Maria Sophocles, MD

About the Author

Maria Sophocles, MD is a gynecologist and thought leader in menopause and female sexual function. An advocate for women’s health for the past 30 years, she has fought for legislation to secure contraceptive access in New Jersey; is working to develop menopause work and education policies, and is pushing the FDA to change the misleading boxed warning on vaginal estrogen. She founded a progressive gynecology practice in 2008 which now serves over 30,000 women. A sought after speaker and frequent commentator on Sirius XM’s “Doctor Radio,” her viral TED talk explores what happens to sex in midlife. She is currently developing a women’s health clinic in rural Kenya, and working on a documentary about Sex and Menopause.