Perimenopause and Menopause and Sleep: A Patient’s Guide
An estimated 13 million people in the UK1 are experiencing perimenopause or menopause. The hormonal changes can affect many aspects of health, including sleep. Knowing what to expect and understanding the symptoms and causes of different sleep problems can help, and with the proper treatment (replacing your hormones) you can get a better night’s rest! […]
Vaginal Dryness
Symptoms of vaginal dryness may appear for the first time more than 10 years after the last menstrual period or earlier in the perimenopause. Vaginal dryness tends to increase in severity with time since the menopause. Changes in the vagina microbiome can occur from declining oestrogen levels. This can lead to an increase in vaginal […]
Menopause
We are born with our lifetime’s worth of eggs and follicles in our ovaries; they are used over our lifetime and reduce in number with age until (a) we have none left, (b) we stop ovulating and (c) stop having periods. The average age of menopause is 51 in the UK. The menopause is a […]
Postmenopause
What is the post menopause? This is the time after the menopause. When a women hasn’t experienced a period for over a year, she has become post menopausal. Is it too late for treatment? There is no upper age limit on starting and taking HRT. However these are nuanced discussions you need to have with […]
Perimenopause
The perimenopause is the time before this where oestrogen levels start to alter. Many people are surprised to learn that oestrogen levels start declining from the age of 35 and that in the build-up to the menopause the oestrogen we produce is variable. It is like a monthly rollercoaster, with fluctuating hormone levels, where some […]
Hormone Health
What is the menopause & perimenopause? We are born with our lifetime’s worth of eggs and follicles in our ovaries; they reduce over our lifetime and reduce in number with age until (a) we have none left, (b) we stop ovulating and (c) stop having periods. The menopause is defined as not having had a […]