Perimenopause: What the Hell is Going On?
Big Time Adulting
Caitlin Murray
4.9 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Perimenopause is top of mind. Hollywood is talking about it. Vaginal creams and supplements are being sold for it. But still, what the hell is going on? As we sail through midlife, how are our fluctuating hormones impacting our bodies and minds and what do we do about it? Dr. Shieva Ghofrany, an OBGYN and insta-glorious expert on all things women’s health, sits down with Caitlin to discuss the predictably unpredictable hormonal shifts of perimenopause. Actual menopause occurs, on average, around age 51 marked by a one year absence of a menstrual period. That means perimenopause is the 10-15 year lead up to menopause that begins somewhere between the late 30s and 40s. Symptoms may include: brain fog, mood swings, feelings of rage, weight gain, heavy periods, vaginal dryness, chin whiskers, lack of libido, insomnia, hot flashes, joint pain, and hair loss. Yay. Often occurring in conjunction with the deranged parenting years, this change in a woman’s life is sure to be miserable and magical, as Dr. Ghofrany puts it. She gives us hope by demystifying this confusing time, equipping listeners with the right questions to ask their doctors, and offering a myriad of treatment options. Maybe we can even embrace this naturally occurring life stage because growing older is a gift and we might as well indulge and enjoy it.
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| 0:00.0 | perimenopause which I jokingly call the other P word perimenopause it's going to knock you on your |
| 0:08.0 | ass you're going to feel like shit you're gonna dood I never want to say it in that doomsay sort of way |
| 0:11.4 | I want to say it like hey did you know that these are the things that could happen because once |
| 0:15.5 | you know it and you've named it and you've figured it out I'm not going to say it's easy |
| 0:20.5 | but then we can move |
| 0:21.9 | into like, let's make you feel better. Because sometimes just knowing it makes you feel better. |
| 0:25.9 | I have a lot of women who are like, oh, now that you've told me, I don't even need treatment. |
| 0:28.6 | I just feel better knowing it, that I'm not crazy, that I'm not dying, that I'm not, whatever it is. |
| 0:33.6 | Because we don't want to scare the listeners here. Well, I just shit in my pants, so too late. |
| 0:39.2 | Awesome. |
| 0:39.7 | Well, I'm here to clean that shit up. |
| 0:48.2 | Welcome back to the big time adulting podcast. |
| 0:51.3 | I have a very internet popular doctor on with me today, but also very |
| 0:58.8 | popular in practice because I happen to know through a friend that it is almost impossible to get |
| 1:04.3 | through the doors of her office because everybody wants Dr. Shiva go for Annie. Shiva has had |
| 1:10.1 | six miscarriages herself, three children, |
| 1:14.0 | weight loss surgery, and ovarian cancer. And on her website here, it says Shiva harnesses |
| 1:20.4 | her personal experience coupled with her professional observations to genuinely help achieve |
| 1:25.7 | a calmer perspective. Because I love this because you have been through |
| 1:30.7 | so much personally. So I feel like you're saying that through the lens of I know how it feels to |
| 1:37.1 | freak out about my health. Shiva, welcome. Thank you. I'm so like truly beyond excited. Everybody loves you and you're fun and you're smart. So it's like the trifecta. Oh my God. Oh my God. Go on. Go on. Just kidding. So do you want to give us like a little bit of your just like personal story background there within all of that? Yes. I a little bit always feel, I don't want to say self-conscious, |
| 2:03.5 | but I feel a little strange sometimes when I joke that it's like the laundry list. Like, |
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