PostmenopauseĪ natural part of aging, the menopausal transition marks the end of a menstruating person’s reproductive years. With shared decision-making and integrative strategies, women and their providers can prepare for and reflect on the transition in a healthy, holistic way. When such caricatures exist, patients are not seen holistically, with unique spiritual, physical, and mental needs that may be heightened during this time. Today, as an outpatient gynecological provider, she believes these stereotypes risk marginalizing people at a meaningful point in their health and well-being. Having begun her career serving women, persons, new parents, and infants, Walker over time developed a holistic approach to care, particularly as patients go through transitions, from menarche to perimenopause. “People who are experiencing menopause may be perceived irritable or angry and have mood swings or emotional instability,” said Kelly Walker, DNP, CNM, director of the Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program. When menopause is mentioned in the media or even within families, the experience is often misunderstood.
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