Signs & Symptoms of Perimenopause & Menopause

The authors of "Hot Flash" discuss how menopause capitalism tries to profit from the growth of menopause awareness, selling dubious products that do not take our health needs seriously.

Dr. Laura Zucker and Dr. Parra Tomkins talk about menopause care, including the program they created called the Hot Flash Café to support their patients.

Researchers find that air pollutants can worsen menopause symptoms by causing estrogen to decline faster.

Dr. Nanette Santoro provides tips for navigating online information (and misinformation) about menopause symptoms and treatments.

Health care journalist Gary Schwitzer critiques recent media messages around menopause. He integrates his perspective with that of researchers and experts, including OBOS co-founder Judy Norsigian and OBOS partner Nina Coslov.

Neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi discusses how the hormones associated with menopause affect women's brains, especially in relation to Alzheimer's Disease.

A three-part series on menopause hormone therapy (MHT) that examines the similarities and differences between bioidentical, FDA-approved, and compounded hormones.

Most women assume that menopause-related changes will happen at age 50 or later. But for many, the changes begin long before that, while periods are still coming monthly.

What is a hormone? How do estrogen, progesterone, FSH, and LH govern the menstrual cycle? What else do hormones do?

Many women don’t know that the symptoms normally associated with the menopause transition can begin early, well before menstrual irregularities occur. Learn about hormonal patterns and how they change over the course of perimenopause and menopause.

This resource provides tips and includes a “perimenopause snapshot” tool, which helps you track and summarize your specific symptoms. Sharing the snapshot with your healthcare provider can help you get what you want from your appointment.

Vaginal dryness is a very common in perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.