Perimenopause & menopause
Hot flushes: what they are and what actually helps
A narrowed thermoneutral zone in the hypothalamus, triggered by tiny temperature changes. Understanding the mechanism explains why some remedies work and most do not.
The Naked Journal
Women’s health, explained clearly.
Hormones, cycles, sleep, mood, fertility, perimenopause — and the patterns that connect them. Written to be read, not to be scrolled past.
Perimenopause & menopause
What happens to your bones around menopause
The fastest bone loss of your life happens in the few years either side of your last period. What you do in that window matters more than what you do at seventy.
Perimenopause & menopause
The menopause symptom almost nobody is offered treatment for
Vaginal dryness, painful sex and recurrent UTIs after menopause are progressive, extremely common, and treatable with something safe for nearly everyone.
Perimenopause & menopause
Hormone therapy: what actually changed after the WHI
A single 2002 trial reshaped how a generation was treated. Understanding what it found, and what it did not, is how you have a useful conversation about HRT.
Perimenopause & menopause
The perimenopause symptoms nobody lists
Frozen shoulder, tinnitus, dry eyes, itchy skin, palpitations, rage. Oestrogen receptors are everywhere, and so are the symptoms.
Perimenopause & menopause
Perimenopause can start in your late thirties
The transition runs for years before periods stop, and the first signs are usually sleep, mood and cycle length rather than hot flushes.
Perimenopause & menopause
What actually happens to your body in midlife
Menopause changes where fat is stored and accelerates muscle loss. The weight gain itself is mostly ageing and behaviour, which is better news than it sounds.