Brain fog, as in remembering names or recalling where you put things, is common during perimenopause.
Is brain fog related to the hormonal changes of perimenopause? Hear what Dr. Marcie Richardson, ObGyn has to say in this video. Full transcript below.
Women’s Stories and Related Research
In this article, Dr. Leslee Jaeger, a surgeon discusses her experience with brain fog during perimenopause. And here a Women Living Better community member shares her challenges with name recall. In this video recorded in April 2023, Dr. Pauline Maki discuss current research on brain fog in perimenopause.
And much more on brain fog including more from experts and others and what you can do if this has been your experience here.
Transcript
Welcome to Interviews with Experts, today we share a clip from our interview with Dr. Marcie Richardson, an Obstetrician/Gynecologist. Dr. Richardson is also the Director of The Menopause Center at Atrius Health and an Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School.
Brain Fog: In this clip, Dr. Richardson discusses the latest thinking about whether brain fog, something so commonly experienced by women, is related to changing hormones.
This is a really hard question. It’s been studied back and forth. There is no question that there are estrogen receptors in the brain. People who do research in estrogen and cognitive function believe that there is a connection there and we haven’t completely sorted it out. But, by the same token, it’s not a clear connection. It doesn’t provide us with a clear intervention.
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