Is This Perimenopause? What You Need To Know | Dr. Corinne Menn

Check out our IG LIVE replay with Host and Community Manager Rachel Hughes and Alloy Director of Clinical Innovation and Education & Prescribing Physician Dr. Corinne Menn!

To mark Perimenopause Awareness Day, we'll unpack the symptoms no one tells you about: itchiness all over, “Not Feeling Like Myself,” and changes in libido and desire. We talk all treatment options available and how Alloy can help!

Timestamps:
01:30 - Breaking down perimenopause
04:04 - Perimenopause myths
06:23 - Perimenopause symptoms
11:14 - Memory changes
12:20 - Is it stress or perimenopause?
13:33 - When to see a doctor
14:58 - Testosterone
18:10 - Taking MHT after DCIS diagnosis
20:15 - MHT dosing is individualized
23:30 - Adjusting patch dosing
25:45 - Discussing hormonal IUDs
27:20 - Libido changes in perimenopause
32:31 - Vaginal estrogen can help dryness/urinary issues
33:44 - Weight changes in perimenopause
36:23 - Mood changes/not feeling like myself (NFLM)
42:04 - Discussing lichen sclerosis
44:20 - Lesser known symptoms of perimenopause
45:45 - Outlier symptoms
48:10 - Symptom overlap with other conditions
50:48 - Where to start
55:11 - What Black women need to know about perimenopause
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