Dr. Dawn Mandeville agrees with the saying, “menopause is inevitable, but suffering is not.” Mandeville, who is an OB-GYN, a managing partner of Atlanta Gynecology & Obstetrics and an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the department of OB-GYN at Morehouse School of Medicine, is working to encourage open and honest conversations about navigating menopause.
According to data from the Mayo Clinic, roughly 6,000 women enter menopause daily, which translates into more than 2 million women a year. However, there’s still a lot to understand about this transitional period in a woman’s life — including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options and combating stigma.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Dr. Mandeville talked candidly with show host Rose Scott about menopause and how it disproportionately affects Black women. She also discussed her efforts to help menopausal women and an upcoming screening that she’s hosting of the documentary, “The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause,” on Jan. 21 at the Tara Theatre.
