The SexMD Podcast by Dr. Debra Durst
The SexMD Podcast by Dr. Debra Durst
Dr. Debra Durst
What Does Perimenopause Really Feel Like? Women Tell the Truth
31 minutes Posted Jul 31, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
Introduction: Medicine Wasn't Made for Her
First Signs: "Nobody Warned Me"
Perimenopause vs. Menopause: What's the Difference?
Symptoms That Started in Our 30s
Why Women Are Confused About Menopause
Feeling Dismissed by Doctors
Brain Fog, Anxiety & Hormone Rage
Finding the Right Hormone Specialist
"I Was Told Everything Was Normal"
Why No One Talks About Women's Sexual Health
Finally Getting Answers
What Treatment Helped the Most?
Why Hormone Therapy Should Be Personalized
Final Thoughts & What's Coming Next
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Send us Fan Mail Perimenopause affects millions of women, yet many say no one prepared them for what was happening. In Part 1 of our Women's Roundtable, real women share their experiences with perimenopause, menopause, hormones, brain fog, anxiety, and feeling dismissed by the healthcare system. This isn't another lecture from medical experts. It's an honest conversation between women about the symptoms they experienced, the answers they couldn't find, and why these conversations need to hap...