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Migraines and Perimenopause | Why You’ve Got A Headache

Perimenopause is the lead-up to menopause and the end of a woman’s fertility. Menopause itself is just one day, the last day of your last period and you only know it’s occurred when 12 months have passed. As a result, you have officially experienced menopause and are now post-menopause. Migraines and perimenopause – why can headaches […]

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Perimenopause Pain

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Pain during menopause is one of the most unrecognised signs of the meno years. Women in midlife are far more likely to experience chronic pain than men. Joint pain is often listed as one of the 34 common signs of peri/menopause. Other types of pain can also be symptoms including headaches, cramps, breast tenderness, painful

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Post-menopause


This is the time when menstruation is well and truly over, the ovaries have stopped producing high levels of sex hormones and for many ladies, perimenopause symptoms subside.

Estrogen has protective qualities and the diminished levels mean organs such as your brain, heart and bones become more vulnerable. It’s also a key lubricant so your lips may become drier, your joints less supple and your vagina might be drier. In addition, your thyroid, digestion, insulin, cortisol and weight may alter.

At this juncture, a woman might experience an increase in the signs of reduced estrogen but she should have a decrease of perimenopause symptoms. That said, some women will experience symptoms like hot flushes for years or even the rest of their lives.

Perimenopause

Peri = ‘near’

Most females begin to experience the symptoms of perimenopause in their mid-forties. Your progesterone levels decline from your mid-30s but it’s generally from around 40 that the rest of your sex hormones begin to follow suit. 

Perimenopause is a different experience for every woman and some women may barely notice it. The first indicators are usually changes to the monthly cycle. This means that for some ladies, this can be accompanied by things like sore breasts, mood swings, weight gain around the belly, and fatigue as time goes on.

For those with symptoms it can be a challenging time physically, mentally and emotionally.

Importantly, perimenopause lasts – on average – four to 10 years. The transition is usually a gradual process and many women enter perimenopause without realising.