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The Very Early Perimenopause — a Talk by Dr. Jerilynn Prior

Women Living Better founder Nina Coslov wrote a blog post for Our Bodies Ourselves to tee up a presentation that WLB advisor Dr. Jerilynn Prior gave at Tufts Medical School about perimenopause. In it, Nina shares her personal story, how it led her to create Women Living Better and Dr. Prior’s…

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It’s Perimenopause — You Aren’t Going Crazy!

But, as Dr. Jerilynn Prior explains in this video, many women feel like they are going crazy during this phase. Here is why. When healthcare providers don’t understand the early signs of the menopausal transition, they can’t validate the things that women are experiencing. This leaves women feeling worried and…

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The only conclusion I could make was that medicine had it wrong.

When Dr. Prior experienced things that were signs of high estrogen not low, she suspected that what she had learned in medical school was incorrect. In this video, Dr. Prior talks about how she realized that what she’d learned in medical school about how hormones change in the lead up…

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Melatonin Supplements — When and How

There are many things to try before resorting to a melatonin supplement (see videos one and two, links below). If you decide to try a melatonin supplement, this video covers what dose to start with, when to take​ it, what side effects to be aware of and thoughts on finding…