Bozzuto talks to MDLinx about potential new menopause marker

Laura Bozzuto, MD, MS, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with MDLinx for a recent story about developments in the ability to predict perimenopause.

In “Researchers just identified blood markers that could change the game for perimenopause,” Bozzuto focused on how small, dense, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (sdLDL-C) blood markers could be used to by health care providers to proactively predict perimenopause, especially for younger patients trying to navigate fertility decisions.

“People who go through menopause before age 45 also have increased risks of things like heart disease, dementia, and osteoporosis—so we could also intervene sooner if we knew that was going to occur,” said Bozzuto.

Read the full article here.

**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Paige Stevenson