36 evidence-based articles on perimenopause — what it is, what it does, how to manage it, and how to talk about it with your GP. Research posts alternating with product guides.
Perimenopause ends. Menopause ends. Here is what comes next — and why the postmenopausal years are often the most clearly defined of your adult life.
Cognitive behavioural therapy for perimenopause does more than most women and clinicians realise. The 2024 NICE update substantially strengthened the evidence base.
The financial decisions made in your 40s and early 50s have disproportionate long-term impact. Here is how to make them with clarity rather than crisis.
Vaginal dryness and GSM affect the majority of women in perimenopause. Almost all of them can be effectively treated. Here is what to ask for.
You are reading this because you want to help. That already matters. Here is what to do with that intention.
The financial dimension of perimenopause is almost entirely absent from mainstream discussion. It should not be.
The changes to intimacy during perimenopause are real, physical, and treatable. Here is how to understand them and what to do next.
Skin changes and hair thinning are among the most commonly reported perimenopause symptoms and among the least discussed clinically.
The decisions you make during perimenopause have effects that last decades. Here is how to make them with information rather than fear.
Testosterone is not just a male hormone. Women produce it throughout their lives — and its decline during perimenopause has wide-ranging effects that are almost never discussed.
Perimenopause anxiety feels random and uncontrollable. Tracking is what makes it neither.
If someone you love is going through perimenopause and you want to understand what is happening — this is the right place to start.
The first signs of perimenopause are often nothing like hot flushes. Here is what to look for and how to build the picture before your first GP appointment.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women globally — and perimenopause is when preventive action has the greatest impact.
A GP appointment about perimenopause is typically ten minutes. Here is how to use every single one of them.
Weight gain during perimenopause is not a willpower problem. It is a hormonal redistribution — with specific causes and specific solutions.
13 million women in the UK are currently peri or postmenopausal. Most of them are at work. Here is what you are legally entitled to ask for.
The question many women with perimenopause brain fog are privately asking — is this going to become dementia? — deserves an honest answer.
54% of women report perimenopause had an impact on their relationships. Here is why it happens and what to do about it.
Bone density loss accelerates most rapidly during the perimenopause transition. Here is what to do during the window when it matters most.
Generic perimenopause wellness advice is everywhere. Your own symptom data is far more useful. Here is how to generate it.
54% of women report perimenopause had an impact on their sex life. Almost none have a safe, honest space to work through it. Here is that space.
Perimenopause changes not just how you feel, but who you are willing to be. Here is the space for that work.
52% of women had to speak to healthcare professionals multiple times before being taken seriously about perimenopause. Here is how to change the dynamic.
The instinct after a rage episode is to forget it as quickly as possible. Here is why recording it is the most useful thing you can do.
Most women expect perimenopause in their 50s. But it can start a decade earlier — with signs that look nothing like hot flushes.
One bad night tells you that you are tired. Ninety nights of data tells you why.
If you have found yourself furious at the dishwasher in a way that felt completely disproportionate — you are not losing your mind. You are losing oestrogen.
Perimenopause energy is not consistent. Conventional productivity planning assumes it is. Here is a better approach.
Sleep disruption in perimenopause is not general insomnia. It has specific hormonal causes and specific interventions that work.
HRT adjustment is rarely a one-appointment process. Here is why a paper trail changes everything.
Perimenopause anxiety can feel completely different from any anxiety you have experienced before. Here is the hormonal explanation.
Most women arrive at a GP appointment and say they have not been feeling right. Here is why data changes everything.
HRT is the most effective treatment for perimenopause symptoms — and one of the most misunderstood. Here is what the current evidence actually says.
Brain fog in perimenopause is not in your head. Declining oestrogen directly affects how the brain produces and uses energy.
Perimenopause can begin up to a decade before your final period. Here is what is actually happening and what to expect.
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