Dr. Kara gives the listeners a brief run through of how the menopause transition presents itself for women.

Topics covered in today’s conversation include:

- The start of menstruation and how periods present in the beginning
- The reproductive years
- Perimenopause, and how cycles will start to change
- The variability of hormones during the perimenopause stage
- How specific hormones affect period symptoms
- Average timeline of when perimenopause will happen
- Brain/hormone connection leading to menopause
- Defining early menopause, premature ovarian insufficiency, post menopause