Hot flashes! Weight gain! Headaches! Rage! If these symptoms sound familiar, you may be in perimenopause. But who among us actually knows what perimenopause is? Menopause specialists Dr. Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su and Dr. Amy Voedisch offer an informative and irreverent primer.

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More from the docs

• Rebecca and Amy’s podcast about perimenopause: OvaryActive

• Rebecca and Amy’s book: Estrogen Interrupted: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Perimenopause (purchasing/pre-ordering through our link helps support LST!)

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