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WTF Is Perimenopause?

18 Feb 2026 · 47 min · Episode 246

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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Episode resources

• Find a provider through the Menopause Society

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