Are your metabolic risks higher in perimenopause if you have PCOS?

Podcast: The Strong[HER] Way | Healthy nutrition and habits for moms, routines, strength training for women · Alisha Carlson, Fitness and Nutrition Coach for Moms

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

Does having PCOS raise your metabolic risk once you reach perimenopause? The short answer is potentially. PCOS is associated with higher metabolic risk, and that risk doesn’t disappear with the transition, though the research on perimenopause specifically is still limited. In this episode, Alisha Carlson explains where PCOS and perimenopause overlap, what the evidence does and doesn’t show, and six questions to take to your clinician. Why PCOS and perimenopause share symptoms, and why they’re easy to confuseWhat research shows about age at menopause in women with PCOS, and why it...