One of the areas I have found most challenging in menopause care is choosing the right progestogen. Not because options are lacking — but because there are several, each with subtly different properties, and the differences are often poorly explained in everyday practice. I realised I was not as clear as I wanted to be … Continue reading Making Sense of Progestogens in HRT: What I Learned When I Went Back to the Evidence
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Putting up with the Perimenopause
Peters et al., 2025 – “Just Put Up With It: Women’s Experiences of Perimenopause and Menopause” (J Adv Nurs) Back in 2021, myself and my brilliant colleague, Kate King, undertook some research looking at the experiences of servicewomen who were suffering from symptoms of the perimenopause. Although this was a cross-sectional survey, with all its … Continue reading Putting up with the Perimenopause
Decoding Depression: How Hormones Shape Mental Health Through Menopause
Chirinos DA, Yin Z, Schreiner PJ, Appiah D, Wellons MF, Lewis CE, et al. Trajectories of depressive symptoms in a population-based cohort of Black and White women from late reproductive age through the menopause transition: a 30-year analysis. Menopause. 2024;31(12). https://journals.lww.com/menopausejournal/abstract/2024/12000/trajectories_of_depressive_symptoms_in_a.3.aspx?context=latestarticles The menopause transition, or perimenopause (PMP) is often framed as an important period for … Continue reading Decoding Depression: How Hormones Shape Mental Health Through Menopause
Peri-menopause and menopause resources
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