Hormone Testing During Menopause: What Every Woman Should Know

Women often hear conflicting information online about estrogen, progesterone, and hormone testing. Jamie explains why hormone levels fluctuate dramatically during perimenopause, why a single blood test rarely tells the full story, and why symptoms often provide more useful information than lab values alone.

This episode also covers stopping birth control pills in midlife, hormone testing after pregnancy, when hormone testing is appropriate, and why some women may still benefit from lab work in specific situations.

If you've ever wondered whether hormone testing can confirm perimenopause or menopause, this episode will help you understand what hormone tests can, and can't, tell you.

00:00 – Welcome back to Perimenopause the Podcast

00:25 – Listener questions about hormone testing

00:55 – Should women routinely check hormone levels?

01:15 – Why hormone levels fluctuate so dramatically

01:40 – Understanding hormone changes during perimenopause

02:00 – Why symptoms matter more than a single lab test

02:15 – Stopping birth control in your 40s: what to expect

02:40 – How birth control affects hormone testing

02:55 – Could birth control be masking menopause?