About this episode

This episode discusses the changing understanding of women's health and hormones, particularly in relation to perimenopause.

Women’s health and hormones have been misunderstood by the medical establishment for decades. That’s changing. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Brandon McFarland, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo by Edwin Tan for Getty Images. If you have a question, give us a call at 1-800-618-8545 or email askvox@vox.com.Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jonquilyn Hill

Topics covered

• women's health
• hormones
• medical establishment
• perimenopause
• health education

Keywords

• perimenopause
• women's health
• hormones
• medical misunderstanding
• health education

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Organizations: Vox, Getty Images

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