Jennifer Lanoff, WHNP-BC, MSN, RN, JD, Midi Clinician

Nursing is Jennifer’s second career—previously, she spent 22 years as a public defender. “I worked on a case involving juvenile prison conditions, and found myself interacting with lots of adolescent girls in the system,” she says. “They had so many questions about their reproductive health, and I gave them all the answers I could. I just loved educating these girls, and that got me thinking about pursuing medicine.”

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As she advanced through her women’s health nurse practitioner program, “my friends were telling me about gynecological issues their doctors weren’t addressing,” she remembers. So Jen was thrilled to do a rotation with James Simon, MD, a renowned specialist in women’s sexual health and hormonal care.

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She uses what she learned every day at Midi.  “Troubleshooting hormones is so interesting. Everyone responds differently to treatment. There is a path for everyone, but not always the first that you try.

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“Painful sex is one of the most gratifying treatment paths, because you can make such an improvement, so quickly,” she says. “And making hot flashes go away—we can do that!”