Wait — Is This Perimenopause?! Real Talk With Dr. Jessica Shepherd

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4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Hot flashes, hormones, mood swings… oh my. 😅 This week in the Mama’s Den, OB-GYN, menopause expert, and Generation M author Dr. Jessica Shepherd joins us for a honest, funny, and super informative convo about perimenopause, menopause, and everything in between. If you’ve ever wondered what’s happening to your body (or what’s coming next), this episode is packed with clarity, reassurance, and practical gems. Honestly? Required listening for every woman — and the people who love us. Keep up with Dr. Shepherd on IG: @jessicashepherdmd Learn more about her and even buy her book, Generation M, at jessicashepherdmd.com The Mamas are building our community and ways to keep in touch with you. Share your email address here: https://tinyurl.com/MamasDen Make sure you connect with our Mamas on IG: @themamasdenpodcast Ashley - @watermeloneggrolls Codie - @codieco Melanie - @melaniefiona

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0:00.0	Like, you can test for estrogen levels and you might have a number that is considered low or a number that's considered high with symptoms or without symptoms.
0:08.8	So it's really the presence of the symptoms and the intensity of the symptoms that actually, like, identify that you're in perimenopause.
0:18.8	That is the tagline right there.
0:20.4	Exactly what you said. Okay, I'm a doctor. What's up y'all? It's Ashley. It's Melody. And Cody here. And you've tapped into the Mama's Den. Hey. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Mama's Den podcast. Y'all just be hanging me out to dry with that one. Can anyone else?
0:37.8	If we were a person, people could see that I was your backup dancer. Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na. I see, I see. Well, we're not. We're virtual ladies. We're virtual mamas today. And we've got a guest. But first, we're going to introduce ourselves.
0:53.4	Ashley, are you looking at your phone?
0:55.6	No.
0:56.4	Because we can see you, you know. And we've got a guess. But first, we're going to introduce ourselves. Ashley, are you looking at your phone?
0:55.7	No.
0:56.4	Because we can see you.
0:57.8	I was looking at the Lord.
1:00.3	We can also see lies.
1:02.9	Yeah.
1:03.7	Yeah.
1:05.0	Come on, Ashley with the most kids on this.
1:07.6	Oh, you want me to start?
1:08.6	Because my name is Ashley.
1:10.2	It's Ashley, not Ashley.
1:13.6	I didn't invent it. Carry on. So Ashley here. I have four daughters, a 16-year-old,
1:22.9	Amira. Well, she's almost 17. I don't know how many
1:27.7	let's start over
1:29.1	okay um nine year old
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