As menopause and mid-life women’s health draw growing national attention, a local physician says she is working to close what many call the “menopause care gap” by helping patients manage a wide range of symptoms and identify underlying causes. (Provided)
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – As menopause and mid-life women’s health draw growing national attention, a local physician says she is working to close what many call the “menopause care gap” by helping patients manage a wide range of symptoms and identify underlying causes
For Dr. Amy Brenner of Amy Brenner, MD and Associates, the issue is personal. She said her own menopause symptoms were “relentless.”
As menopause and mid-life women’s health draw growing national attention, a local physician says she is working to close what many call the “menopause care gap” by helping patients manage a wide range of symptoms and identify underlying causes. (WKRC, Provided)
“Not sleeping, mood issues, libido issues and like this just cannot be right,” Brenner said
Brenner said she sought to correct what was happening through hormone replacement therapy and described the results as dramatic
“It was just life changing and was able to get off some medications and just I felt like myself again.. Then after that, I thought I can’t keep this to myself,” she said
The federal government is also taking notice, with a first-ever congressional hearing on menopause. Some lawmakers are calling for better ways to treat and pay for women’s health care needs in middle age
Menopause symptoms can include hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, brain fog and drastic mood changes, among others
Brenner said her practice works to reduce patients’ discomfort and discussed the use of peptides, including GLP-1
“There are so many different peptides out there. For the last few years, we’ve been limited of what types of peptides are available. We’ve brought a few back in a sublingual, more supplement type rather than a prescription type. I think the FDA had a new ruling, so we’re hoping that a lot of peptides that were previously available in the past are going to become legally available now. But right now, the GLP-1 is certainly a peptide,” Brenner said.
Brenner’s offices in Kenwood and Mason also work with patients to pinpoint specific symptoms and their root causes, including through testing focused on gut health
“We do a comprehensive GI map test to look at the microbiome and look at are there any organisms that shouldn’t be there or that are missing. And so it really depend. Sometimes we’ll use antibiotics. Sometimes we use supplements. Sometimes, we use peptides to help with gut health,” she said
The Mayo Clinic has some common treatments listed online
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