Perimenopause Power: Navigating your hormones on the journey to menopause

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Three-quarters of women reaching menopause experience symptoms such as mood changes, insomnia, hot flushes, and night sweats, but there is little in the way of evidence-based information out there to help them presented in a way that's engaging and helpful. For some women, it’s not a big deal. For others, it can be crushing. In a survey by the American Association of Retired Persons, 84% of participating women said that menopausal symptoms interfered with their lives. Hill also challenges a lot of historical and sexist language (and attitudes) that continue to pervade and permeate through our society. Egton Medical Information Systems Limited. Registered in England and Wales. All rights reserved. Patient does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Maisie Hill

I'm a big fan of Maisies' work. This book is insightful & helpful with a humourous twist that is her personality shining through. It's interesting and probably a book I needed 5 years ago when I started my peri-menopause journey. There's a lot that explained my health journey and would have made me feel like I was going a little less crazy. It's only now I'm starting to learn that peri-menopause is more than scatty periods and hot flushes. Perimenopause, on the other hand, refers to the period of time in which you’ll have cycles, but start to experience ‘menopausal’ symptoms.I saw her recently,” Dr Pinkerton continued, “and she said her marriage could not be better. She recognised that the perimenopausal hormonal fluctuations were making the problems seem incapable of being solved. I guess what I would just say is if you’re in perimenopause, recognise that hormonal fluctuations may make the problems at work or at home seem larger.” Many of the symptoms experienced during perimenopause are a result of decreasing hormone levels. A lower level of oestrogen is the main change, but progesterone and testosterone also play a part. Irregular periods Menopause, defined as a full year with no period, hits women on average around the age of 51. But the years before that cessation – called perimenopause – can be more emotionally and physically fraught than we anticipate. We change a lot during these years. And, as we may remember from puberty, transitions can be awkward. Our bodies and our moods frequently betray us, but one of the worst parts of perimenopause and menopause is that no one talks about them. Three quarters of women experience significant symptoms during the perimenopause, yet there is little in the way of evidence based information available.

Perimenopause: What is it and what can you do? - BBC

Women also benefit exponentially from sleeping more, Dr Pinkerton added. “It’s often the first thing to go, but it’s absolutely one of the things that can help you navigate this time. Then, stress reduction.” People of Generation X tend to be demanding, and they’re having all these things happen to them. Why?” asked Dr Minkin. “What’s going on? They’re being told: ‘Just ignore it; it’s going to get better,’ or ‘You can take an SSRI [antidepressant], which will help your hot flashes – though, yeah, it’s going to make you love sex less and get fat.’ Your options are not too fabulous, but they don’t know how to handle hormonal therapy, because they think it’s going to give you breast cancer. The other part of the problem is that you have such authoritative spokespeople as Dr Kim Kardashian, Dr Suzanne Somers, Dr Oprah Winfrey, Dr Gwyneth Paltrow…” Perimenopause Power is here to change finally, this is a book for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause who want to understand what's going on with their bodies and how to deal with troublesome symptoms, but also gain valuable insights into making menopause a positive and powerful experience--yes, it's possible!

Hot flushes (also called hot ‘flashes’) are the most common perimenopausal symptom. These are characterised as a sudden onset of heat and warmth beginning in the chest and face. They are often accompanied by sweating and last around two to four minutes. Hot flushes can occur daily or even hourly. Night sweats