Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD

Menopause or Something Else? Brain Fog, Anxiety & Fatigue with Dr. Fran Haydanek

11K views · 1d ago · 48:41

Guest: Dr. Fran Haydanek

What happens in the gap between your last baby and your first hot flash? Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Fran Haydanek — board-certified OB/GYN and the science communicator behind Paging Dr. Fran — to connect the dots most women are never shown.

Topics: The overlooked warning signs of perimenopause · Why your annual gynecologist visit isn't enough · How doctors actually diagnose perimenopause · The health problems women ignore after childbirth · How hormone sensitivity connects PMS, postpartum depression, and perimenopause · Preparing for mental health changes before they happen

📖 Mentioned book: The New Menopause,

Menopause Masterclass: Recurrent UTIs and the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM)

32K views · 1w ago · 52:36

Guest: Menopause Masterclass

Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is the most undertreated condition of midlife — and one of the easiest to treat. In this solo episode, Dr. Mary Claire Haver breaks down the symptoms most women never connect to their hormones: vaginal dryness, painful sex, urinary urgency, getting up at night to pee, delayed orgasm, and recurrent UTIs — infections that, in older women, can lead to sepsis, falls, and hospitalization.

Topics: Why GSM can be more dangerous than you think · The most undertreated condition in menopause · What is genitourinary syndrome of menopause? · The GSM symptoms even doctors can miss · Vaginal, sexual, and urinary symptoms explained · Why GSM isn't just a menopause problem

📖 Mentioned book: The New Menopause,

📰 Mentioned news: Dr. Mary Claire Haver (Substack)

Dense Breasts, Family History and Your Mammogram: How to Know your Real Risk

9.5K views · 1w ago · 38:42

Guest: Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky

In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver continues her conversation with Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, board-certified medical oncologist and author of Beyond the Pink — shifting from treatment to breast cancer risk, prevention, and early detection. They start with dense breasts, which about half of women have and which can both hide cancer on a mammogram and raise breast cancer risk, and which density categories call for added screening with MRI or ultrasound.

Topics: Why family history doesn't tell the whole story · Why breast cancer screening matters without family history · Genetic testing and breast cancer risk assessments · Understanding BRCA mutations and prevention options · Full-body MRI and blood tests for cancer detection · Breast cancer risk models and AI screening

📖 Mentioned book: The New Menopause,

📰 Mentioned news: Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky (Substack)

Told You Can Never Take Estrogen? HRT After Breast Cancer

24K views · 2w ago · 50:24

Guest: Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky

In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic cancers and author of Beyond the Pink, to take on the dogma that has left millions of women suffering: if you’ve had breast cancer — or even a family history of it — you can never take estrogen. Dr. Teplinsky says it plainly: estrogen does not cause breast cancer.

Topics: Estrogen and breast cancer: Challenging the fear · The hormone therapy advice women have been given · How menopause affects breast cancer patients · What happens after the pink ribbon · Why survivors deserve better menopause care · How to advocate for hormone therapy

📖 Mentioned book: The New Menopause,

📰 Mentioned news: Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky (Substack)

Painful Sex, Dryness and Menopause with the Vagina Whisperer

17K views · 2w ago · 47:47

In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver continues her conversation with board certified pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Sara Reardon, known on social media as The Vagina Whisperer. Together they move from diagnosis to the everyday habits, devices, and overlooked conditions that shape pelvic health in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

Topics: What pessaries do for bladder support and prolapse · Affordable support options for exercise-related leakage · Can you prevent pelvic organ prolapse? · Why you should stop pushing when you pee · Wiping, vulva moisturisers, and vaginal tissue health · What causes hemorrhoids and how to prevent them

📖 Mentioned book: The New Menopause,