Perimenopause and Menopause Symptoms? A Las Vegas Doctor Explains Why You Don't Have to Suffer Through Them
Hot flashes at 2 a.m. Weight that won't budge no matter how clean you eat. A brain that used to be sharp and now can't find the word you're looking for. If this sounds familiar, you're not broken and you're not overreacting — your hormones are genuinely changing, and those changes are measurable and treatable. At LV Longevity Lab in Las Vegas, Dr. Wallace Brucker, MD helps women stop white-knuckling their way through menopause and start actually feeling better. The Symptoms Are Real — and They're Connected Perimenopause and menopause are driven by a significant decline in estrogen and progesterone, along with a slower fall in testosterone — a hormone women need for energy, focus, and libido far more than most people assume. Because these hormones touch nearly every system in the body, the fallout is wide-ranging. The list many women recognize includes hot flashes and night sweats, broken sleep, anxiety and mood swings, stubborn weight gain around the middl...