#MenopauseAwareness
Perimenopause or menopause? What's actually the difference?
Still getting your periods but noticing changes in your sleep, mood or body? It’s Menopause Awareness Month, and World Menopause Day is this Sunday, 18 October. So it’s a good moment to get the wor...
#MenopauseAwareness
Congratulations on Remaining Calm. Some of Us Have Oestrogen.
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It’s biology, not a character flaw: Perimenopause brings marked shifts in mood, irritability, anxiety, and stress tolerance.¹˒²
The real hormonal driv...
menoopause
It’s Menopause Awareness Month. Do you know the signs? Most of us can only name 7.
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If you are in your 40s and feel like your body or brain is quietly changing, it isn't "just stress." Perimenopause can begin up to 8 years before p...
adenomyosis
When “Just Perimenopause” Isn’t the Whole Story: Adenomyosis in Your 40s
Your periods have changed. They might be heavier than they used to be, more painful, hanging around for longer or arriving with the sort of unpredictable timing that makes planning a weekend away f...
perimenopause
Welcome to the zone of chaos: When your body stops following it's own instructions
You have had this body for a while now. In fact, you've had it for decade, which means you know how you sleep, how you think, what your period tends to do and roughly how much fuss to expe...
luteal
Permission to rest (luteal-phase self-care)
Cancel the plans. Wear the comfy clothes. Order the takeaway. Say "not today." Cry at the ad if you need to. Consider this your permission slip, signed and dated, because rest is not something you ...
PMS
Wait, that’s PMS? The mood swings, the brain fog, and everything no one warned us about
Everything is annoying. Your inbox feels louder than usual, you’ve teared up at an ad, and your patience has quietly left the group chat. And your period hasn’t even arrived yet. If that fortnight ...
hot flashes
Hot flush at 35? It could be perimenopause, but don’t stop there
Your camera is on. Someone in the meeting says, “Let’s circle back,” and before you have recovered from that sentence, heat begins climbing through your chest and neck. Your face burns, your scalp ...
period pain
Period symptoms: when to monitor, book a GP or seek urgent care
You are standing in the bathroom, looking at the clock and wondering:
“Is this bad enough to see someone?”
It is a difficult question to answer when you have spent years being told that periods are...
