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Jewish Women Are Leading the Menopause Movement

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish women are emerging at the forefront of a new movement to address menopause, a critical and often overlooked stage in women's health. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish WomenHormone TherapySocial StigmaMedical ResearchGeneration XMenopauseSelf AdvocacyHealth AdvocacyWomen's Health InitiativeMidi Health

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Portland, Oregon, United States
"Beth Segal, a Portland, Ore.-based filmmaker, started noticing alarming symptoms, like pain in her hip joints and heart palpitations."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Dr. Mimi Zieman, an Atlanta gynecologist, writer and speaker and the playwright behind The Post-Roe Monologues;"
Israel
"opines Dr. Elissa Hellman, an Israel-based, American-born gynecologist who treats patients both in Israel as well as in the United States via telehealth."
Jerusalem, Israel
"recalls Dr. David Shveiky, director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem."
Riverdale, New York, United States
"The doctor, who lives in Riverdale, N.Y., regularly speaks about menopause to Jewish womens groups and has appeared on the Jewish Orthodox Womens Medical Associations podcast."

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