Hormones & Menopause
Perimenopause, menopause and the hormonal transitions nobody explains properly.
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.
Hormones & MenopauseWhat Actually Happens in Your Body During a Hot Flash
A hot flash starts in the brain, not the skin. Here's the physiology — and why it explains what helps and what doesn't.
Hormones & MenopauseNon-Hormonal Treatments for Hot Flashes: What Has Real Evidence
Can't take hormones, or chose not to? These are the options that have actually been tested — from prescription drugs to therapy.
Hormones & MenopauseHeart Palpitations in Perimenopause: When to Worry and When Not To
A racing or fluttering heart is a surprisingly common perimenopause symptom. Here's how to tell the usual from the urgent.
Hormones & MenopauseAchy Joints in Your 40s and 50s? Menopause May Be Part of the Story
Joint pain is one of the most common — and least discussed — symptoms of the menopause transition. Here's what's known.
Hormones & MenopauseHormone Therapy: What the Research Says Now, 20 Years After the Scare
A 2002 study made millions of women stop hormone therapy overnight. Here's how the evidence — and the advice — has shifted since.