Perimenopause: but aren’t I too young?

MAR 24, 202533 MIN
Ladies, We Need To Talk

Perimenopause: but aren’t I too young?

MAR 24, 202533 MIN

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<p>If you think perimenopause is reserved for mid-life, think again.</p><p>When other 20 and 30-somethings are out partying or decorating the nursery, how do you cope with night sweats, hot flashes, brain fog and a tired libido?</p><p>What's it like to have the body of a young woman, filled with the hormones of someone decades older?</p><p>Yumi Stynes meets women going through perimenopause far earlier than they expected to learn how they manage their symptoms and cope with the prospect of infertility.</p><p>She also sits down with women's health expert and GP, Dr Natasha Vavrek who explains the science behind premature menopause and POI (Primary Ovarian Insufficiency).</p><p>This episode contains references to perimenopause, primary ovarian insufficiency, poi, premature menopause, sex, libido, hot flashes, bleeding, relationships, cancer, chemotherapy, youth, ageing, fertility.</p>