For decades, a black box warning sat on menopausal hormone therapy, keeping an entire category of care stigmatized and under-prescribed. The label has been lifted from the prescription; but the stigma at work hasn't. 72% of women have hidden symptoms at work; a third have never told anyone. It still goes unnamed in performance reviews, unaddressed in benefits packages, and undiscussed between colleagues.
That silence hides scale. Perimenopause can begin in a woman's late 30s and persist into her 60s. Roughly a quarter of the U.S. workforce is in it right now, at every level of the org chart.
It also hides cost. Care is fragmented across endocrinology, gynecology, mental health, and primary care, so members cycle through specialists before anyone identifies what's happening. That pre-diagnosis journey can cost more than a full year of comprehensive menopause care — but scattered across claims categories, it never gets totaled, so it never reaches a benefits review.
Join us as we repeal the black box on menopause as a benefit and examine what's actually inside.
Dr. Stacey Silverman Fine, FACOG, MSCP is a full-time, menopause certified Maven OB-GYN and a graduate of Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Fine has over 20 years of experience in obstetrics and gynecology, specializing in menopause, osteoporosis, and breast cancer. Dr. Fine completed her residency at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, where she served as Administrative Chief Resident. Her past leadership roles include Medical Director of Women’s Services, Camarillo, at Dignity Health Medical Foundation and Founding Medical Director of Women’s Health Partners of Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, as well as Vice Chief of Staff at Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital. In her spare time, Dr. Silverman Fine loves to spend time with her two young adult children and her three dogs, read, exercise, and cook.Â
Lisa March, VP of Employer Growth at Maven Clinic, is a seasoned commercial operator with 15 years of experience scaling global teams and strategic partnerships.Â
Prior to Maven, Lisa spent over a decade driving enterprise business development and go-to-market strategy at Silicon Valley startups, Amazon, and Yahoo. Lisa's passion for inclusive healthcare is deeply personal – as a breast cancer survivor who navigated cancer treatment and fertility preservation during the pandemic, she is a fierce advocate for benefits that meet people where they are. She believes strongly in one-size-fits-one care, and that mission drives everything she does at Maven.
Lisa holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Science from Loyola Marymount University. She lives in Seattle with her husband, infant son, and two cats. When she's not playing with the baby, you'll find her catching live music, exploring Washington wine country, or out in nature.
