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Podcast: Menopause Mogulsâ„¢ Podcast with Dr. Joy'El: Strategies to Promote Perimenopause/Menopause Health, Wellness & Entrepreneurship
Episode: Can You Check My Hormones?
Description: Doctor, can you check my hormones to see if I'm perimenopausal? The short answer is "no." But the long answer is "checking hormones" may not give me much information if you're perimenopausal because your hormones are fluctuating...they can be "normal" one day and "abnormal" the next day.In this episode, I discuss:-Hormones that I consider checking like thyroid hormone-Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH) and what it does in menopause-Reasons I may consider checking additional hormones:a woman without cycles due to contraception like Mirena IUD or due to hysterectomy or if a w...