What is perimenopause?
A clear, evidence-based introduction to the years before menopause, what's happening in your body and why it matters.
Resources
Everything here is written in plain language and grounded in research, no jargon, no judgment, no selling.
Take what you need, at your own pace. The information you deserve to have, in words that make sense.
A clear, evidence-based introduction to the years before menopause, what's happening in your body and why it matters.
Heart palpitations. Joint pain. Brain fog. Dry eyes. A guide to the whole landscape, so you can find yourself in it.
What body-identical hormones are, how they differ from older synthetic formulations, and what the current evidence says.
Patches, gels, tablets, sprays, vaginal preparations, a plain-English guide to your options.
Anxiety, low mood, and rage that comes from nowhere. Understanding the hormonal connection, and what helps.
Practical nutrition guidance for perimenopause and beyond, what the evidence actually says about food and hormones.
The 2002 study that changed everything, and why the conclusions were misrepresented. A plain-language summary.
New research on oestrogen and the brain, and why the timing of treatment is such an active conversation among researchers.
More resources are added regularly, prepared for review with our clinical partner Dr Funeka Bango.
Resources in isiZulu and isiXhosa are being developed. If you can help with translation, contact us.