Name: Dr Jen Gunter

Specialty: Obstetrician and gynaecologist

Country: United States of America
 

Dr Jen Gunter is an internationally renowned board-certified obstetrician and gynaecologist, pain medicine physician and fierce advocate for evidence-based women’s health. Frequently dubbed "the internet’s gynaecologist", she has dedicated her career to debunking medical pseudoscience, dismantling patriarchal taboos and democratising medical knowledge so that women can make informed, confident choices about their own bodies.

As the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Vagina Bible and The Menopause Manifesto, Dr Gunter has transformed how midlife health is understood globally. In The Menopause Manifesto, she reframes perimenopause not as a disease to be cured or feared, but as an evolutionary phase of life, akin to puberty, that deserves comprehensive education, real science and empathetic care. Her work offers practical, hype-free guidance on everything from managing hot flushes, mood shifts and sleep disruption to navigating hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Beyond her books, Dr Gunter reaches millions as a columnist for The New York Times, host of the CBC docuseries Jensplaining, and host of the TED Audio Collective podcast, Body Stuff. Combining sharp wit, rigorous clinical research and an unwavering commitment to patient agency, she continues to lead the global movement against medical misinformation, empowering women to step into perimenopause equipped with facts, agency and confidence.

Session: Help! My vagina is broken

Interviewer: Claire Murphy, journalist

Expect: A clear, scientific explanation of what happens to the menstrual cycle when you enter perimenopause, including the average age of and expected duration of perimenopause.