{"id":76569,"date":"2025-11-24T13:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T21:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/bree\/?page_id=76569"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:20:35","slug":"perimenopause-and-menopause","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/bree\/perimenopause-and-menopause\/","title":{"rendered":"Perimenopause and Menopause"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Background<\/h4>\r\n

Each year, about 1.3 million individuals enter menopause, yet over one-third with symptoms go undiagnosed.[i]<\/a> Fewer than 20% are identified before menopause, and rural residents facing greater barriers to treatment.[ii]<\/a> Symptoms often affect daily life, and appropriate screening and management is crucial for long-term health. On average, women spend more of their lives in poor health, and addressing gender gaps in care could boost the global economy by over $1 trillion by 2040.[iii]<\/a> Whole-person care for the transition through menopause includes identifying peri\/menopause early, using shared decision-making to guide treatment decisions, and screening and monitoring practices for whole-person midlife health, including cardiometabolic health, bone density, mental health concerns, urogenital and sexual health, thyroid and cancer screening, etc. Clear, evidence-informed perimenopause and menopause care guidelines could improve outcomes and quality of life in Washington state<\/p>\r\n

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\n Menopause Workgroup Document Library<\/a>\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Apr 8th, 2026<\/td>\r\n2:30-4:00pm<\/td>\r\nPlease see below<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n

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January 14th<\/td>\r\nJanuary Agenda<\/a>
Draft Charter<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
February 11th<\/td>\r\nFebruary Agenda<\/a> \/ Draft Focus Areas<\/a>
January Minutes<\/a>
Menegaz de Almeida et al<\/a>\/ Baik et al<\/a> \/<\/span> Levy & Simon<\/a>\/ <\/span>Guidelines Table<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
March 11th<\/td>\r\nMarch Agenda<\/a>
February Minutes<\/a>
Workplan & Focus Areas<\/a> | Pre-reads (see Agenda)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 8th<\/td>\r\nApril Agenda<\/a>
March Minutes\u00a0
Evidence Review<\/a> | Draft Guidelines<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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June 10th<\/td>\r\nJune Agenda
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July 8th<\/td>\r\nJuly Agenda
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January 13th, 2027<\/td>\r\nJanuary Agenda
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Name<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTitle<\/strong><\/td>\r\nOrganization<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Naomi Busch, MD<\/td>\r\nFounder and Director<\/td>\r\nSeattle Menopause Medicine<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n
Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su, MD, MSCE, FACOG<\/td>\r\nCo-Medical Director | OBGYN & Menopause Specialist<\/td>\r\nSeattle Clinical Research Center | Swedish Medical Center<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n
Annelise Gaaserud, MD<\/td>\r\nFamily Medicine Physician<\/td>\r\nKaiser Permanente<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n
Carolyn Halley, MD<\/td>\r\nMedical Director<\/td>\r\nHealthpoint<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Karin Inderbitzin, RN, BSN<\/td>\r\nOccupational Nurse Consultant | Clinical Quality and Care Transformation | Employee and Retiree Benefits Division<\/td>\r\nWashington Health Care Authority<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Laura Marie MacPherson, MSN<\/td>\r\nDirector of Maternity Programs<\/td>\r\nMolina<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Drew Oliveira, MD, MHA<\/td>\r\nMedical Director<\/td>\r\nWashington Health Alliance<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Kristina Petsas, MD, MBA, MLS<\/td>\r\nChief Medical Officer – \u00a0Commercial (Employer & Individual) – PNW, AK, HI<\/td>\r\nUnited Healthcare<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Nicole Saint Clair, MD, FACOG (chair<\/strong>)<\/td>\r\nExecutive Medical Director<\/td>\r\nRegence<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Arooj Simmonds, MD<\/td>\r\nCMO North Division<\/td>\r\nProvidence<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Kris Somol, ND<\/td>\r\nAssociate Professor | School of Naturopathic Medicine<\/td>\r\nBastyr University<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Asher Strauss<\/td>\r\nDirector of Behavioral Health<\/td>\r\nKinwell<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Cyndi Tefft<\/td>\r\nGlobal Benefits Governance Manager<\/td>\r\nMicrosoft<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Anita Tiwari, MD<\/td>\r\nOBGYN<\/td>\r\nUniversity of Washington<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Janice Tufte<\/td>\r\nHealth Systems Research and Quality Improvement Patient Collaborator<\/td>\r\nHassanah Consulting<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Josephine Young, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP<\/td>\r\nMedical Director, Commercial Markets<\/td>\r\nPremera<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

[i]<\/a> Society for Women\u2019s Health Research. (2024, February). Menopause fact sheet [PDF]. Retrieved July 7, 2025, from https:\/\/swhr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/swhr_factsheet_menopause_rev_0222-1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\r\n

[ii]<\/a> Dwyer, E. R., Maki, P. M., Katz, R., Mallampalli, M. P., & Reed, S. D. (2025). Menopause symptom burden and management across rural, suburban, and urban settings in a U.S. population. Menopause, 32<\/em>(1), 23\u201330. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/GME.0000000000002454<\/a><\/p>\r\n

[iii]<\/a> McKinsey Health Institute. (2024, January 17). Closing the women\u2019s health gap: A $1 trillion opportunity to improve lives and economies. McKinsey & Company. https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/mhi\/our-insights\/closing-the-womens-health-gap-a-1-trillion-dollar-opportunity-to-improve-lives-and-economies<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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