Years before estrogen production completely shuts down, HORMONE LEVELS start to FLUCTUATE wildly during that special time of life known as PERIMENOPAUSE. Waiting out bothersome hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia is not generally the best strategy since perimenopause can last for years. In addition, it’s not as if those symptoms magically go away when you enter menopause!
In this episode Dr. Streicher discusses:
WHEN perimenopause typically starts- The difference between SYMPTOMS of perimenopause and menopause
SOLUTIONS to cope with perimenopausal hormonal fluctuations- If taking BIRTH CONTROL PILLS is a good idea or a bad idea
HOW LONG you can safely take birth control pills- The difference between birth control pills and MENOPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY (MHT)
- Why it is a good idea to take birth control pills CONTINUOUSLY
- When to start MENOPAUSE HORMONE THERAPY
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the
WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on
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The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR,
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WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.
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