Midlife Women's Health Center

The Midlife Women’s Health Center at Massachusetts General Hospital brings together experts from more than 15 specialties to improve and advance healthcare for women at menopause and beyond through research, collaboration and education.

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The Midlife Women's Health Center at Mass General brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts to provide leading-edge research, consultations and educational resources for clinicians and patients at menopause and beyond.

A Leading Resource for Women at Menopause and Beyond

Health and quality of life concerns of women at midlife involve almost all areas of healthcare. Based within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mass General, the center is a collaboration of specialists from departments across the hospital.

Our multidisciplinary team

By working together, our unique team hopes to advance care, research and education for menopause and other health conditions that affect women in midlife.

Research, Education and Training

One of the priorities of the Midlife Women’s Health Center is to support leading-edge research and educational activities that advance the field of midlife women’s health. Our experts conduct and present research that addresses the special needs of midlife women and aims to improve care during and after menopause through educational programs for health care providers and our community.

Clinical Research

How Inflammation Changes During Menopause | Emily Lau, MD, is a cardiologist with a specialty in menopause. If you are a woman with high blood pressure or obesity who is nearing or has recently undergone menopause, you may qualify to participate in this study.

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A Neurosteroid Intervention for Menopausal and Perimenopausal Depression | Marlene Freeman, MD, is a psychiatrist with research and clinical expertise is in the areas of mood disorders and women's mental health. If you are a woman experiencing symptoms of menopause and feeling depressed or down, you may qualify to participate in this study.

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Health Care Providers: Continuing Medical Education

Midlife Women's Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Care - This annual, one-day continuing medical education (CME) course for medical professionals presented by the Midlife Women’s Health Center

Community Conference

Our Community Conference: Midlife Women's Health: Staying Healthy & Well is a free educational program for patients, staff and members of the community focusing on the unique health needs of people at midlife. This annual event includes clinicians from across the hospital presenting on topics related to midlife women's health.

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Mastering Midlife Mood Changes

Marlene P. Freeman, MD, Associate Director, Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry, discusses ways of mastering midlife mood changes.

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Vanquishing Vaginal Dryness

Sujata Somani, MD, NCMP, Medical Director of the Midlife Women’s Health Center, discusses ways of treating genitourinary syndrome of menopause.

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Q&A with Dr. Freeman and Dr. Somani

In this question-and-answer session from the Mass General Midlife Women’s Health Center Conference on November 3, 2022, Marlene Freeman, MD, and Sujata Somani, MD, answer questions based on their talks about mastering midlife mood changes and vanquishing vaginal dryness.

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Heart Healthy Approach to Midlife

Emily Lau, MD, MPH, Director of the Menopause, Hormones and Cardiovascular Disease Clinic within the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center at Mass General, discusses heart healthy approaches to midlife.

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Alternative Approaches to Healthy Aging and Wellbeing

Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Medical Director of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Mass General, discusses alternative approaches to healthy aging and wellbeing.

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Q&A with Dr. Lau and Dr. Mehta

In this question-and-answer session from the Mass General Midlife Women’s Health Center Conference on November 3, 2022, Emily Lau, MD, MPH, and Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, answer questions on heart-healthy approaches to living well at midlife and alternative approaches to healthy aging and wellbeing.

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2022 Community Conference Videos

Topics like mastering mood changes, vanquishing vaginal dryness, & staying heart healthy.

Past Community Conference Videos

Learn about treatment for menopause and other health concerns faced by those at midlife.

Museum of Science Lecture

Watch Dr. Shifren's lecture, "Cold, Hard Facts on a Hot Topic: Menopause & Leadership."

MenoNotes

Clear, easy-to-understand explanations of topics related to menopause.

Pelvic Floor Disorders

One in three women struggles with a pelvic floor disorder, but many do not seek treatment.

Pelvic Floor Self-Help

Learn self-help measures that include behavioral and dietary changes.

Our Team

Our specialists are dedicated to improving care for women at menopause and beyond through research, collaboration and education and by connecting patients with appropriate care for their individual needs.

Jan Shifren, MD
- Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women's Health Center
- Vincent Trustees Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Linda Kelly, DNP, ANP-BC
- Nursing Director, Midlife Women's Health Center
Isaac Schiff, MD
- Chief Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Co-Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women's Health Center
- Joe Vincent Meigs, Distinguished Professor of Gynecology, Harvard Medical School
Sujata Somani, MD
- Medical Director, Mass General Mid life Women's Center
- Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Marcy Bolster, MD
- Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
- Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program
Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH
- Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Marcela del Carmen, MD, MPH
- President, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization
- Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham
Erica Camargo Faye, MD, PhD, MSC
- Assistant in Neurology, Stroke Service
- Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Marlene Freeman, MD
- Professor of Psychiatry
Deborah Kwolek, MD
- Primary Care
- Department of Medicine
Emily Lau, MD, MPH
- Cardiologist
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Director, Cardiometabolic Health and Hormones Clinic
Barbara Nath, MD
- Gastroenterology
- Department of Medicine
Tawakalitu Oseni, MD
- Surgical Oncology
- Department of Surgery
Fatima Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
- Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
- Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist
- Equity Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Division
Eleanor Tomczyk, MD
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Department of Surgery
Sandy Tsao, MD
- Department of Dermatology
May Wakamatsu, MD
- Vice Chair, Gynecology
- Interim Chief, Division of Reproductive Medicine and IVF