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Perimenopause is going mainstream — It’s about time!!!

In this New York Times piece, “Why Is Perimenopause Still Such a Mystery?” author Jessica Grose hits on one of the biggest problems about this time in our lives, the “undiscussability” of this normal —but sometimes disruptive — life phase. But looking at the medical and cultural understanding of perimenopause through…

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When Doctors Dismiss Your Symptoms As Perimenopause (a new twist)

Doctors dismissing symptoms seems to be a hot topic these days. Most of the articles we’ve seen have been about healthcare providers not taking women’s perimenopause symptoms seriously. In contrast, this article shares examples of women who have had symptoms of serious illnesses being dismissed as related to perimenopause. It seems…