What perimenopause is, when it starts, how to recognise it, and what to expect.
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Hot flashes, mood swings, fatigue, do these symptoms run continuously or do they come and go? Understanding how symptoms track with the hormonal cycle in perimenopause helps make sense of the pattern.
Oestrogen protects the heart. After menopause, that protection goes. For Indian women (who already carry elevated cardiac risk) understanding what changes and what to do about it is not optional.
The Indian kitchen already has much of what perimenopause needs, phytoestrogens in dal, calcium in til and ragi, anti-inflammatory turmeric and ginger. Here's how to use it intentionally.
PCOS is very common in Indian women. When perimenopause arrives, the two conditions overlap in ways that can be confusing, some PCOS symptoms ease, others worsen. Here is what to expect.
Fatigue, weight changes, hair thinning, mood shifts, irregular periods, both thyroid disease and perimenopause cause almost identical symptoms. Here is how to tell them apart, and why you might have both.
The silence around perimenopause inside marriages is almost as exhausting as the symptoms themselves. Here is how to have the conversation — what to say, what not to, and what to ask for.
A detailed look at how oestrogen, progesterone, FSH, and LH change during perimenopause — the patterns, the timeline, and why these fluctuations cause the symptoms you are experiencing.
An evidence-based overview of what hormone replacement therapy (also called menopausal hormone therapy) actually does in the body after menopause — covering bones, cardiovascular health, cognition, mood, and symptom relief.
Blood test graphs for FSH, LH, and oestradiol can look confusing. This practical guide explains what each value means, what patterns to look for, and what to ask your doctor about your results.
Anxiety in perimenopause has a direct hormonal cause. Several natural approaches can reduce its frequency and intensity — here is what works and the mechanism behind it.