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You are washing your hair less, using gentler shampoo, and still finding hair in the drain and an itch you cannot reach. The scalp changes in menopause for the same...
Itchy scalp in menopause: why the itch and the shedding arrive together
You are washing your hair less, using gentler shampoo, and still finding hair in the drain and an itch you cannot reach. The scalp changes in menopause for the same...
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Heavy periods, sore breasts, bloating, mood swings and worse PMS in your 40s often get labelled "estrogen dominance." The term is popular but loosely used. Here is what the evidence...
Estrogen dominance symptoms in perimenopause: what's real, what's hyped, and what the evidence supports
Heavy periods, sore breasts, bloating, mood swings and worse PMS in your 40s often get labelled "estrogen dominance." The term is popular but loosely used. Here is what the evidence...
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Heartburn that arrives out of nowhere at 45 is not a new sensitivity to tomatoes. Falling estrogen loosens the valve above your stomach, slows how fast it empties, and shifts...
Perimenopause acid reflux: why heartburn arrives after 40 and what the evidence supports
Heartburn that arrives out of nowhere at 45 is not a new sensitivity to tomatoes. Falling estrogen loosens the valve above your stomach, slows how fast it empties, and shifts...
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The wine that never bothered you now brings a hot flash by the second glass and a 3am wake-up. Falling body water, a slower liver, and shifting hormones change how...
Perimenopause and alcohol: why drinking hits differently after 40
The wine that never bothered you now brings a hot flash by the second glass and a 3am wake-up. Falling body water, a slower liver, and shifting hormones change how...
Estrogen prescribing among women 45 to 54 rose 184% since 2018, and patch supply never caught up. Some women are now paying over $160 a month cash for a prescription...
Estrogen patch shortage: what is driving it, what it costs, and what to do while you wait
Estrogen prescribing among women 45 to 54 rose 184% since 2018, and patch supply never caught up. Some women are now paying over $160 a month cash for a prescription...
A clear EKG does not always mean nothing is wrong. For many women in perimenopause, the chest pain, racing heart, and dread of a panic attack are convincing enough to...
Perimenopause panic attacks: causes, the heart symptom overlap, and what calms them
A clear EKG does not always mean nothing is wrong. For many women in perimenopause, the chest pain, racing heart, and dread of a panic attack are convincing enough to...
Brain fog in menopause has a hormonal cause, not a willpower problem. Here is what the research supports, and the specific ingredients worth looking for in a cognitive support supplement.
Best supplements for menopause brain fog: what the research supports
Brain fog in menopause has a hormonal cause, not a willpower problem. Here is what the research supports, and the specific ingredients worth looking for in a cognitive support supplement.
Fiber intake has not changed and neither has your diet, yet bowel habits have. Constipation in perimenopause has a hormonal explanation most women are never given. Here is what the...
Constipation in perimenopause: causes, timeline, and what works
Fiber intake has not changed and neither has your diet, yet bowel habits have. Constipation in perimenopause has a hormonal explanation most women are never given. Here is what the...
A 2026 Columbia trial found that cutting sleep by about 80 minutes a night for six weeks caused weight gain and more sitting still. That is close to what menopause...
Sleep loss and weight gain in menopause: what a six-week Columbia study found
A 2026 Columbia trial found that cutting sleep by about 80 minutes a night for six weeks caused weight gain and more sitting still. That is close to what menopause...
Periods are supposed to fade quietly before they stop. For many women in their 40s, they get heavier and more unpredictable first. Here is the hormonal shift behind perimenopause heavy...
Perimenopause heavy bleeding: why your flow gets heavier before it stops
Periods are supposed to fade quietly before they stop. For many women in their 40s, they get heavier and more unpredictable first. Here is the hormonal shift behind perimenopause heavy...
