Sky Women's Health

She's been told to have a glass of wine. To just relax. That the pain is in her head. And she is still in pain — every time she has sex, every time she uses a tampon, sometimes just sitting at her desk. What she may have is a hypertonic pelvic floor: muscles stuck in a state of tension they cannot release on their own. In this episode, Dr. Carolyn Moyers sits down with Dr. Chailee Moss, board-cert...

What does your hormone history — birth control in your twenties, hormone therapy at menopause, or even the age you went through menopause — actually do to your brain? A landmark 2026 brain imaging study gives us a structural answer. Published in NeuroImage (Honea, Watts et al., 2026), this secondary analysis from the IGNITE trial scanned 459 women ages 65 to 80 using high-resolution MRI and measur...

Burning. Itching. Tearing during sex. Told it's "just dryness" or "just menopause" — but the treatment never works. It might be lichen sclerosus or lichen planus — two skin conditions that affect the vulva and are diagnosed late (often years late) because they get mistaken for recurrent yeast infections or normal aging. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jill Krapf of the Center for Vulvovaginal...

If you've ever had urinary symptoms that antibiotics didn't fix — and your cultures kept coming back negative — this episode is for you. A new 2026 study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine followed 253 women with recurrent UTIs and persistent urogenital symptoms despite negative urine cultures. What researchers found reframes everything: 85% of these women had hormonally mediated vestibulodynia, 75...

Muscle loss in midlife is real, it is measurable, and it starts earlier than most women are told. Declining estrogen during perimenopause directly affects skeletal muscle — reducing mass, impairing muscle protein synthesis, and accelerating a process called sarcopenia. By the time many women notice it, they've already lost meaningful ground. In this episode, Dr. Carolyn Moyers is joined by Dr. Dia...

Is progesterone the same as a progestin? It sounds like it should be. It is absolutely not. And that distinction matters more than most women — and many providers — realize. This is the conversation Dr. Carolyn Moyers has multiple times a day in clinic — especially with women in perimenopause who are trying to understand their options, figure out why a previous hormone regimen made them feel worse...

You asked — Dr. Moyers answered. In this Ask Me Anything episode, Dr. Moyers — board-certified OBGYN, Menopause Society Certified Physician, and Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health — tackles 18 of the most pressing questions she hears from midlife women every day in her clinic. From hormone therapy and blood clots to low libido, vaginal changes, bladder leaks...

Two-thirds of dementia cases are women. Two-thirds of caregivers are women. And the brain changes that lead to dementia begin 20 to 30 years before symptoms appear — which means, for most women, that window falls directly during the menopausal transition. That's not a coincidence. It's a clinical reality that neurologist Dr. Ashanthi Gajaweera has built her entire practice around. Dr. Gajaweera is...

Did you know that declining estrogen weakens your body's natural ability to buffer stress? Dr. Moyers and yoga therapist Tatiana Miller (Rx4Life) explain exactly what happens to your stress response in perimenopause and menopause — and what you can do about it today. No overwhelm. No jargon. Just real science, simple tools, and a conversation that might make you feel seen for the first time in a w...

Your ferritin lab came back flagged. Your doctor said "don't worry about it." But what if it's actually telling you something important? At Sky Women's Health, we noticed something in our own practice data: an unusually high proportion of healthy perimenopausal and postmenopausal women were coming back with elevated ferritin. Our pathologist dug into the numbers. The answer had everything to do wi...

*A note before you press play: this episode includes an open conversation about depression and suicidal ideation. If that's not where you are today, it's okay to come back to this one later. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988.* Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster, host of the podcast I AM HUMAN, is a board-certified pediatrician and lifestyle medicine physician who has lived through...

I'm a gynecologist. I perform hysterectomies. And I've spent years not having a good enough conversation with my patients about what might happen to their sex life after surgery. In this episode, I'm covering everything you deserve to know before — or after — a hysterectomy when it comes to orgasm and sexual function. We cover: → Why not all hysterectomies are the same — and why the type you have...

Bloating. Constipation. Abdominal discomfort that came out of nowhere. If you're in perimenopause or postmenopause and your gut doesn't feel like itself anymore — this episode is for you. This week I'm joined by Dr. Dawn Sears, gastroenterologist and hepatologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, VA physician at VA-North Texas, and physician coach for women through her brand GutGirl MD. Dr. Sears...

Eye drops in every bag. Readers in every room. Sound familiar? Your hormones are doing that — and most women have absolutely no idea. Dr. Carolyn Moyers sits down with optometrist Dr. Jennifer Ratliff to talk about the surprising and under-discussed connection between menopause and your eye health. From dry eyes and meibomian glands to glaucoma risk, macular degeneration, and whether HRT actually...

In this episode of the Sky Women’s Health Podcast, Dr. Carolyn Moyers is joined by gynecologists Meredith McClure and Ashley Fuller, hosts of Labia Logic, for an honest conversation about vaginal foreign bodies—something gynecologists see more often than most people realize. From forgotten tampons and menstrual cups to more unusual findings, they discuss why this happens, the symptoms that may sig...

Estrogen patches are becoming harder to find at pharmacies across the country. Why now? In this episode of Sky Women's Health Podcast, Dr. Carolyn Moyers discusses the recent surge in menopause hormone therapy prescriptions and why increased demand has led to shortages of some estradiol patches. For years, fear following early reports from the Women's Health Initiative led many women to avoid horm...

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women, yet most midlife women don’t realize their risk skyrockets during the menopause transition. In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy, MD (“Dr. Mo”), invasive cardiologist and founding Chair of Internal Medicine at the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU, to unpack how heart disease truly shows up in women—and why it’s...

Hormone therapy after age 60 remains one of the most misunderstood areas of women’s health. In this episode, Dr. Carolyn Moyers unpacks why blanket rules around hormone therapy do more harm than good—and why thoughtful, individualized care matters far more than an arbitrary age cutoff. Drawing from real patient conversations and evolving menopause science. This episode reframes what women over 60...

Have you ever noticed new food reactions, rashes, or unexplained symptoms popping up in your 40s, 50s, or beyond—and wondered, “Why now?” On this episode of the Sky Women’s Health Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Atoosa Kourosh, an award-winning pediatrician and board-certified allergy & immunology specialist, to uncover how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can impact your immune...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and while many people know HPV causes cervical cancer, far fewer realize HPV can also lead to vulvar, vaginal, anal, oral, and penile cancers. In this episode of the Sky Women’s Health Podcast, Dr. Carolyn Moyers is joined by Dr. Nisha Patel (@drplantel), who shares her personal experience navigating an unexpected HPV-related precancer diagnosis. This is...

Perimenopause can feel like your body is working against you—but it doesn’t have to. In this episode, Dr. Carolyn Moyers sits down with Dr. Janeeka Benoit (Dr. J), an internal medicine and sports medicine physician, to cut through the confusion about weight, metabolism, and hormones. We talk about why BMI doesn’t tell the whole story, why muscle is your secret weapon for lasting health, and how to...

Mood swings, anxiety, irritability, low motivation—sound familiar? If you’re in perimenopause or menopause and don’t feel like yourself anymore, this episode is for you. Dr. Carolyn Moyers is joined by Dr. Chelsea Angelocci, a board-certified psychiatrist with advanced training in integrative psychiatry, to unpack why mood changes are so common during the menopause transition—and why they’re often...

Is it perimenopause—or is it your thyroid? Dr. Dana Gibbs returns to the Sky Women’s Health Podcast to tackle one of the most confusing overlaps in midlife women’s health: thyroid dysfunction and the perimenopause transition. You may remember Dr. Gibbs from Episode 129, where we explored how chronic stress and cortisol disrupt hormone balance. In this episode, we go deeper—focusing on Hashimoto’s...

Think fertility only matters if you’re trying to get pregnant? Think again. In this episode, Dr. Carolyn Moyers talks with Erica Bove, MD, OB/GYN and reproductive endocrinologist, about what fertility science reveals about perimenopause, premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), and long-term hormone health — even for women who are done having children. We cover: Why perimenopause symptoms start year...

Sky Women’s Health grew. The podcast grew. Women’s health moved forward . And I made some big, scary, values-aligned decisions. In this year-end episode, I’m reflecting on: • Growth without compromise • Advances in menopause & sexual health care • Meeting women where they are • Learning to get help • And asking myself: What would we do if we weren’t scared? 🔗 Connect with Dr. Carolyn Moyers...