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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lauren Mechling

‘Menopause should be optional’: the doctor demystifying care for millions on TikTok

black and white picture of a woman next to book cover that says 'the new menopause'
‘Medicine was built for men,’ says Mary Claire Haver. Composite: The Guardian/Mary Claire Haver

If you are a woman born in the 70s who has Googled “menopause” on an iPhone, you probably know who Mary Claire Haver is. Ever since the physician pivoted from focusing on her Houston area OB-GYN practice to menopause care in 2021, the fast-talking Texan has been flooding social media with advice about navigating the maladies of midlife.

With a following of 4 million across a handful of platforms, she has tackled menopause from seemingly every angle, including supplements, sleep, nutrition, exercise (she’s been going through a weighted vest phase) and, of course, hormone replacement therapy, commonly called HRT – though Haver prefers to say “MHT” (menopausal hormone therapy).

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