How Your OB History Shapes Your Health After Menopause

How pregnancy complications like hypertension and diabetes predict women’s long-term health risks—and what to do now to protect your healthspan.In this episode, I’m joined by recently retired OB-GYN Diane Ryan to explore why your reproductive history matters long after menopause. We discuss how pregnancy complications like high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, PCOS, and missed periods can predict future risks for heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and pelvic organ prolapse. This conversation is about awareness—not fear—and how knowing your OB-GYN history empowers you to protect your healthspan.Diane Ryan is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with over 30 years of experience caring for women across the lifespan. After serving in military medicine, she practiced for more than two decades in Colorado Springs and delivered nearly 5,000 babies. Now retired, Dr. Ryan brings a lifetime of clinical insight to conversations about how reproductive history influences women’s long-term health and aging.Dr. Pat McShane, MDLinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-mcshane-0535ba3/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.womenshealthspan.netYouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcshanepmcshane9303⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by DrTalks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast/