Dr. Jennifer Zelovitzky is the clinical director of women’s health and vitality at Medcan, and she also leads the new perimenopause and menopause program. Since the program launched this year, she’s been working with women at Medcan to educate them about their health and help treat their unique symptoms and situations.

Here, she joins Marisa Ciarlitto to chat about the questions that she gets asked most, how she helped some of her clients get through common problems, and how you can get the most benefit out of your next appointment with your doctor.

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To learn more about Medcan’s perimenopause and menopause program, contact 416.350.5900 or email [email protected].

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00:28 Dr. Zelovitzky chats about how the new program is going.
04:31 The difference between perimenopause and menopause.
06:21 The most common symptoms Dr. Zelovitzky sees.
10:26 What is a NAMScertified practitioner?
12:21 How a doctor can help find the cause of your symptoms.
16:44 Vitamin D and calcium intake
18:27 Pap tests and mammograms
20:10 How common is hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
22:04 What if the effects of HRT start to wear off?
24:53 HRT and weight loss
26:12 Combining HRT with other medications
27:25 The different forms of HRT: pill, patch or gel?
33:39 Lifestyle changes to manage symptoms