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What should I expect after early surgical menopause?

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I'm 47 and had my ovaries but not my uterus removed. However, following surgery I wasn't told what to expect, if I needed to take hormones, or what I might experience. Read more...

Progesterone Therapy for Night Sweats in Perimenopause

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I'm 42, waking most nights about 1am and having bad hot flushes some nights. I had to stop the Pill because I got increasing migraines. Read more...

What the Women’s Health Initiative Results Mean for Breast Cancer Survivors

In July 2002 a large, randomized control trial called the Women’s Health Initiative was stopped three years early with the conclusion that Estrogen plus Progestin (E+P) is, on balance, not an effective preventative medication for healthy menopausal women. The results of this trial have surprised both doctors and the general public Read more...

Perimenopause is a time of “Endogenous Ovarian Hyperstimulation”

“Perimenopausal endogenous ovarian hyper-stimulation” is the exact opposite of “The Myth of the Shriveling Ovary”: High estrogen levels during Read more...

Perimenopause and night sweats

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I am 49 years old, very healthy, and starting to feel better as I’m skipping periods in perimenopause. Read more...

Hot Flushes in Menopause

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I’m 55 years old now and 10 years since my last period yet I continue to have night sweats most nights. I thought I would outgrow it. Why haven’t I? Read more...

Could I be in Perimenopause?

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I’m starting to notice some peculiar changes—sore breasts, sleep problems and heavier flow, sometimes with clots. Read more...

Baseline Testing and Monitoring Changes

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I’m 52 years old and skipping periods. I went to my doctor because I can’t sleep, I’m awake sweating and worrying half the night. Plus I feel tired and irritable all day. Read more...

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