It’s ‘just the perimenopause’. It’s a refrain I’ve increasingly heard from friends and patients – and it’s left me worried. Many might argue that more women talking about the perimenopause is a good thing. After all, our understanding of this pre-menopausal condition – where female sex hormone levels begin to fluctuate causing periods to become irregular – has come on in leaps and bounds in recent decades.
With that greater understanding has come greater awareness – and better treatment – for those experiencing uncomfortable perimenopause symptoms. However, there has been a dangerous downside – because as research into perimenopause has grown,
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