Periods. Sex. Fertility. Perimenopause. Menopause. There’s a lot we wish someone had told us about sooner. How do we do better with the next generation? 

Carol welcomes back Dr. Sharon Malone, acclaimed OB-GYN and author of Grown Woman Talk, for a frank and funny conversation about women’s hormonal health from puberty through menopause. Dr. Sharon shares what we need to tell our daughters and what we should be telling our sons.  Dr. Sharon clears up persistent misconceptions about perimenopause and hormone therapy and reminds us that suffering through symptoms should never simply be accepted as part of life.

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The "Life on the Hormonal Highway" Playlist--Enjoy!!

10 songs, tracking the episode's journey from puberty through menopause:

"Life Is a Highway" — Rascal Flatts (the episode's theme, set at the top of the conversation)
"Can We Talk" — Tevin Campbell (talking with daughters about puberty and periods)
"Let's Talk About Sex" — Salt-N-Pepa (the sex talk, and the pleasure gap)
"Shots" — LMFAO ft. Lil Jon (the three-shot HPV vaccine series)
"(You're) Having My Baby" — Paul Anka (egg freezing and the fertility window)
"Roller Coaster" — Ohio Players (perimenopause and menopause, "because it is truly a roller coaster")
"Get Ready" — The Temptations (perimenopause and menopause)
"How Will I Know" — Whitney Houston (perimenopause and menopause)
"Hot Hot Hot" — Arrow (hot flashes)
"Hot in Herre" — Nelly (hot flashes)