Perimenopause 101 | Dr. Corinne Menn

It’s September, which means we’re celebrating Perimenopause Awareness Month! If you don’t know about perimenopause, it’s time you do, and we’re so excited to be chatting with our very own Dr. Corinne Menn. Dr. Menn is our medical advisor and a prescribing physician here at Alloy. She’s a board-certified OBGYN with over 20 years of experience and certified menopause practitioner with the Menopause Society. She has dedicated her medical practice to focusing on menopause management, the unique health care needs of female cancer survivors, and those at high risk for breast cancer.

Dr. Menn is also an over 20-year survivor of breast cancer and premature menopause, using her personal experience as a patient along with her professional training to help women navigate their own health challenges.

She is a dedicated advocate and volunteer for the Young Survival Coalition, serving on their Council of Advisors for Patient Education and leading their Provider-Survivor Support Group. She also serves on the Breast Cancer Alliance Research Grant Committee and through her work with YSC and the BCA helps raise awareness on managing collateral damages of breast cancer treatment and premature menopause.

She’ll be joined by Alloy’s community manager Rachel Hughes, and they’ll be talking about perimenopause, the symptoms you should be looking out for, treatment options, and more!

Timestamps:
02:00 - The physiology of perimenopause
22:00 - Perimenopause symptoms
24:35 - The connection between perimenopause, mood, and mental health
27:55 - Options for treating perimenopause
32:00 - Discussing cycling progesterone
32:35 - Using MHT in perimenopause
36:57 - Discussing the transition from birth control to MHT
40:13 - The safety of oral estradiol
42:50 - Discussing bleeding in perimenopause
45:30 - Bioidentical estradiol and micronized progesterone don't increase your risk of breast cancer
49:40 - More on cycling progesterone in perimenopause
50:55 - Discussing parabens in vaginal estrogen
52:22 - Discussing MHT dose changes
56:46 - MHT doses are individualized
59:25 - Discussing IUDs in perimenopause
1:02:47 - Migraines in perimenopause
1:05:55 - Discussing migraines with aura
1:08:14 - Lupus/blood clotting disorders are not a contraindication for MHT
1:12:00 - Discussing abnormal bleeding
1:14:00 - Discussing fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis
1:17:30 - Expanding on MHT dose changes
1:19:48 - Discussing low libido
1:24:00 - Dr. Menn's advice for women in perimenopause


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