Hormones & Menopause
Perimenopause Can Begin in Your Late 30s. Most Women Are Never Told.
Cycle changes, 3am wake-ups and mood shifts are routinely dismissed as stress. Researchers say the hormonal transition starts far earlier than most women — and many doctors — expect.
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Why Night Sweats Spike at 3am — and What the Research Says Helps
The second half of the night is warmer, lighter and more fragile. Here's the physiology behind the 3am wake-up, and the changes with actual evidence behind them.
NutritionIron Deficiency Is Widely Underdiagnosed in Women. Here's Why.
Fatigue gets blamed on everything else first. The numbers say a ferritin test should come much sooner.
FitnessBone Density After 40: The Decade That Decides
Bone loss accelerates sharply in the years around menopause — and the habits of your forties shape your fracture risk for the rest of your life.