Menopause: all articles at a glance
All our articles on perimenopause, menopause and the years after, in a sensible reading order. Every article cites its sources. None of them replaces medical advice.
The transition
Perimenopause: the years hardly anyone talks about
Menopause doesn't arrive overnight at 50. Which signs are often overlooked, how long symptoms last and why contraception is still relevant.
Early menopause: when periods stop before 40 or 45
Premature ovarian insufficiency is more common than thought. How it's recognised, why missing hormones should be replaced and what it means for having children.
Symptoms and treatment
Hot flushes without hormones: what's backed by evidence and what isn't
Behavioural therapy, hypnosis, medication: what the Menopause Society recommends. And why exercise, soy and herbal products aren't on the list for hot flushes.
Hormone therapy for menopause: what counts as established today
Who usually benefits more than they risk, how large the breast cancer risk is and why patches work differently from tablets.
Vaginal dryness after menopause: common, rarely discussed
Dryness, burning, pain during sex, more frequent cystitis: why this often persists after menopause and what studies show helps.
After menopause
After your last period: menopause and postmenopause
When it counts as menopause, what carries on afterwards and which bleeding always needs checking. With sources from the WHO and the NHS.
Bones and strength training after menopause
Why women lose bone quickly in the first years after menopause, what exercise does about it and why strength training works at 60 just as well as at 30.
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