Turning 50 heralds the beginning of a new life stage for women. It’s the point when our fertile years come to an end, and we move on to the next phase. It’s also a time when we experience late perimenopause (peri meaning ‘around’) before transitioning into menopause and then post-menopause. It’s a journey! Just like […]
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We get lots of questions from you about peri/menopause so we’ve put eight of the most asked together. 1. What’s the difference between perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause? Most people, even doctors, talk about menopause as an umbrella term. However, this isn’t technically correct because many of the – sometimes life-disrupting – signs begin in the
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Perimenopause. The time of perimenopause is a quandary for women. Because we’re woefully uneducated about the third part of our menstrual cycle. Indeed, I’m referring to: Puberty Fertility Menopause Most women aren’t even aware that menopause only occurs when one year has passed since our last period, and that the lead-up to menopause is usually
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Summer and stress? Yes indeed, you did read that right. Most of us love summer, the longer days, the balmy nights. But if you’re in your menopausal years, the summer can be super challenging. Especially for women down under. There are the obvious temperature increases which will not be kind to ‘women on fire’. But
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Sleep. For many Meno-She’s (women aged over 40) difficulties getting to sleep or staying asleep can be one of the first signs of perimenopause and it’s a killer. Don’t we all know how important a good night’s sleep is for our sanity? A-huh I hear you agree! But what you may not know is it’s
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Great skin after age 40? Yes! As we enter the meno years, along with the mood swings and hot flushes can come massive changes in your skin. The drop in estrogen that is a hallmark of the perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause leads to a dryer, thinner skin. Indeed, wrinkles emerge on a complexion that was
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HRT Cake? HRT or menopause cake is something I’d never heard of until recently. But, it seems, back in the ‘90s, a woman called Linda Kearns created a cake to help women through menopause naturally. And the women of the UK swore by it -they still do! It was published in the all-powerful Daily Mail,
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Body temperature fluctuations? Hot flushes? Today it’s all about them, one of the peskiest signs of menopause. Biochemist Peter Lehrke talks us through the science of hot flushes. Hot flushes are worth knowing a bit about because they last for several years. Arrgh! What’s happening to our body? Let’s talk about what is actually happening
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In this piece, I’m telling you how adding 40+ to your daily regime really feels (for me anyway)! I was perimenopausal At the time of writing, I was in my late 40s and just beginning my menopause journey. And I’d been taking 40+ daily for over two years. In the beginning I mainly took it
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As we all know one of the bugbears of the ‘meno’ years is weight gain. To be clear, in this context, the ‘meno‘ years means perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause. Indeed, it’s something to be aware of as early as premenopause so you can take control early. Debra Waterhouse explains it in her book Menopause Without
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Summer + hot flushes. Somehow just using the words ‘hot flushes’ and ‘summer’ in the same sentence is enough to set off my own internal heatwave! And the temperature’s rising. So if you were suffering from hot flushes already chances are you’ll be feeling under siege right now. Five things you can do that may
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Today we’re going to talk about bones. And more specifically osteoporosis, because it’s something that we all need to know about. Especially if we’re in pre-, peri- or post-menopause. If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that many of us are woefully uneducated when it comes to menopause and health. Particularly when it comes to
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Pregnant or menopausal? I know right? But the 40s can be a time of either possibility if you don’t practise birth control. As we’ve said in other stories such as 3 Signs That Point To You Being In Perimenopause and What Happens To Your Body During Menopause? menopause can creep up on us and be
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If you want to do everything you can to deter menopausal weight gain and combat an expanding waistline you need to exercise. Let’s talk about exercise and why it’s one of the best things you can do at menopause. For both your health and your weight. Did you read “Menopausal weight gain – it’s real,
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Vanessa shares: Hi there, my name is Vanessa. I’ve been in menopause for what seems like forever. Since at least 2013. My Symptoms It has been full of ongoing endless symptoms from itchy skin, feeling drained, permanently irritable, to being anxious most days for no particular reason. I’m not sure if perimenopause is worse but
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I was sitting having a coffee while I waited for my car to get serviced recently so I opened a book that’s been on my bedside table waiting to be read. It’s called ‘The Wisdom of Menopause’ by Christiane Northrup, M.D. Two pages into the introduction, The Journey Begins, I’m wondering why it’s taken me
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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.
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.
