If you’ve ever walked out of a doctor’s office wondering if you were gaslit—or just going crazy—you’re not alone. The truth? You’re not broken. You’re in a system that still ignores the very real realities of perimenopause.

This episode is a smart, strategic, and unfiltered deep dive into what to do when your doctor doesn’t listen—and how to stop doubting what you know in your bones is real.

We talk about:

• Why “your labs are normal” is not the full story
• How perimenopause symptoms are dismissed as anxiety, aging, or attitude
• The lab work that actually matters (hint: it’s not just hormone panels)
• What to say, how to say it, and how to protect yourself in the exam room
• Why HRT safety depends on proper clot risk screening—and what to ask for
• How to rebuild self-trust when you’ve been dismissed too many times

This one’s packed with tools, stories, and a full breakdown of the labs to request (including when they matter and when they don’t). Whether you’re considering HRT, feeling ignored, or just want to feel seen, start here.

• Why most doctors get less than 4 hours of menopause training
• When hormone panels help—and when they’re useless
• The difference between oral and transdermal estrogen (and why it matters for clot risk)
• How to speak your doctor’s language using CBT-based communication tools
• What “learned helplessness” looks like in women’s healthcare—and how to break the cycle
• How to track symptoms + labs to build a clearer health picture
• When to say “enough” and fire your provider

🩺 Mentioned Labs & Screening Tools:

We cover these in the episode—ask your provider when considering HRT or if you're getting dismissed:

• ✅ Full Thyroid Panel (TSH, Free T4, Free T3)
• ✅ Vitamin D, B12, Iron/Ferritin
• ✅ Cortisol (AM, especially with fatigue)
• ✅ Hormone Panel (Estradiol, Progesterone, Testosterone, FSH, SHBG)
• ✅ Bone Density Scan (if 40+)
• ✅ Clotting Risk Labs (if family/personal risk or considering oral estrogen): PT/INR, aPTT, Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin G20210A, Protein C & S, Antithrombin III, Homocysteine, Antiphospholipid Antibodies

• Feel dismissed, overwhelmed, or brushed off
• Are considering HRT and want to know what’s safe for your body
• Have symptoms but keep hearing “everything looks normal”
• Want language and strategy to self-advocate without shutting down
• Need the reminder that you’re not too much, too loud, or too dramatic

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👀 Bonus: Want a symptom tracker or lab request script? DM me LABS and I’ll send it your way.

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