This content was created by Dr. Doni Wilson. This content was uploaded by Dr. Doni Wilson. This is a YouTube video titled "Menopause Symptoms and Treatment: A Functional Medicine Approach" featuring a conversation between Dr. Doni Wilson and Dr. Shilpa Sayana. Recorded on May 23, 2025, the discussion focuses on menopause, including symptoms, hormone replacement, and preventive health measures. Dr. Sayana shares her experiences with patients facing menopausal challenges and emphasizes the importance of women advocating for their health.
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Hi and welcome to how humans heal. I'm Dr. Donnie Wilson and today I'm really excited to introduce you to Dr. Shilpa Sayana. She is board certified in internal medicine as well as functional medicine, and she practices in the LA area, Los Angeles, California. She's here today to talk with us about menopause. She is a menopause expert helping women through perimenopause, menopause, post menopause. And this is something that I help a lot of women with as well. And so we're really excited to talk and share as practitioners helping women through menopause and through decisions about hormone replacement and how to handle both symptoms associated with menopause and prevention of health issues in in w women's lifetime because it's so important to do preventive work during this menopause time of your life. So thanks again so much for joining me today. Dr.
Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here.
Wow, it's, it's so much fun. And here you and I are on opposite sides of the United States and, and at the same time, you know, help seeing what women are going through related to menopausal symptoms. What is it that you observe in the women who are contacting you? What are they saying to you when they reach out to you for help?
You know, a lot of women come to me because they're very frustrated. Like they've gone to their primary care or they've gone to a medical provider and they've complain about symptoms. I have brain fog, I'm gaining weight and nothing has changed. I'm eating the same, my pants don't fit or I can't recall words or I, I'm just kind of moody and I'm, and I am kind of emotional. And a lot of times it just get discounted that I do want a prescription for Prozac. But this isn't a Prozac deficiency. It's what's happening physiologically in your body. And I think, and some women are like, I'm just going to check my labs on my own. And they go ahead and do that. And it's so frustrating to them because they have to try and figure up to Google and listening to podcasts or listening to YouTube how they can actually take care of themselves. But I think women are getting more bold and advocating for themselves and trying to partner with their physician rather than just being told that, you know, nothing is wrong with you, it's all in your head.
Oh my gosh, it's so important. And I think that unfortunately, a lot of times women have been told it's all in their head or this kind of gaslighting or dismissing of women's hormone related symptoms. And unfortunately, that's become kind of the norm. And here you are, as a medical doctor, what would you say? I mean, even from someone within the.
