SCANTON, Pa. \u2013 Area residents are invited to Menopause Unfiltered, an informal, informative conversation about this natural yet often misunderstood transition Wednesday, May 20, 5:30 p.m. at Geisinger College of Health Sciences, 525 Pine St., Scranton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery woman will experience menopause, yet many enter it without the information or support they deserve,\u201d said presenter Katie Shvartsman, MD. \u201cThis program is about creating a space where people can ask questions openly, learn what\u2019s happening in their bodies and feel more confident navigating this transition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Menopause Unfiltered is for women at any stage of life and men who want to better understand and support the women in their lives.<\/p>\n
Attendees will learn about:
\u25cf Common signs and symptoms of perimenopause and menopause
\u25cf The biological changes occurring during the menopause transition
\u25cf Hormonal and non-hormonal management options
\u25cf The impact of menopause on sex, intimacy and relationships
\u25cf The importance of early awareness and education at any age<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal is to start an open, honest dialogue about this topic,\u201d Shvartsman said. \u201cTogether, we can reduce the stigma about menopause and help people make informed health and relationship decisions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Register at go.geisinger.edu\/menopause<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n About Geisinger College of Health Sciences The College is committed to nondiscrimination in all employment and educational programs or activities. Concerns or questions may be directed to the Title IX coordinator whose contact information is available at geisinger.edu\/titleix<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCANTON, Pa. \u2013 Area residents are invited to Menopause Unfiltered, an informal, informative conversation about this natural yet…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-189236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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