Harvard Women’s Health and Menopause 2025

Menopause Foundations and Hormonal Transitions

• Overview of a woman’s lifespan and hormonal phases
• Why estrogen matters
• The science of perimenopause and menopause
• Genitourinary syndrome of menopause
• Individualizing treatment to optimize health and quality of life
• Clinical reasoning around menopausal symptoms
• Developing practical management plans for midlife women

Hormone Therapy and Treatment Planning

• Prescribing hormone therapy and individualizing treatment
• Prescribing hormone therapy in perimenopause
• Hormone therapy for high-risk patients
• Hormone therapy adjustments and optimization
• Advanced cases in hormone treatment
• Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone treatment considerations
• Safety, risks, benefits, and patient selection

Non-Hormonal Menopause Care

• Alternatives to hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms
• Symptom management for patients who cannot or prefer not to use hormone therapy
• Clinical strategies for vasomotor symptoms
• Patient-centered shared decision-making
• Managing complex symptom patterns
• Evidence-based counseling for menopause care

Women’s Cardiology and Cardiometabolic Health

• Migraines and hormones
• Menopausal cardiometabolic changes and treatment
• Cardiovascular disease in women
• Thrombosis in women and the effect of hormones
• Risk assessment across midlife and menopause
• Cardiovascular prevention and management strategies
• Sex-specific cardiovascular considerations

Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition and Weight Management

• Stress reduction and coaching
• Exercise for women’s fitness and health
• Nutrition and culinary medicine in menopause and midlife
• Weight gain in menopause
• Prescribing weight loss medications
• Lifestyle medicine practices including nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management
• Healthy cooking for menopause

Bone Health, Fertility and Autoimmunity

• Osteoporosis and menopausal bone loss
• Bone health risk assessment and treatment strategies
• Infertility and assisted fertility
• Women’s health update 2025
• Rheumatic diseases and autoimmunity in women
• Musculoskeletal health in midlife
• Unique considerations for women with chronic autoimmune conditions

Brain Health, Mental Health and Sleep

• Mental health and menopause
• Estradiol and the impact of reproductive aging on the brain
• Sleep in women
• Brain fog, mood, cognition, and menopause-related concerns
• Trauma-informed care
• Survivors of human trafficking and clinical care considerations
• Psychiatric and neurologic considerations in women’s health

Comprehensive Women’s Healthcare

• Why sex and gender matter in comprehensive women’s healthcare
• Women’s health considerations in gastroenterology
• Allergy, immunology, and women’s health
• Skin care and aesthetics for women
• Hair loss and treatments in midlife
• Dermatologic, gastrointestinal, metabolic, psychiatric, and oncologic considerations
• Inclusive LGBTQ issues relevant to women’s health

Oncology, Survivorship and Hormones

• Breast cancer
• Menopausal symptom management in breast cancer survivors
• Lung cancer in women
• Gynecologic malignancies, hormones, and sexual health
• Hormone-related oncology considerations
• Supportive care for cancer survivors
• Risk-aware menopause treatment planning

Sexual Health, Pelvic Health and Intimacy

• Vaginal health and intimacy
• Approach to addressing sexual problems in women
• Navigating sexual pain through physical examination
• Pelvic physical therapy for painful sex and incontinence
• Arousal and orgasm: a systematic approach
• Testosterone and hypoactive sexual desire disorder
• Topical and systemic hormone use, counseling, and pelvic therapy

Sports Medicine, Orthopedics and Aesthetic Topics

• Sports medicine: sex and gender considerations
• Physical therapy orthopedic examination of the lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, and hip
• Cosmetic surgery and procedures
• Skin care and aesthetic considerations
• Hair loss and midlife treatment options
• Functional and quality-of-life concerns in midlife women

It is ideal for internal medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, OB/GYN physicians, nurse practitioners, specialty physicians, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, mental health professionals, and clinicians involved in women’s health and menopause care.

The course covers perimenopause, menopause, hormone therapy, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, non-hormonal therapies, lifestyle medicine, nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, weight gain, women’s cardiology, thrombosis, brain health, mental health, sleep, osteoporosis, sexual health, pelvic health, breast cancer, gynecologic malignancies, dermatology, gastroenterology, allergy and immunology, LGBTQ issues, and comprehensive women’s healthcare.

Yes. The course focuses on clinical reasoning, case-based learning, individualized hormone therapy decisions, symptom management, lifestyle counseling, and practical strategies for women’s health clinicians.

No. This course package does not include CME points.

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