Topics
Pick the question you came with. Each topic gathers every article on it.
Symptoms, one by one
Hot flashes, brain fog, joint aches, palpitations, mood and the less-talked-about ones: what each feels like and when to mention it.
Periods and bleeding in perimenopause
Longer or shorter cycles, skipped periods, heavy flow, spotting and clots: which changes are expected and which bleeding to report.
Perimenopause or something else?
Pregnancy, thyroid, stress, depression, ADHD: the conditions that overlap with perimenopause and how a doctor tells them apart.
Tracking symptoms for your appointment
What to write down, how to rate symptoms as mild, moderate or severe, and how to turn months of notes into one page for your doctor.
When perimenopause starts and how long it lasts
The ages it usually starts, how long the transition runs, early and premature menopause, and what changes after the last period.
Not sure where to begin? The overview of perimenopause symptoms covers what is common, which bleeding to report and how to keep a record, and links on to every topic here.