This episode is about perimenopausal symptoms and specifically how they can impact the vagina and bladder. I’m talking to Karen Adams, a board certified gynecologist who is a professor emeritus. Dr. Adams is an expert in menopause and is currently creating a Menopause and Healthy Aging clinic at Stanford University.
We discuss the perimenopausal period which is the time before your period stops but when your hormones are erratic. This period can last between 1 and 10 years but can be packed with symptoms like:
Irregular periods
Hot flushes
Night sweats
Mood changes
Depression
Anxiety
Sleep disturbances
Vaginal symptoms like dryness and pain with sex
Bladder symptoms like frequency and recurrent infections.
We also discuss the impact of estrogen on vaginal tissues and using local or vaginal estrogen to treat these symptoms.
This episode is about perimenopausal symptoms and specifically how they can impact the vagina and bladder. I’m talking to Karen Adams, a board certified gynecologist who is a professor emeritus. Dr. Adams is an expert in menopause and is currently creating a Menopause and Healthy Aging clinic at Stanford University.
We discuss the perimenopausal period which is the time before your period stops but when your hormones are erratic. This period can last between 1 and 10 years but can be packed with symptoms like:
Irregular periods
Hot flushes
Night sweats
Mood changes
Depression
Anxiety
Sleep disturbances
Vaginal symptoms like dryness and pain with sex
Bladder symptoms like frequency and recurrent infections.
We also discuss the impact of estrogen on vaginal tissues and using local or vaginal estrogen to treat these symptoms.