocate for yourself without turning your doctor’s appointment into a battle, why women need support that extends far beyond prescriptions, and the role a menopause doula can play in helping women navigate this transition.

Because maybe the problem is not that women are asking for too much from their doctors.

Maybe we have been asking one person to do a job that was never designed to belong to one person in the first place.

In This Episode, We Talk About:

My eye-opening experience with a new family physician
Why menopause training is still so limited in medical education
How to advocate for yourself when your doctor does not understand HRT
Why being an informed patient matters
What to do when your doctor says no
Why menopause care goes far beyond hormones
The difference between a menopause specialist and a menopause doula
What a menopause doula actually does
Why women need education, advocacy, and validation
How doulas can help women navigate doctors, labs, movement, nutrition, sleep, and referrals
Why menopause support is still badly needed despite growing awareness
Fiona’s Menopause Doula Certification
Who can become a menopause doula and why you do not have to be a clinician
Why this could be an entirely new career path for women who feel called to help other women

Are you interested in learning more about becoming a menopause doula? Join Dr. Lovelys Menopause Doula FREE webinar here!

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