Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. Perimenopause and menopause, once verboten topics, are now garnering more headlines than Taylor Swift’s wedding. There has never been a more socially acceptable time to be middle-aged. A quick medical primer: Perimenopause is the transition into menopause. It often starts in the mid-40s, though it can begin earlier. There’s a …
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NEED TO KNOW Melissa Sanders, from Valley City, Ohio, was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer last year The single mom of three has shared how her loved ones told her she was going through perimenopause before her diagnosis after she experienced a nearly three-month-long period “I didn’t make a big deal about it. I just put up with it …
Read More »Why is it suddenly harder to find the right word or remember the name of the restaurant you used to go to? When did sleeping through the night become such a rarity? And what’s up with that shoulder pain that came out of nowhere? Welcome to perimenopause — the transition period that kicks off years before you officially reach menopause. …
Read More »‘Cougar puberty’: Why is perimenopause going viral on social media? Euronews.com “Cougar Puberty” Adelaide doctor starts menopause conversation – ABC listen Australian Broadcasting Corporation Move over midlife crisis – women are entering cougar puberty bodyandsoul.com.au Exclusive | I’m going through ‘cougar puberty’ — how it’s better and worse than my teen years New York Post ‘Cougar Puberty’ explained as new name is coined for …
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Almost 40% of women going through perimenopause experience moderate to severe hot flushes and night sweats but have no treatment options, new research has found. The study, published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, explored differences in symptom prevalence by menopausal stage among women aged 40-69 years. More than 8,000 participants who self-identified as a woman completed the Australian women’s …
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