When Grace Oh began experiencing perimenopause symptoms around the age of 45, including sleep difficulties and low energy, a well-known gynaecologist in Singapore dismissed them, saying, “You can’t be in perimenopause – your periods are still regular.”
The information was wrong.
Other doctors told her that “menopause is a normal part of ageing, not a disease”, leaving little space for a deeper discussion about her physical and emotional changes.
“These encounters – at different points in my life – revealed a consistent pattern: many doctors lack the framework, language or confidence to address menopause holistically.”
Left with more questions than answers, South Korean Oh began sharing evidence-based information online. This initiative sowed the seeds for a career pivot that would see the graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Business School leave a successful Wall Street career to pursue the under-researched menopause care market.
“There has been very little research on women’s health beyond fertility, and many women have been dismissed or misdiagnosed,” Oh says.
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