From the Archive: Dr. Jerilynn Prior on Why Perimenopause Is So Poorly Understood - and Why It Matters

This interview was recorded in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and originally broadcast on The Blue Hour on CiTR 101.9 FM at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Jerilynn Prior is a professor of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of British Columbia and the founder and scientific director of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR). After meeting local Whistler writer Heather Hendry, whose forthcoming memoir, Where the Eff Is My Red Tent?, touches on many of these same questions around women's bodies and health, I returned to this interview and decided to transcribe it in full. Listen: CiTR | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube The Blue Hour, hosted by Farha Guerrero, airs live every Tuesday at 2 p.m. on CiTR 101.9 FM at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and at citr.ca. TranscriptTranscript lightly edited for clarity while preserving the natural rhythm of the live conversation. Jerilynn: Early on, in…