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Left to right: Richelle Flanagan, Silvia Enriquez, Cathy Molohan<\/p>\n
\t\t\tThis podcast has been organised and funded by Merz Therapeutics GmbH<\/strong><\/p>\n Fresh from the Parkinson\u2019s Life<\/strong> podcast is a special episode for International Women\u2019s Day 2026, where we explore the unique and often overlooked experiences of women living with Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Guests discuss the way Parkinson\u2019s is impacted by hormones and the menstrual cycle, to menopause, bone health, HRT, and the persistent gaps in research and clinical trials.<\/p>\n \u201c90% of women said their neurologist had never asked them about the impact of hormones on their symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n Richelle Flanagan is a registered dietician who has lived with young onset Parkinson\u2019s for nearly ten years.<\/p>\n Drawing on her own experience, she founded an app to help women with Parkinson\u2019s track their symptoms across their stages of life.<\/p>\n She is joined by Silvia Enriquez, a neurologist and clinical researcher specialising in biomarkers at Vall d\u2019Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, with a particular interest in sex differences in Parkinson\u2019s symptoms and clinical trials.<\/p>\n And Cathy Molohan, who is a board member of Parkinson\u2019s Europe and a passionate advocate for women with Parkinson\u2019s, and has been living with the condition for nearly fifteen years.<\/p>\n Together, our three guests explore what the data tells us, what\u2019s still missing, and what needs to change, from the consulting room to the clinical trial.<\/p>\n