Perimenopause affects your oral health in surprising ways, creating symptoms like dry mouth, bleeding gums, and persistent bad breath due to changing estrogen levels in your body.• Estrogen receptors exist throughout the body, including...

The FDA is considering removing the black box warning from low-dose vaginal estrogen products following a unanimous opinion from an expert advisory panel that risks have been overstated for years.• Vaginal estrogen is a local, low-dose ...

Bioidentical hormones are simply those with the identical chemical structure to what our bodies naturally produce, though the term has become more marketing than medicine. We examine what "bioidentical" really means, compare it with traditional...

Sex during perimenopause changes for everyone. We dive into the often-silent topic of midlife intimacy with sex therapist Nisha McKenzie, who helps us understand why our desire shifts and what we can do about it.• Changes in libido are ...

Every woman's perimenopause journey has unique twists and turns, but one thing remains constant we shouldn't have to navigate it alone. This heartfelt episode brings together host Val Lego, menopause expert Nisha McKenzie, and Val's longtime fr...