The most important thing on our minds is the healthcare of our patients.  Not just the the physical well being, but the emotional and intellectual part of the whole person.  Understanding the phase in a woman’s life cycle, or menstrual cycle, or nutritional cycle, all are facets of the whole being. 

From the beginning of a woman’s menstrual cycling, there is a need to understand the functioning on one’s body. There is puberty, then there is the phase of reproduction, childbearing, and the emotional needs that encompass a whole woman’s being, that of being a mother and a wife. The transition into menopause is not just a dawn of a prior era, but a rebirth of a new woman.  This phase is the new awakening, a need for understanding the bodies changes, which if understood properly will allow for a enjoyable transition.

The menopause requires a lot of “hand holding”, this to ease the anxiety, and to educate the patient for a better perception. These are just some of the challenges required to fulfill a healthy and prolonged existence.  A challenge that is a joy in seeing the woman gracefully bloom through each phase of her life, realizing the joys of each and every day.

Jose Bolanos, MD