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Not Feeling Like Yourself? Inside Perimenopause with Dr. Kimberly Bekemeier
Dr. Raina Patel welcomes back Dr. Kimberly Bekemeier, family physician and founder of Hormone Harmony OC, for a deep dive into perimenopause, the transition years before menopause that often start sooner than women expect.
Many women describe hitting 40 and feeling like something changed. Dr. Patel and Dr. Bekemeier explain why that feeling is real, how fluctuating hormones create the “roller coaster” of perimenopause, and why this decade is a window of opportunity for long-term heart, bone, and brain health.
In this episode, they cover:
What perimenopause is and when it typically begins…
The skinny
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