On May 20th, Iâm joining @mayafellerrd for an important conversation around Black womenâs wellness, hormones, nutrition, perimenopause, menopause, and what it really looks like to support your body through midlife.
Weâre talking about:
⢠Why your body feels different in your 40s
⢠Nutrition strategies that actually fit real life
⢠Energy, metabolism, and strength as we age
⢠Honoring joy, culture, and tradition with food
⢠Sustainable habits for busy women
This conversation is about feeling informed, supported, and empowered in your body.
Grab your free spot through the link in my story and send this to every woman in your life who needs it.
#womenshealth #blackwomenshealth #fyp
If your patch keeps falling off at the gym or pool, this is the hack you didnât know you needed. đ
#womenshealth #menopause #doctor #hormonehealth #fyp
There are no FDA-approved testosterone products for women in the United States, even though global guidelines, including the Menopause Society, recognize testosteroneâs effectiveness for treating low libido in post-menopausal women.
So your doctor has a few off-label options.
The most common is a male testosterone gel used at 1/10th of the male dose. Itâs a very small amount, relatively affordable, and one of the options I use in practice.
There are also other off-label options including compounded testosterone cream and androgel pump used twice weekly.
A lot of women are never told these options exist.
If youâre navigating menopause and struggling with low libido, this is a conversation worth having with your doctor. #doctor #womenshealth #doctor #perimenopause #testosterone
Why is no one talking about the fact that your lips can âshrinkâ during menopause? đł
Itâs called Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM). As estrogen levels drop, labial tissue can lose volume, flatten, or even seem to be âabsorbed.â
The good news? Itâs treatable, especially if you catch it early.
#doctor #menopause #womenshealth #menopausesupport #fyp
So many women experience bleeding after menopause and are not quite sure what to do with it.
ACOG just dropped updated guidelines on how this should be evaluated.
Hereâs the nuance:
If you just started menopause hormone therapy or recently had a dose adjustment and are within the first 3 to 6 months, some bleeding can happen while your body adjusts.
But if you are postmenopausal and not on hormones, or you are well past that adjustment window and still experiencing bleeding, this is the kind of bleeding that warrants full investigation.
And the standard of care just changed.
ACOG now recommends both a transvaginal ultrasound and an endometrial biopsy. Previously, one or the other would often suffice. That approach was missing up to 12% of endometrial cancers.
If this applies to you, know what to ask for. This is your body, and you deserve to be informed. #doctor #womenshealth #menopausesupport #menopause #perimenopause
Weâve come so far in womenâs health since our mothersâ generation. What they suffered through, we now have real answers for.
But awareness and access still arenât where they need to be.
Every woman in the entire world deserves to know she has options that work. #mom #mothersday #moms #womenshealth #foryou
DHEA is a natural hormone that your body converts to both estrogen and testosterone.
A 2024 study found that vaginal DHEA can improve vaginal dryness, pain with sex, and distress from genitourinary symptoms.
Itâs an FDA-approved option for women who prefer to use something other than vaginal estrogen. And importantly, vaginal DHEA does not increase the risk of breast cancer.
If vaginal estrogen is something you prefer not to use, vaginal DHEA may be an alternative.
Have you heard of vaginal DHEA? Ask your doctor if this is an option for you.
#doctor #womenshealth #dhea #fyp
Yes, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but your vagina does atrophy during menopause.
One of the biggest things I see patients struggle with during perimenopause and menopause is vaginal atrophy.
When estrogen drops, the labia thin and lose elasticity. The whole area becomes more sensitive and fragile, and some women start to notice changes over time.
Starting vaginal estrogen at the first signs of discomfort can help preserve that tissue. Itâs low dose and, for most women, does not carry the same risk as oral or systemic estradiol.
Itâs safe, effective, and one of the most underutilized treatments in womenâs health.
If youâre in perimenopause or menopause and starting to experience vaginal symptoms, talk to your doctor about whether this could be an option for you.
#doctor #menopause #womenshealth
Celebrating my incredible Alloy Health @myalloy colleague, Dr. Kudzai Dombo, @dr.kudzai , who was just featured in USA TODAY @usatoday for sharing her deeply personal story.
Thank you, Dr. Dombo, for having the courage to speak up and show us that even as physicians, our perimenopause symptoms can still be missed, dismissed, or misunderstood.
I'm honored to be featured alongside you in this important article. Your story highlights exactly why better awareness, better conversations, and better care for Black women experiencing perimenopause are so critical.
In my book, Grown Woman Talk, I share candidly about what so many women are navigating. This moment reinforces why that dialogue matters more than ever.
The full article link is in my bio if you'd like to read more.
#doctor #usatoday #perimenopause #menopause #BlackWomensHealth #AlloyHealth
@acog_org , where ob-gyns shape the future of womenâs health, celebrated its 75th anniversary 𼳠in DC this weekend and Alloy was there, helping shape the conversation around menopause.
Last year our Chief Medical Advisor @smalonemd delivered the keynote speech. This year, her longtime friend @michelleobama took the stage. Our prescribing physicians were on the floor and at the podium, leading education for ob-gyns across the country. @dr.kudzai spoke on health disparities and the solutions women deserve access to now.
The energy at our booth said everything. This is why we show up. The standard for this stage of life is officially being raised, and weâre proud to be part of that.
Being featured in USA TODAY and sharing a story this personal reminded me just how often even physicians can miss whatâs happening in their own bodies.
Perimenopause doesnât always look the way we expect it to.
And for Black women especially, itâs often missed, dismissed, or misunderstood.
We deserve better.
Better awareness.
Better conversations.
Better care.
If even I didnât recognize it in myself at first⌠imagine how many women are still going unheard.
I put the link in my story if you want to read more
#doctor #usatoday #perimenopause #menopause
Still thinking about this moment.
Honored to speak at ACOG 2026 on work that means so much to me.
Grateful for the space, the people, and the purpose.
#acog2026
