Black Women and Menopause with Omisade Burney Scott

Did you know that black and latino women enter menopause earlier and may have more intense symptoms?  Did you know black and latino women have hot flashes longer on average than non-hispanic white women?   On this week's episode, we speak to Omisade Burney Scott, host of the podcast/media platform The Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause.  Omisade shares her personal journey through menopause and the need for education and awareness.  Omisade developed her platform because she wanted to "create[d] a space where the wildly diverse stories of different types of Black people could be held as sacred, including [her] own." We discuss the SWAN study ( Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation) which is a multi-site longitudinal, epidemiologic study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years.  We discuss the findings of the study that indicate menopause symptoms differ based on several factors including racial diversity.  It is vital that each person's journey through menopause is respected and acknowledged and we hope this episode starts an ongoing conversation with our listeners. Subscribe/Listen to Hot Flashes & Cool Topics on any podcast platform. https://blackgirlsguidetosurvivingmenopause.com/ Want to Leave a Review for Hot Flashes and Cool Topics? Here’s How: For Apple Podcasts on an iPhone or iOS device: Open the Apple Podcast App on your device. Click on the “search” icon Type into the search bar “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” and click on the show Towards the bottom, look for “Ratings and Reviews” Click on “Write a Review” and leave us your thoughts and comments! For Apple Podcasts on a computer: On the Apple Podcasts website, go to the search bar and type “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” After clicking on the show, find the “Listen on Apple Podcasts” button and click on it The “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” podcast should open on the Apple Podcasts application Keep scrolling on the page until you see “Ratings and Reviews” Click on “See All” If you want to give us a five-star rating, hover over the empty stars! If you want to leave your thoughts and comments, click on “Write a Review”!