unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver
I’m Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and Certified Menopause Practitioner. I am also an adjunct professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas medical branch. Welcome to unPAUSED, the podcast where we cut through the silence and talk about what it really takes for women to thrive in the second half of life.
CURRENT EPISODE
The Ovary’s Job Doesn’t End at Menopause: A Top Neuroscientist Explains
In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver talks with Dr. Jennifer Garrison, a neuroscientist and founder of the Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity and Equality, about why the ovary should never have been labeled a purely reproductive organ. Dr. Garrison explains that ovaries function like a second brain in the body, sending and receiving chemical signals to nearly every tissue system including the heart, bones, brain, immune system, and metabolism. She walks through her research on the hypothalamus and the brain ovary signaling network, describing how inflammation in this part of the brain may be one of the earliest drivers of aging across the whole body.