MENOPAUSE + WEIGHT LOSS · INTEGRATED CARE

Your hormones and your weight don’t exist in separate worlds.

Your hormones and your weight don’t exist in separate worlds.

Perimenopause and menopause can coincide with changes in body composition, fat distribution, muscle mass, sleep and metabolic health. At the same time, weight itself can influence health and wellbeing through midlife. Aurora brings menopause and medical weight management together, so we can consider the whole clinical picture rather than treating each issue in isolation. For booking, menopause concerns are seen by Dr Aimee Pikoos or Kendall Gow NP; standalone Weight Loss care is provided by Aurora Bariatrics.

Need help with both menopause and weight? Choose your appointment according to the main reason for your consultation. If menopause or perimenopause is your primary concern, book menopause care with Dr Aimee Pikoos or Kendall Gow NP. If standalone weight-loss treatment is your primary concern, continue to Aurora Bariatrics.

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DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?

“I’m doing the same things. Why is my body changing?”

“I’m doing the same things. Why is my body changing?”

Many women notice changes in weight or body composition around midlife. There is rarely one simple explanation.

Many women notice changes in weight or body composition around midlife. There is rarely one simple explanation.

Increasing abdominal fat

Loss of muscle mass

Weight gain or difficulty losing weight

Poor sleep

Reduced energy

Changes in appetite

Insulin resistance & metabolic health

Menopause symptoms affecting activity or wellbeing

Menopause isn’t automatically the cause of weight gain — and weight gain isn’t inevitable. Understanding what is contributing for you is the starting point.

Menopause isn’t automatically the cause of weight gain — and weight gain isn’t inevitable. Understanding what is contributing for you is the starting point.

Confident midlife woman in a contemporary editorial setting

THE WHOLE PICTURE

Weight. Hormones. Sleep. Muscle. Metabolic health. They interact.

Weight. Hormones. Sleep. Muscle. Metabolic health. They interact.

Midlife weight is multifactorial and may be influenced by ageing, changes in lean mass, sleep, activity, medications, genetics, metabolic disease and the menopausal transition. Aurora assesses these factors together rather than assuming hormones are responsible for every symptom or weight change.

Midlife weight is multifactorial and may be influenced by ageing, changes in lean mass, sleep, activity, medications, genetics, metabolic disease and the menopausal transition. Aurora assesses these factors together rather than assuming hormones are responsible for every symptom or weight change.

MENOPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY

MENOPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY

Is MHT a weight loss treatment? No. But that isn’t the whole story.

Is MHT a weight loss treatment? No. But that isn’t the whole story.

Menopause hormone therapy should not be prescribed as a weight loss treatment. Its role is to treat appropriate menopausal symptoms and, for some women, provide other health benefits. However, improving symptoms such as sleep disturbance, vasomotor symptoms or joint discomfort may make other aspects of health and weight management easier to address.

Menopause hormone therapy should not be prescribed as a weight loss treatment. Its role is to treat appropriate menopausal symptoms and, for some women, provide other health benefits. However, improving symptoms such as sleep disturbance, vasomotor symptoms or joint discomfort may make other aspects of health and weight management easier to address.

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