# @thekerripaul on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHpUywBALf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70442638-thekerripaul-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-10T20:00:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kerri Paul (@thekerripaul) — https://gondola.cc/thekerripaul

## Caption

Y’all remember when I said I felt like a full blown cayenne pepper? 🌶️ Turns out there was a reason for that.

I finally had my @MidiHealth visit, and I learned something that low-key blew my mind: menopause isn’t a whole era of your life; it’s literally one day, the day marking 12 months since your last period. 

Everything leading up to that is perimenopause, and depending on your body, that can start anywhere from your mid-30s to your mid-40s. 

That’s when estrogen and progesterone stop following the rules and start doing whatever they want, which... explains a lot.

My clinician took the time to actually walk me through this (why did nobody tell me this in my 20s?), ordered labs to see where my hormones actually are, and we built a plan together. 

Part of that plan is an estrogen cream.

We also talked about hormone replacement therapy, and to be honest I was skeptical. I’d always associated HRT with synthetic hormones that weren’t identical to what our bodies actually produce. 

My clinician explained that now there are bioidentical options, meaning they’re structurally the same as our own hormones, and a lot of clinicians consider them a better fit for many women. 

I walked in with a hundred questions and walked out with an actual plan, real answers, and none of the brain fog about what’s happening in my own body.

If you’re in perimenopause, menopause, or just confused about the difference (I was the same, girl), you don’t have to figure it out alone.

You can learn more about @midihealth through the link in my bio.

#MidiHealthPartner #perimenopausehealth #perimenopausesupport #over40women #KINtentional

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over40women, perimenopausesupport, midihealthpartner, kintentional, perimenopausehealth

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