The Menopause Timeline Most Women Never Learn Until Midlife | Dr. Jessica Shepherd
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Dr. Jessica Shepherd discusses the menopause timeline and hormone therapy decisions with host Karen Walrond.
Most women don't hear about perimenopause until they're already deep into it, sometimes a decade in. This week, guest host Karen Walrond talks with OB/GYN and Generation M author Dr. Jessica Shepherd about the actual, gradual shape of that transition, the real math behind hormone therapy decisions, and why nearly 40% of a woman's life happens after menopause even begins. It's less a symptom checklist than a new starting point for the next several decades. What you'll explore: The gas-tank way to picture where you actually are between reproductive years and menopause Why symptom severity has almost nothing to do with how "together" you otherwise are The difference between the "symptom bucket" and the "longevity bucket" in deciding on hormone therapy Why perimenopause itself splits into an early, mid, and late phase, and why the late phase is the window with the most protective upside for starting hormones What the SWAN study found about how menopause symptoms differ by race, and why that matters long-term If you've been treating menopause as a phase to survive rather than a stage to prepare for, this resets the starting point. You can find Jessica at: Website | Instagram | Episode…
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