Gayatri Devi,
MD, MS, FACP, FAAN
Director, Park Avenue Neurology
Clinical Professor of Neurology & Psychiatry,
Zucker School of Medicine | Northwell Health
Attending Physician, Lenox Hill Hospital
Menopause Related Memory Loss
“Menopausal related cognitive impairment (MeRCI), memory loss ,and brain fog treatment (and andropause in men), with reduced levels of estrogen and testosterone, improves cognitive functioning.”
Dr. Devi discusses menopause related memory and cognitive loss with the NYTimes. In an another study, summarized by the WSJ and in full here, Dr. Devi found that NYC gynecologists were far more likely to use (64%) than to prescribe (18%) estrogen.
Estrogen Related Memory Loss: A patient discusses the memory loss and cognitive changes associated with menopause with Dr. Devi. Cognitive changes during menopause can be frightening and debilitating. Men may experience cognitive symptoms during andropause.
Dr. Devi has been researching the effects of hormones on cognition since 1999. Her Journal of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology article discusses misdiagnosis of cognitive changes of menopause, where menopause related memory loss was misdiagnosed as dementia. About 60% of women undergo memory loss during menopause, nearly all improving over time or with treatment.
Menopause related cognitive and memory loss is treated at Park Avenue Neurology with brain exercises, hormones, or other non-hormonal treatments aimed at restoring brain function.
This is a book of stories of women suffering menopausal memory loss and other neurologic symptoms from migraines to cognitive loss. Melinda Beck of the Wall Street Journal discusses the science behind menopause related cognitive impairment with Dr. Devi.