Stuff no one talks about: perimenopause

Orthopedic surgeon, Vonda Wright, MD, reveals some surprising symptoms of perimenopause that are never talked about.

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It's one of those things that no one ever talks about. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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You would think that going to medical school, I was really versed in midlife and menopause

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and perimenopause. But I'm gonna tell you the truth. There's a whole generation of doctors that did not receive the in-depth knowledge that we

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needed. No one ever talks about that 25% of women in perimenopause will have such severe musculoskeletal pain

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that they really can't do their activities of daily living. You would not believe the relief on the faces of the people

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that I talk to when I say to them, simply, you are not falling apart. Your hormones are fluctuating.

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And what we really need to do is focus on how to stabilize those or, frankly, replace them.

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You just need to know that this is part of the perimenopause cycle, that there are things we can do about it, and you must ask the questions.

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And if you don't find a clinician that can answer those questions, keep looking, keep asking, because you are not falling apart and you are not crazy.