The Heart Health Risks Women Aren’t Being Told About After 40

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Heart disease remains one of the biggest health concerns for women, yet many women still don't know what cardiovascular risk can actually look like in the female body.

In this episode of All About You, Dr. Jayne Morgan joins Dr. Shauna Watts for an important conversation about women’s heart health, perimenopause, menopause and cardiovascular risk.

Dr. Morgan explores why women’s heart health has historically been misunderstood, how heart attack symptoms can present differently in women, and why some warning signs may be overlooked or dismissed.

The conversation also looks at what can change during perimenopause and menopause, and why this stage of life can be an important time to start paying closer attention to your cardiovascular health.

Most importantly, Dr. Morgan shares why understanding your own risk and being willing to advocate for yourself can make a difference when navigating the healthcare system.

In this episode: • Why women’s heart health has historically been overlooked • How heart attack symptoms can differ in women • Why some symptoms may be easy to dismiss • What changes during perimenopause and menopause • The connection between estrogen and cardiovascular health • What women should know about their individual heart health risk • Why self-advocacy matters when speaking with your doctor • How emerging technology could help improve women’s health research

This episode is a reminder that midlife health is about more than hormones. Understanding your heart health is an important part of taking care of yourself through perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

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Chapters 00:00 – Why Women’s Heart Health Is Different 04:15 – The Missing Data in Women’s Heart Research 07:39 – Why Heart Disease Is the #1 Killer of Women 11:42 – How Heart Disease Can Look Different in Women 17:05 – The Heart Health Changes of Perimenopause 22:18 – Estrogen, Cholesterol & Cardiovascular Risk 30:12 – LP(a): The Heart Risk Women Need to Know 34:49 – Why LP(a) Can Change During Menopause 40:05 – What Menopause Does to Your Heart 47:04 – The Cardiovascular Impact of Losing Estrogen 49:41 – Why Women May Miss the Signs of a Heart Attack 54:20 – HRT, Estrogen & the Timing of Heart Health 57:41 – How Women Can Advocate for Their Heart Health

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