Maria Sophocles, MD

About the Author

Maria Sophocles, MD FACOG, MSCP, IF is an internationally renowned gynecologist and thought leader in menopause and female sexual function. A longtime advocate for women’s health, she fought to pass legislation to secure access to contraception in New Jersey in 2023, pioneered the use of carbon dioxide lasers on the vulva and in the vagina to regenerate unhealthy tissue, and started a women’s clinic in rural Kenya. A frequent commentator on Sirius XM’s “Doctor Radio” and TED speaker, Maria lives in Princeton, NJ, where she heads a progressive gynecological clinic that serves over 30,000 women.