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Perimenopause Resource Centre

11 women share what surprised them most during menopause.

From the Experts

The Very Peri Resource Centre: Peri Weight-Gain and Your Changing Body with Dr Wendy Sweet (PhD) and Susie Burrell

The Very Peri Summit Resources: Managing Relationships with Sandy Rea.

The Very Peri Summit Resource Centre: Peri-skin with Dr Jo-Ann See.

The Very Peri Summit Resource Centre: Hot Flushes and Insomnia with Dr Ginni Mansberg.

The Very Peri Summit Resource Centre: Sex and Sexuality with Tracey Cox.

The Very Peri Summit Resource Centre: Natural Therapies with Lara Briden (ND).

The Very Peri Summit Resource Centre: Mood Swings and Rage with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni.

The Very Peri Summit Resource Centre: Hormone Replacement Therapy with Dr Yasmin Tan.

The Very Peri Summit Resource Centre: Anxiety and Depression with Dr Terri Foran.

The Very Peri Summit Resource Centre: The Science of Perimenopause with Dr Sonia Davison.

Perimenopause will change the strength of your pelvic floor. Here's how to manage it.

DOCTOR PERI: Will I become a rollercoaster of emotions during Peri because my Mum did?

DOCTOR PERI: What can I do to minimise brain fog and forgetfulness?

DOCTOR PERI: ''My nutrition and exercise has stayed the same, but my weight keeps going up."

Articles

ASK HOLLY: Can I ask my friend to shut up about menopause?

Holly Wainwright

Holly Wainwright

'I wasn't me': 10 women share what perimenopause is really like.

PERIMENOPAUSE: How it started, how it’s going.

'I'm a dietitian. Here are 5 things I always recommend to women over 50.'

'I was called Monster Mum.' I've had reproductive depression 3 times. Here's what it's like.

'I'm 43 and a doctor diagnosed me as being in 'early menopause'. He was wrong.'

'Can I get a test for peri?' 6 questions you have about menopause, answered by a meno-doctor.

Why have I put on weight around my middle in my 40s? An expert explains.

Turns out you can train your bladder for menopause. Here's exactly how to do it.

DR PERI: Should I stop taking contraception during peri? Does HRT double as a contraceptive?

DOCTOR PERI: 'Where the hell is my sex drive, and will it ever come back?'

DOCTOR PERI: ''My nutrition and exercise has stayed the same, but my weight keeps going up."

TED TALK: What really happens to your body during menopause.

PODCAST: Menopause: Misunderstood, Mysterious & Magnificent.

PODCAST: (Peri)Menopausal Symptoms Start Decades Before You Think.

TED TALK: The link between menopause and gender inequity at work.

TED TALK: How menopause affects the brain.

PODCAST: The M Word: Why So Many Women Are Angry And Weepy.

Holly Wainwright: Why I really don't want to talk about perimenopause.

Holly Wainwright

Holly Wainwright

What young women (and men) need to know about menopause.

Infertility, early-onset menopause and needle phobias: The invisible side of cancer recovery.

'I came off the pill to try for a baby and found out I was in menopause.'

'I'm 43 and I'm scared to lose my best feature during perimenopause.'

The lesser-known symptoms of menopause no one talks about.

8 things every woman should know about menopause, according to an expert.

'Overwhelmed and grieving for my old life, menopause turned me into someone I don't recognise.'

Louisa Simmonds

Louisa Simmonds

'My doctor didn't believe I was having menopausal symptoms at my age.'

Sandpaper sex and nipple hair: 29 women on the unexpected symptoms of perimenopause.

Let's talk about menopausal acne: Why it happens, how to treat it and what to avoid.

'People treat and look at you differently.' Lorena went through menopause aged 23.

Chelsea McLaughlin

Chelsea McLaughlin

health podcasts

'There's a sexual freedom.' The 10 things I want all women to know about menopause.

The four things no one tells you about going through menopause.

Jessie Stephens

Jessie Stephens

"If the world knew what menopause is really like, we'd be talking about it a lot more."

"Dog hair on the hardwood is making me aggro." 7 things I didn't expect about perimenopause.

Julia Morris: 'If there's one thing you're not allowed to be in this business, it's old.'

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