Perimenopause, Hormones & HRT: What Every Woman Needs to Know with Dr. Tamara | BeHuman Podcast

-In this episode of  BeHuman Podcast, host Saif Al-Yasi sits down with women’s health expert Dr. Tamara MBBS RCGP CCT , UK trained family medicine consultant, specializing in Peri/Menopause and promoting women's health, mental health, to unpack everything women need to know about perimenopause, menopause, hormonal imbalances, and HRT.

They cover the most asked—and most misunderstood—topics:

- Perimenopause vs Menopause: What’s the real difference?
- When do symptoms start and why
- Is HRT safe? Pills, injections, or gels?
- The truth about intermittent fasting, stress, coffee, and birth control
- How workouts and weight training affect women’s hormones
- PMS, thyroid issues, PCOS, mental health, and so much more
Dr. Tamara delivers science-backed clarity with heart — and ends with a message every woman needs to hear.

Chapters:
00:00 intro
02:50 Perimenopause vs Menopause Explained – Key Differences Every Woman Should Know
05:50 When Do Most Women Start Perimenopause Symptoms – and Why?
07:30 What is HRT? 
10:20 What’s the Safest Way to Take HRT? Injections, Gels, or Pills?
13:35 What’s the Right Age to Prepare for Menopause?
15:25 Perimenopause: Why Is No One Talking About It?
17:40 Top Symptoms of Perimenopause and When They Usually Start
23:05 Is there a Link Between Stress and Hormonal Imbalance
25:50 Men vs Women: How Workouts Impact Hormones Differently
28:01 Intermittent fasting 
29:40 Is Intermittent Fasting Bad for Women’s Hormones?
32:10 Does the length of menstrual periods tend to increase over time?
33:50 Thyroid Issues and it's relation to hormonal imbalance in women's body 
35:55 Mental health and it's relation to hormonal imbalance 
38:45  Understanding Your PMS & Luteal Phase – Why You Feel the Way You Do
46:50 HRT - Yes or No? 
48:30 Does coffee affect women  Hormones ?
49:10 Birth control and do women need it? 
52:10 Is there a period of time you are allowed to use HRT? When to start? 
53:00 Is HRT for both Perimenopause and Menopause? 
53:36 Food and Diet for your hormonal health
55:40 Importance of weights training for women and age limits, how many times a week is appropriate to train? 
57:50 The percentage of women who gain weight due to hormonal imbalance?
1:00:05  Young women with high percentage of fat, is it possible to have issues with PCOS, Hormonal imbalance at that age? 
1:01:50 What worst advice you've heard that was given to women? 
1:04:10 A message from Dr. Tamara to all women , listening to this podcast

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