Full Name
Barb DePree
Job Title
Director
Company
Holland Hospital Women's Health
Speaker Bio
Barb DePree, M.D., a gynecologist in practice for over 30 years, specializes in midlife women's health. Certified through the North American Menopause
Society, she was named NAMS Certified Menopause Provider of the year in 2013. That same year, Sharecare named her a Top 10 Social Healthmaker for Menopause.
Dr. Barb currently serves as the Director of Women’s Health Services at Holland Hospital, Holland, Michigan. Finding that products helpful to her patients’ sexual health were not readily available, Dr. DePree founded MiddlesexMD. The website shares current, practice-tested, clinically sound information and products for women, including guidance for working with partners and caregivers. Dr. DePree is the author of Fearless Menopause: A Body-Positive Guide to Navigating Midlife Changes and Yes You Can: Dr. Barb’s Recipe for Life-Long Intimacy. Dr. DePree publishes regularly on both MiddlesexMD and AskDrBarbDePree , providing updates on research in women’s sexual health, as well as observations and advice based on her work with women in her practice. She hosts a podcast called “ The Fullness of Midlife ,” for which she interviews women about topics related to health, happiness, meaning, and fulfillment. Dr. DePree’s articles have also appeared on NextAvenue, Huffington Post , RedHotMamas, HealthyWomen, and TheCovey ; she’s also been published in OBG Management . She is a frequent spokesperson for women’s sexual health, quoted in Self , Everyday Health , and Huffington Post , among others, and has been interviewed for radio, television, and documentaries.
Society, she was named NAMS Certified Menopause Provider of the year in 2013. That same year, Sharecare named her a Top 10 Social Healthmaker for Menopause.
Dr. Barb currently serves as the Director of Women’s Health Services at Holland Hospital, Holland, Michigan. Finding that products helpful to her patients’ sexual health were not readily available, Dr. DePree founded MiddlesexMD. The website shares current, practice-tested, clinically sound information and products for women, including guidance for working with partners and caregivers. Dr. DePree is the author of Fearless Menopause: A Body-Positive Guide to Navigating Midlife Changes and Yes You Can: Dr. Barb’s Recipe for Life-Long Intimacy. Dr. DePree publishes regularly on both MiddlesexMD and AskDrBarbDePree , providing updates on research in women’s sexual health, as well as observations and advice based on her work with women in her practice. She hosts a podcast called “ The Fullness of Midlife ,” for which she interviews women about topics related to health, happiness, meaning, and fulfillment. Dr. DePree’s articles have also appeared on NextAvenue, Huffington Post , RedHotMamas, HealthyWomen, and TheCovey ; she’s also been published in OBG Management . She is a frequent spokesperson for women’s sexual health, quoted in Self , Everyday Health , and Huffington Post , among others, and has been interviewed for radio, television, and documentaries.
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