Carla DiGirolamo spent most of her career focused on infertility, all the while being an athlete for her entire life outside of work. And it wasn't until recently she figured out a way to mix these 2 passions of hers.
She calls it Performance Endocrinology for Women, specializing in maximizing and optimizing performance in women in from reproductive age through menopause. We're learning now more and more in the fitness industry that women's performance is different from men's (of course), and it's based on and rooted in our unique hormonal physiology.
Dr. Carla DiGirolamo is a double Board-Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist who specializes in the care of reproductive-age and mid-life women. She also is the author of a free newsletter entitled Athletic Aging - https://www.athleticaging.blog/
Carla joins Pam to discuss the intersection of this work, the importance of fitness in women's healthcare, and fitness trends for 2023.
Women Need to Stockpile Muscle
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Carla completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown University Medical School/Women and Infants’ Hospital and her Reproductive Endocrinology fellowship training at the Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School. She is a North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Certified Menopause Practitioner and has been featured in multiple podcasts and speakerships at various events discussing the physiology of the hormonal changes of menopause, hormone therapy, and optimizing physical performance in elite and avid recreational female athletes.
Carla has been in the fitness industry her entire life as a recreational athlete and for the last decade as a fitness professional with credentials as a Crossfit Level 1 Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach. As a pioneer in Women’s Performance Endocrinology, her focus is on optimizing physical performance in women in high-performance professions and female athletes of all ages. Carla has a blog through Substack called “Athletic Aging”. https://www.athleticaging.blog/ and her second publication “Performance Edge” https://www.performanceedge.blog/.
Dr. DiGirolamo is currently a Partner Physician at Boston IVF in Waltham, MA. She has over 17 years of experience practicing as a fertility specialist and more recently as a menopause health consultant. She has been featured in Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors in the Boston area for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Website: https://www.drcarlad.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carla.digirolamo.14
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_carla_d/
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-digirolamo-0109b8103/
Dr. Carla DiGirolamo
Dr. Carla DiGirolamo is a double Board-Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist who specializes in the care of reproductive-age and mid-life women.Carla completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown University Medical School/Women and Infants’ Hospital and her Reproductive Endocrinology fellowship training at the Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School. She is a North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Certified Menopause Practitioner and has been featured in multiple podcasts and speakerships at various events discussing the physiology of the hormonal changes of menopause, hormone therapy, and optimizing physical performance in elite and avid recreational female athletes.
Carla has been in the fitness industry her entire life as a recreational athlete and for the last decade as a fitness professional with credentials as a Crossfit Level 1 Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach. As a pioneer in Women’s Performance Endocrinology, her focus is on optimizing physical performance in women in high-performance professions and female athletes of all ages. Carla has a blog through Substack called “Athletic Aging”. https://www.athleticaging.blog/ and her second publication “Performance Edge” https://www.performanceedge.blog/.
Dr. DiGirolamo is currently a Partner Physician at Boston IVF in Waltham, MA. She has over 17 years of experience practicing as a fertility specialist and more recently as a menopause health consultant. She has been featured in Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors in the Boston area for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Website: https://www.drcarlad.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carla.digirolamo.14
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_carla_d/
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-digirolamo-0109b8103/
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