Missed, Dismissed & Misdiagnosed: Perimenopause Explained Part 1 of 2
The Luminescence Podcast with Schuyler GrantShow Notes
Most women don't recognize perimenopause until they're already deep in it, and their doctors often miss it too.
In this episode, Schuyler Grant sits down with Dr. Somi Javaid, founder of HerMD and women's sexual health expert; Dr. Sarah de la Torre, OB-GYN and functional medicine physician; and Elena Brower, bestselling author and teacher, to talk about what's actually happening hormonally during perimenopause and why so much of it goes unrecognized, minimized, or misdiagnosed.
They discuss:
Why perimenopause often starts in the late thirties and early forties, long before hot flashes or cycle changes appear
The symptoms most commonly missed — sleep disruption, brain fog, anxiety, mood swings, and changes in body composition
Why so many women leave their doctor's office with an antidepressant when what they actually needed was hormone support
How siloed specialties, underfunded research, and undertrained clinicians are failing women at midlife
What it means to be the CEO of your own healthcare — and how to advocate for yourself inside a system that wasn't built with you in mind
If you've ever walked out of a doctor's office with more confusion than you walked in with, this episode is for you.
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