Noor Al-Humaidhi is an MD and Menopause Specialist
and founder of Lifestyles By Noor.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What hormone health really means

• The mental and emotional side effects of perimenopause

• How to predict when you might go through menopause

• The truth about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) — and why some people choose not to take it

• The roles of progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone in the body

• A breakdown of each stage in the menstrual cycle and how it overlaps with perimenopause symptoms

• The key differences between perimenopause and menopause

• And whether it’s ever too late to start HRT

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Timestamps:

00:00 what is hormone health?

06:00 the mental side effects to perimenopause 

09:45 the difficulty with perimenopause not being tangible or defined 

13:45 how to predict when you will go through menopause 

15:00 how to treat women going through the menopause 

18:00 the truth about HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)

19:45 what do progesterone, estrogen and testosterone do in our bodies

25:00 what symptoms does HRT improve in perimenopause  

25:30 why do people not want to take HRT?

28:00 are there any lifestyle factors or patterns that result in more severe perimenopause and menopause symptoms?

30:00 understanding each stage in the menstrual cycle and how symptoms work in conjunction with perimenopause symptoms?

35:00 what is the difference between perimenopause and menopause?

36:00 is it ever too late to start HRT?

39:30 trends of perimenopausal and menopausal patients 

41:00 why do we lose bone density as we age? 

45:30 most surprising elements of the women’s health and fitness industry 

47:00 do any HRT negatives have merit? 

Keywords:

hormone health, women's health, menopause, mental health, hormone therapy, lifestyle factors, midlife health, progesterone, estrogen, testosterone