Dr. Michelle Frank

In the rush to keep together, most women today are walking into a vicious cycle of burnout without much recovery. For many, the lines between burnout and depression have also blurred, especially in women who are unable to invest adequate…

Today, we often picture a reality of “women having it all,” careers, family, and ambition. However, we rarely highlight the true costs of keeping it all running. For millions of women, even today, a workday doesn’t end when it is…

Hormone Replacement Therapy, or HRT, is a vastly misunderstood aspect of women’s health. While initially studied and prescribed for managing severe menopause symptoms, fear soon spread with suggested links to cardiovascular disease and cancer. While side effects are a possibility…

Autoimmune diseases affect 80% of women when compared to men, making it a striking example of gender-based health disparity. An autoimmune condition is one where your body’s own antibodies affect your own body tissues.  Various factors contribute to the higher…

Menopause and perimenopause are frequently associated with mid-40s and hot flashes. However, symptoms of perimenopause can be noticeable as early as 30 years of age. Perimenopause is very far from what we have been told it looks like.  Keeping a…

Autoimmune disease is one where your immune system attacks your body’s own tissues. Your immune system identifies these as foreign, over time, due to various contributory factors.  Globally, around 80% of autoimmune disease cases are identified among women. This highlights…

Invisible illness, while not easily observable, puts a heavy physical, psychological, and social toll on women’s lives. For many women, having conditions with no overt symptoms means that they have to go day in and day out without being able…

When talking about women’s health, we default conversations to biology, more specifically, reproduction, pregnancy, and hormones. But the reality is that women’s health is shaped more by what is happening around them than just by what’s happening with their bodies.…