Dr. Karen Adams will discuss what is known about the links between major depression, generalized anxiety, and perimenopausal/menopausal mood instability. She will also address how menopause affects those with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Dr. Adams is doubly board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) and Lifestyle Medicine, and is a Menopause Society-certified menopause specialist and expert in sex medicine at the Stanford Health Care Gynecology Clinic. She is a clinical professor of medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine and a faculty affiliate of the Stanford Center on Longevity. As an OB-GYN for over three decades, Dr. Adams specializes in managing the symptoms of menopause, diagnosing and treating female sexual dysfunction, and utilizing lifestyle medicine to decrease the risk of chronic conditions associated with aging.
Date: April 9, 2024
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
