Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause

#151 - My Doctor Offered Me Birth Control to Manage My Symptoms: Here's Why I Politely Declined

September 17, 2026·38 min
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What happens when the treatment offered to quiet your symptoms also quiets the hormonal signals you are trying to understand and working hard to support? In this episode, Louise Valentine, a leading functional health and fitness expert for perimenopausal active women and recreational runners, shares why she decided not to use birth control as a way to manage perimenopause symptoms. As an example of things to consider, she walks through her complicated health history, including periods of unde...

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