Two GLP-1 pills are now approved for weight management in the US, and they solved the same problem two completely different ways. Dr. Raina Patel breaks down oral semaglutide, the Wegovy pill, and orforglipron, or Foundayo: what the trials actually showed, the 30 minute rule that makes or breaks one of them, what they cost right now, and how to figure out which one fits your life.

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Can you actually improve your egg quality? And why is AMH the most misinterpreted test in women's health right now?

This week I'm answering the questions I get asked most about egg freezing, prompted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's announcement that she's freezing her eggs and her comment that there wasn't much good information out there. If that's true for a member of Congress with a staff and full access to care, it's true for the rest of us.

This is the version I'd give you if you were sitting across from me. The biology, the real numbers, the things that get oversold, and what the evidence actually supports in the ninety days before a cycle.

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Over years of practicing obesity medicine, Dr. Raina Patel has heard the same myths repeated with total confidence — by patients, family, strangers, even other physicians. In this rapid-fire episode, she takes on eleven of the most common ones and replaces each with what the evidence actually says.

When a tragedy makes headlines, millions of people hear two words they've never had explained: postpartum psychosis. This week, Dr. Raina Patel steps in as your doctor, not your commentator, to explain what it actually is, and just as importantly, what it isn't.

She draws the clear line between the common, treatable struggles of new motherhood, the depression, the anxiety, the intrusive thoughts that terrify good mothers who would never act on them, and the rare psychiatric emergency of postpartum psychosis. You'll learn why it comes on fast, why it waxes and wanes so it's dangerously easy to miss, who's most at risk, and why it's very recoverable when caught in time.

This is one to share with anyone you love who is pregnant or newly postpartum.

If you or someone you love needs support: call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA, or reach 988 for any emergency.

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Roughly one in three American adults has insulin resistance - and most have no idea. In this episode Dr. Raina Patel explains what insulin resistance actually is (and how it differs from prediabetes), how it develops silently for years before showing up on standard blood work, what it does to your weight and metabolism, and why it is one of the most improvable metabolic conditions we know of - with the right approach and ongoing effort.

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For everyone who can't use hormone therapy, or simply doesn't want to, there's a real menu of options, including a brand new class of medication designed specifically for hot flashes, the first of its kind in history. Dr. Raina Patel breaks down how it works, what else is on the menu, which mind body treatments actually have evidence behind them, and the honest truth about that supplement aisle.

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In this episode, Dr. Raina Patel is joined by her friend and colleague, Dr. Ashley Multani (@drashleyaesthetics), to break down hypertension - a condition that doesn't always come with warning signs and is showing up in younger people more than ever. They dive into how it's diagnosed, what medication management actually looks like, and why this 'silent killer' deserves way more attention than it gets.

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In the second episode of Finally Women's Health, Dr. Raina Patel explores menopause hormone therapy including estrogen and progesterone. She discusses who benefits the most, and what you need to make informed decisions about your health during this life transition.

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 In this episode, Dr. Raina Patel walks through her own DEXA scan results — the wins, the surprises, and the area she's now working on — to explain what body composition actually is, why it matters far more than weight, how to measure it, and the two interventions that improve it most.

Note: All percentile comparisons in this episode come only from this specific DEXA company's own customer base — a self-selected, fitness-focused group — and do not reflect the general population.

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The premiere of Finally, Women's Health. Dr. Raina Patel takes on the five biggest myths about menopause and perimenopause, the ones she hears in clinic, online, and sometimes from other clinicians. Why the transition starts years before your period stops. Why it's never just hot flashes. Why "it's natural" was never a reason to suffer. The truth behind the hormone therapy fear you inherited, including the recent FDA move to remove its decades-old warning. And why "bioidentical" is a marketing word, not a safety upgrade.

Finally, Women's Health episodes every Monday.

Show notes links

Find a menopause specialist (MSCP, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner):
https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx

Dr. Mary Claire Haver, The New Menopause:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738539/the-new-menopause-by-mary-claire-haver-md/

Dr. Mary Claire Haver, The New Perimenopause:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777456/the-new-perimenopause-by-mary-claire-haver-md/

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