"Am I Going Crazy?" | Perimenopause Signs No One Explains | Dr. Tui Lauilefue | Dear Suga

Perimenopause can start in your late 30s, and it is much more than hot flashes. Dr. Tui Lauilefue, an internal medicine and obesity medicine physician and the founder of NiuOla Health in Olympia, Washington, explains what is really happening to your hormones and what to ask your doctor. For Pacific Islander and Pasifika women in the US, Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and across the Pacific, and for the men who love them. This is a 15-minute cut from our full conversation. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/KbbcJ-N7PBk In this episode: The difference between perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause Why perimenopause feels like a roller coaster Whether you can still get pregnant in perimenopause What estrogen, progesterone and testosterone do for your body Signs beyond hot flashes: brain fog, mood changes, sleep, aches, gut changes and weight shifting to the belly Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) explained with one simple car analogy How to talk to your doctor and find a menopause-certified practitioner near you Why the men in our lives should be part of this conversation Find a menopause-certified practitioner by ZIP code: https://www.menopause.org Chapters 0:00 Meet Dr. Tui Lauilefue 0:18 Perimenopause vs. menopause 0:41 Perimenopause is the roller coaster 1:04 Can you still get pregnant in perimenopause? 3:41 More than hot flashes 4:11 Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone 5:59 "Am I going crazy?" Signs beyond hot flashes 8:26 HRT is the gas in the car 9:53 What is HRT? 10:50 What to ask your doctor 12:47 Rule out other causes first 13:51 Why men should listen too 15:03 Keep watching Keep watching with Dr. Tui: "It's Not Dirt" https://youtu.be/UGsgT0okOAI This conversation is for education, not medical advice. Please talk with your own doctor about your health. Dear Suga is a Pacific Islander women's podcast. Stories from Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, for every woman. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. Website: https://dearsuga.com #Perimenopause #Menopause #Pasifika #DearSuga #PacificIslanderWomen