My mental health is not great. Understanding the impact of peri.
Content warning: This podcast includes discussion of suicide that may be distressing to some readers/listeners.
In this episode, Dr Terri Foran joins us to share just why our mental health changes so much during perimenopause and what we can do to get the support we need.
Dr Terri Foran is a Sexual Health Physician and holds the position of Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Women’s and Children’s Health at UNSW Sydney. She is in private clinical practice and is also engaged in both clinical and research work at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney.
If you think you may be experiencing depression or another mental health problem, please contact your general practitioner. If you're based in Australia, 24-hour support is available through Lifeline on 13 11 14.
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Information discussed in the Very Peri audio series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to provide medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care provider.
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
