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Episode 18: Menopause and Health Disparities with Dr. Yamnia I. Cortés

Menopause does not occur in a vacuum. It is shaped by biology — but also by culture, environment, structural inequities, and lived experience across the life course. In this episode of Midlife: Unmasked, I sit down with Yamnia I. Cortés, PhD, MPH, RN, FAHA, FAAN, director of the CortésMenoLab and a national leader in menopause and cardiovascular health disparities research. Dr. Cortés’ work bridges sociocultural, behavioral, environmental, and biological science to better understand why midlife health outcomes differ — particularly for Latinas and other marginalized women. We explore: • What is often overlooked when we talk about menopause and cardiovascular risk • How early life experiences shape menopause symptoms and heart health decades later • The critical connection between reproductive aging, sleep, and cognitive decline • Culturally grounded, community-engaged interventions that actually work • Why menopause must become visible in health policy and workplace conversations This episode expands The Missing Decade conversation by asking a crucial question: Who has been missing from the data? Because menopause equity is cardiovascular equity. And midlife health is public health. 🎧 Listen now.