{"podcast":{"title":"Menopause Mastery","slug":"menopause-mastery-4896737","podcast_index_feed_id":4896737,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/386309/rss","website_url":"https://menopausemasterypodcast.libsyn.com/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/6/5/c/365ce96c7ff708b0e55e3c100dce7605/3.png","author":"Dr. Betty Murray","episode_count":288,"summary":"Welcome to Menopause Mastery with Dr. Betty Murray. This show is for women in the second season of life, the season of menopause, who are ready for more: health - vitality - passion - and purpose! Join host, Dr. Betty Murray (part geek, part magician, and your new medical bestie with a dash of sass), as she takes complex science and makes it easier to integrate into daily life. Nutrition, hormones, functional medicine, and a wellness lifestyle are only the tip of the conversation. Join the journey to uncover your deepest desires, harness your physical and mental health, and peel back the layers to know exactly what you want out of life. Let's make this season the best ever!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:20:39.875062+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-mastery-4896737"},"episode":{"title":"PMOS Explained: How to Read the Patterns (and What You Have Missed)","slug":"pmos-explained-how-to-read-the-patterns-and-what-you-have-missed","published_at":"2026-07-08T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-mastery-4896737/pmos-explained-how-to-read-the-patterns-and-what-you-have-missed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-mastery-4896737","url":"https://thisfunctionallife.libsyn.com/pmos-explained-how-to-read-the-patterns-and-what-you-have-missed","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisfunctionallife/EP_286_v1.mp3?dest-id=3177122","summary":"The Menopause Mastery Show | PMOS Explained: How to Read the Patterns (and What You Have Missed) | Episode 286 Solocast with Dr. Betty Murray 🌿Welcome to The Menopause Mastery Show! Could you have been living with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) for decades without knowing it? In this episode of Menopause Mastery, Dr. Betty Murray shares her personal journey—from puberty and birth control to unexplained weight gain, insulin resistance, hormone therapy, and the frustrating search for answers. In this episode, we cover: 🔹PMOS isn't just \"cysts on ovaries.\" It's a metabolic + endocrine syndrome with different phenotypes. 🔹In perimenopause/menopause, PMOS can be harder to \"see\" unless you understand patterns. 🔹If you've been told your labs are \"normal,\" you may still have meaningful insulin resistance or androgen activity—especially if SHBG, fasting insulin, and a fuller androgen panel weren't assessed. 🔹The generic advice (\"eat less, exercise more\") is often insufficient without phenotype-driven strategy. You'll learn why so many women were never diagnosed under the traditional PCOS model, how metabolic dysfunction often hides behind \"normal\" hormone tests, and which laboratory markers may reveal what's really happening. If you've struggled with weight, irregular cycles, low energy, or hormone imbalance despite doing everything right, this episode may help connect the dots. ✨ To take the phenotype quiz: https://quiz.gethormonesnow.com 00:00 – Could You Have Had PMOS Your Entire Life? 01:20 – My Early Signs at Puberty 03:10 – How Birth Control Hid the Symptoms 05:00 – Insulin Resistance Before Anyone Knew 07:15 – Coming Off the Pill: Everything Changed 09:15 – Why I Was Told It Was \"Estrogen Dominance\" 11:05 – My Experience with Testosterone Therapy 12:50 –…","meta_description":"The Menopause Mastery Show | PMOS Explained: How to Read the Patterns (and What You Have Missed) | Episode 286 Solocast with Dr. Betty Murray 🌿Welcome to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3114,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/menopause-mastery-4896737/episodes/pmos-explained-how-to-read-the-patterns-and-what-you-have-missed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/menopause-mastery-4896737/pmos-explained-how-to-read-the-patterns-and-what-you-have-missed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}