My Blog Circle:

• MiddlesexMD

I've been a physician providing women's healthcare since 1989.  I had a traditional obstetrics and gynecology practice for 17 years.  Since 2006 my practice has been devoted to midlife women, specifically providing gynecologic care and helping women navigate the perimenopausal and menopausal years.  (It's tricky for some women, in case you hadn't noticed.) 

One of the trickiest issues is women's sexual health. I realized that there are multiple changes, common to many women at this stage of life, which result in (sometimes unpleasant) changes in sexual function.  But there weren't great resources for women to access to learn more about it, or purchase products that might help. 

In April 2010, I launched an on-line business, MiddlesexMD.com to help women enjoy sexuality for life, offering clinically sound information, practical advice, and intimacy aids.  Sexuality is so important to our relationships and our happiness -- my goal is to help women preserve that as we age.

How did you get to where you are now?

After 17 years in a busy general OB/gyn practice and 3 teenaged daughters, I needed something different; a new focus, a different pace to the rhythm of my life.  I had started the pre-courses to an MMM (Masters in Medical Management) degree in 1998, but soon bailed out of that, too busy getting by in life, no time for classes. 

After refocusing my practice to a more specific women's healthcare segment (perimenopause and menopause) in 2006, I had more time (and energy) to resume that MMM degree.  I started back at it in 2006 and completed it in 2009.  It challenged me to consider additional possibilities, and out of that came MiddlesexMD.  Through my newly focused practice, I came to understand how crucial a satisfying sexual life is to many women.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

 I never imagined I would have started a business!