What is Peri-Menopause? Every time I think of this question I come up with a different answer, but let’s start with the quick answer! Menopause is the first anniversary of your last period, so it’s a very definite point in time, like the day your periods started. Peri-menopause is the warm-up for that, and it’s … Continued
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
Have you found yourself struggling to think of the right word or repeatedly losing things? It might be peri-menopause brain fog! It’s probably one of the most annoying and frightening symptoms, because it’s natural to think that dementia is setting in. Peri-menopause brain fog can have a huge impact on performance at work too, and … Continued
Working out which stage of peri-menopause you’re in, and when you’ll come out the other side can be really tricky. Read on to find out more about the 4 stages of peri-menopause, and how the menopause transition is also a stage in itself. What is Peri-menopause? In a nutsell, peri-menopause is the lead up to … Continued
HRT is the main treatment that most of us think of when it comes to peri-menopause, but it’s not the right choice for everyone. For those women who have really bad menopause symptoms, it can be made all the more distressing if they can’t take HRT, and many look for natural hormone replacement instead. It … Continued
The delightful ‘middle aged spread’ we can see in peri-menopause is one of the most distressing symptoms. Gaining weight even when we’re eating right and exercising daily can really knock our self confidence, and leave us feeling out of control, so it’s good to know that there’s something you can do. Here are some ideas … Continued
Hot flushes are probably the most well known of all the peri-menopause symptoms and what a pain they are! You might think that a sudden flush of intense heat nothing more than a minor inconvenience, and for some women, that’s true. But for those who get hot flushes several times an hour, day and night, … Continued
