For years, Jeni and Amy did not know they were in perimenopause.
They thought my bodies were falling apart, that they were just aging.
Stiff hands. Rage. Hip pain. Shoulder pain. Rage. Dry skin. Itchy ears. Weird periods. Rage. Bloating. Inflammation. Rage. Insomnia.
No one told us these were perimenopause symptoms.
In this episode, Jeni and Amy share what actually happened when they finally started hormone replacement therapy (HRT), including using the estrogen patch, combo patches, progesterone pills at night, and even vaginal estrogen.
Jeni and Amy talk about:
• The early perimenopause symptoms
• How doctors dismissed us
• How the Women’s Health Initiative scared a generation of women
• The difference between a combo patch (estradiol + progestin) vs estrogen patch + bioidentical progesterone
• Why HRT treatment is symptom‑based, not blood‑test based
• How progesterone helped my sleep (and when it didn’t)
• What happened when my progesterone dose was wrong
• The online menopause care experience that finally helped me feel like myself again
Dr. Burki from GynoInfo! joins us to break down how hormone replacement therapy actually works, why some doctors still avoid prescribing it, and what women need to know about HRT safety today.
If you’re in your 40s/50s/60s and thinking:
“Why am I so angry?”
“Why can’t I sleep?”
“Why do my joints hurt?”
“Why does my skin feel different?”
This episode is for you.
Perimenopause doesn’t have to mean suffering in silence.
Welcome to midlife. Don’t worry we are here for you.