In this powerful 400th episode (Whoop), I’m joined by Dr. Jerilynn Prior, a world-renowned expert in women’s hormones and reproductive health. Together, we unpack what really happens during perimenopause and why understanding progesterone can be life-changing for women navigating this transition.

We discuss:

✨ What perimenopause actually is and how it differs from menopause

✨ The common symptoms/issues women experience during perimenopause’s hormonal chaos

✨ Why estrogen levels are often highest (not lowest!) during this phase

✨ The vital role of progesterone and why it should be the go-to treatment for relief

✨ How progesterone therapy supports sleep, mood, heart health and more

✨ The link between progesterone and hot flashes, night sweats, and heart attack risk

✨ Why birth control pills and estrogen therapy can sometimes make perimenopause symptoms worse

✨ And much more empowering, evidence-based hormone care!

If you’ve ever wondered why perimenopause feels so unpredictable or how to support your hormones naturally - this conversation will bring clarity and hope.💜 Watch now to understand perimenopause, estrogen excess, and the power of progesterone.

Jerilynn C. Prior BA, MD, FRCPC (former ABIM, ABEM) was a Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. She has spent her career studying menstrual cycles and the effects of the cycle’s changing estrogen and progesterone hormone levels on women’s health. She founded the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR) in 2002 and serves as the Centre’s Scientific Director. She was also the British Columbia Centre Director of the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), that is studying osteoporosis, fractures and bone mineral density and has followed over 9000 adult women and men across the country for over 19 years, plus about a 1000 younger women and men aged 16-24 for two years.

Find out more about Dr Priors work here;

DONATE to keep CeMCOR going - https://cemcor.ubc.ca/donate/

YouTube - @cemcorubc

Website - https://cemcor.ubc.ca/

Daily Diaries - https://cemcor.ubc.ca/the-daily-diary/

Current & Past Studies - https://cemcor.ubc.ca/past-current-projects/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cemcor_research/

Estrogens Storm Season BOOK - https://a.co/d/irOZfJv

Estrogen Errors BOOK - https://a.co/d/a0UWL7D

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