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Hormonal changes on the path to menopause can begin before menstrual irregularity — as early as your late 30s/early 40s.
These changes can affect sleep, mood and more.
Women Living Better recognized in a 2024 Lancet article
“Provid[ing] evidence-based, realistic, and clear information about the menopause transition and its symptoms, including stories from women with lived experience and information about treatment options.”
— The Lancet is one of the world’s highest-impact academic medical journals.
While we at Women Living Better use the word women, we include all those born with female anatomy who may or may not identify as a woman.
Understand how hormonal patterns change in the lead up to menopause.
Learn about perimenopause symptoms that can begin while still getting a monthly period.
Investigate your symptoms and explore options during this transitional time.
You are not alone
Are you in your late 30s/early 40s and experiencing disrupted sleep, mood changes, night sweats, or other perimenopause symptoms but still getting a monthly period?
Women Living Better helps you learn about the normal — yet often disruptive — changes that happen in the many years leading up to menopause.
GETTING STARTED
What causes perimenopause to begin?
The declining supply of eggs in the ovaries initiates these changes to hormonal patterns.
Why are my sleep, mood, breasts and brain affected?
Hormones act all over our bodies — far beyond our ovaries!
Why do I feel so not like myself?
Hormonal fluctuations cause things to often feel chaotic.
How can I discuss perimenopause with my healthcare provider?
Many types of healthcare providers may be able to be supportive during perimenopause
What can I do to feel more in control?
Tracking your menstrual cycle can help see patterns and connect symptoms
Women Living Better receives the North American Menopause Society’s 2021 Media Award
This award recognizes a media professional whose body of work, through any consumer media outlet (ie, print, television, radio, Internet), has served to expand the knowledge and understanding of menopause.
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