What is peri-menopause? Where ‘menarche’ marks the start of your periods, ‘menopause’ is the first year anniversary after your last period. The lead up to menarche is puberty, and the lead up to menopause is peri-menopause. The hormone changes work in reverse to each other during each transition, and both can be really challenging times! … Continued
What is Peri-menopause? Just like adolescence leads up to periods starting (menarche), peri-menopause is the lead up to them stopping (menopause). Every woman experiences their peri-menopause differently, with some suffering with severe symptoms and others barely noticing anything at all. Peri-menopause can create big changes on all levels. Physically, the body is swapping over from … Continued
Menopause might be a natural process that all women go through, but like other rites of passage, it’s not always easy! Menopause symptoms like fatigue, anxiety and hot flushes can make life really difficult, especially when we’re still trying to work and run the home. That’s why many women look for ways to alleviate their … Continued
co written by Hannah Charman and Jeanette Brown What is a Radical Hysterectomy? Some hysterectomies are called partial hysterectomies, because they only remove the uterus itself, leaving the ovaries and cervix behind. With a radical hysterectomy, the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and surrounding tissues, including some lymph nodes are removed. This is a common procedure … Continued
What is menopause? Menopause is so many things! It’s a transition into a new phase of life, where your body undergoes big changes and your periods eventually stop. Traditionally it was called ‘climacteric’ which means ‘ripening’ and post-menopausal women were highly respected for their wisdom and life experience. Physiologically, the ovaries stop making the most … Continued
