Menopause Reimagined with Andrea Donsky

Ep #79: Hormones in Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Carrie Jones, ND

September 15, 2023 Andrea Donsky, Nutritionist
Menopause Reimagined with Andrea Donsky
Ep #79: Hormones in Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Carrie Jones, ND
Show Notes

Dr. Carrie Jones is a naturopathic functional medicine health and hormone doctor. Andrea Donsky, Nutritionist, Menopause Researcher, and Menopause Educator, as well, as CoFounder of Morphus discusses how our hormones are key to understanding where we are on our perimenopause and menopause path.

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0:23 Introducing Dr. Carrie Jones and how she became interested in women's hormones

4:05 Where is Carrie in her perimenopause

7:54 Carrie takes us through a hormone education

11:02 Why do our periods sometimes come back before we have gone 365 days without one? There may be other health concerns that could gynecological like polyps or issues with our thyroid. Light spotting can be from vaginal dryness as well. Always see your healthcare practitioner in these cases.

20:27 HRT and bleeding

23:36 The difference between a cyst, fibroid, and polyps (PCOS)

28:51 Late pregnancies and perimenopause

32:12 Testing hormones including the types of tests commonly performed including the DUTCH Test. You really can't get tested for perimenopause however testing can give a picture of which hormones are going lower and how you can optimize your hormones.

38:04 How the DUTCH test shows metabolites from your hormones from breaking down. Why it's important to test if you are on hormone therapy to understand how you metabolize hormones.

43:55 The importance of detoxification in perimenopause and menopause and the impact of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

49:50 The beauty in this stage of our lives

51:47 Discussions about HRT

56:11 Final thoughts

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