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In retrospect, I realize that my journey with menopause began in my late 30s to early 40s, when I began to experience mild perimenopause symptoms. It was primarily the irregularity of my menstrual cycle and two pregnancies in my early 40s that prompted deeper conversations with both my primary care provider and OB/GYN around what was happening with my body hormonally. I ended up having a miscarriage at 40 but was blessed to have my youngest son a year later, at 41.
When people experience menopause, they lose estrogen, and estrogen helps brain functions such as mood, cognition and decision-making. With the loss of estrogen, an individual can start to develop anxiety, depression, brain fog, and other mental and emotional changes. Another way to possibly help alleviate your symptoms during perimenopause is hormone therapy. In order for it to work for your symptoms, you must do it during perimenopause so you can get the most of the treatment. Women who do hormone therapy are also at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s, MS and Parkinson’s Disease.
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