Building a Better Menopause System: Insights from One Medical’s Dr. Erin Duralde
Thu Dec 18 2025
On this episode of Innovate & Elevate, Sharon speaks with Dr. Erin Duralde, Medical Director for Women’s Health and Menopause Care at One Medical, about a question that keeps coming up in midlife healthcare: now that we know more, where do people actually go for menopause care?
Recorded shortly after the FDA removed the long-standing black box warning on estrogen therapies, this conversation explores how menopause and perimenopause care can be integrated into primary care, what a modern menopause visit should look like, and how clinicians can better listen to symptoms, history, and lived experience to guide care.
What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
How Dr. Duralde’s early work as a patient advocate at the UCSF Breast Care Center shaped her approach to menopause care and clinical decision-makingWhy menopause education was largely missing from medical training following misinterpretations of the Women’s Health Initiative, and how that legacy still affects care todayWhat patients can expect from a dedicated menopause or perimenopause visit at One MedicalHow intake surveys and symptom tracking help clinicians better understand what matters most to each patientThe wide range of symptoms that can appear during perimenopause, beyond hot flashes and night sweatsHow clinicians think through treatment options in perimenopause, including hormonal and non-hormonal approachesThe difference between menopausal hormone therapy and combined hormonal contraception, and why timing and symptoms matterHow testosterone is used in post-menopause, why dosing matters, and how safety is monitoredHow primary care providers are being trained at scale to deliver evidence-based menopause care
As always, nothing in this episode is personal medical advice. Please talk with your own clinician about your individual history, risks, and options.
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On this episode of Innovate & Elevate, Sharon speaks with Dr. Erin Duralde, Medical Director for Women’s Health and Menopause Care at One Medical, about a question that keeps coming up in midlife healthcare: now that we know more, where do people actually go for menopause care? Recorded shortly after the FDA removed the long-standing black box warning on estrogen therapies, this conversation explores how menopause and perimenopause care can be integrated into primary care, what a modern menopause visit should look like, and how clinicians can better listen to symptoms, history, and lived experience to guide care. What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How Dr. Duralde’s early work as a patient advocate at the UCSF Breast Care Center shaped her approach to menopause care and clinical decision-makingWhy menopause education was largely missing from medical training following misinterpretations of the Women’s Health Initiative, and how that legacy still affects care todayWhat patients can expect from a dedicated menopause or perimenopause visit at One MedicalHow intake surveys and symptom tracking help clinicians better understand what matters most to each patientThe wide range of symptoms that can appear during perimenopause, beyond hot flashes and night sweatsHow clinicians think through treatment options in perimenopause, including hormonal and non-hormonal approachesThe difference between menopausal hormone therapy and combined hormonal contraception, and why timing and symptoms matterHow testosterone is used in post-menopause, why dosing matters, and how safety is monitoredHow primary care providers are being trained at scale to deliver evidence-based menopause care As always, nothing in this episode is personal medical advice. Please talk with your own clinician about your individual history, risks, and options. Connect with Sharon: On LinkedInOn InstagramLearn more about the Innovate and Elevate podcastSubscribe to Innovate and Elevate on YouTubeJoin the newsletter to receive the latest episodes in your inbox Connect with Dr. Erin Duralde MD MPH MSCP On a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-duralde/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...