The Parkinson's Podcast

YOPD Women's Council: Period, Menopause, HRT, Hormones, and Parkinson's

04.13.2021 - By Davis Phinney FoundationPlay

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Receiving a Parkinson’s diagnosis when you’re young is overwhelming enough. Being a woman with a Parkinson's diagnosis adds an additional layer of complexities and challenges. In this panel discussion, our YOPD Women's Council and special guest Dr. Karen Jaffe, MD, talked about the added challenges women living with Parkinson’s face as it relates to menstruation, menopause, and hormones.

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