Dr. Terlinsky Attends Annual Meeting of North American Menopause Society

Hello from beautiful Philadelphia where I am Menopause  the annual meeting of the 2017 North American Menopause Society or the NAMS. NAMS is a leading organization in  the area of women’s health . On Wednesday , I attended an all day session on diagnosis and up to date treatment  osteoporosis . There are new approaches and new medicines to learn about . Many of the top doctors and researchers from the ASBRM ( American Society of Bone and Mineral Health) and the NOF (National Osteoporosis Foundation) lectured at the meeting . These international thought leaders were available to talk with physicians like myself who attended the meeting . It was a wonderful educational opportunity for me . Moreover, my patients will directly benefit from what I learned.

On Thursday , the newest NAMS recommendations on the use, value and safety  of hormones was introduced and discussed. There is so much misinformation being provided to women who should be on hormones because of the failure of the medical community in general to keep up with developments for the past 18 years! It is estimated that 75, 000 osteoporotic bone fracture occur each year because women have been made fearful of hormone use.

I also learned about the newest data, in preventing coronary heart disease  and reducing  mortality  with hormone therapy  in young postmenopausal  women. Presently , I am listening to an excellent presentation on migraine in women . More to come……