Trust Your Body: MS, Menopause, and Speaking Up
From Can Do MS Podcast by Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
February 11, 2026 · 30 min · Episode 197
About this episode
Dawn shares her 25-year MS journey and discusses how perimenopause complicated her symptoms, emphasizing the importance of women's voices in science.
Trust Your Body: MS, Menopause, and Speaking Up – Episode 197 When MS symptoms don’t feel like MS anymore, hormones may be part of the story. Dawn shares her 25-year MS journey, how perimenopause complicated her symptoms, and how lived experience led her from patient to research collaborator with iConquerMS. This episode is a powerful reminder that women’s voices belong in science. Disclaimer: This podcast provides general educational information. Can Do MS does not endorse, promote, or recommend any product or service associated with the content of this program
People in this episode
Guest: Dawn
Topics covered
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Menopause
- Women's Health
- Research Collaboration
Keywords
- hormones
- lived experience
- patient advocacy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Trust Your Body
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