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The Menopause Disruptor

The Menopause Disruptor

Joanna Strober couldn't sleep. One doctor said she was depressed. (She was not depressed.) None suggested it could be menopause. So she built a new company, Midi Health, to address this.

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Deborah Copaken
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Joanna Strober was a then 47-years-old Silicon Valley CEO when she kept waking up at 4:00 am, unable to fall back asleep. Her doctor told her she was depressed and suggested she go on an anti-depressant. But she wasn’t depressed. She just couldn’t sleep. Frustrated, she then sought the counsel of other doctors. Not one of them could figure out what was …

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