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At menopausehelp.co.uk, we provide expert menopause support tailored to your needs. Our comprehensive approach includes personalized guidance, wellness programs, and a supportive community. Choose us for the best care during this transformative phase of life.
This great resource on BMS (British Menopause Support) will help you find local specialist to talk with if you need it – https://thebms.org.uk/find-a-menopause-specialist/
What is the Menopause?
The Menopause is entered into when a woman has not had a period in a year. Before this ‘Perimenopause’ can start years before. During this time the levels of oestrogen and progesterone rise and fall erratically. The average age periods stop for women in the UK is 51, however the Perimenopause can start as early as your thirties.
As a women’s ovarian supply starts to run out their ovaries become less able to respond to reproduction hormones – which means they stop making oestrogen and progesterone that regulate menstruation and are needed for fertility.
The knock-on effect of these changes can cause symptoms like anxiety, mood swings, brain fog, hot flushes, difficulty sleeping, skin and hair changes, muscle aches and joint pains.
If you are finding it hard to get information on Perimenopause and Menopause, we are here to support your learning journey, sourcing the most up to date information and active support available.
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Are you a partner, child, husband, or friend looking for information on Menopause, firstly good for you wanting to know more, and secondly this site is for everyone, so here is a basic summary of what happens and what someone not going through it can do to support someone who is.
If you are struggling to continue with your usual day-to-day routine, if the sleeplessness or sore joints and hot flushes are getting in the way of maintaining a happy and balanced lifestyle, maybe it’s time to talk to your GP?
Common symptoms of menopause and perimenopause
Menopause and perimenopause symptoms can have a big impact on your daily life, including relationships, social life, family life and work.
Changes to your periods
The first sign of the perimenopause is usually, but not always, a change in the normal pattern of your periods, for example they become irregular. Eventually you’ll stop having periods altogether.
Mental health symptoms
Common mental health symptoms of menopause and perimenopause include:
- changes to your mood, like low mood, anxiety, mood swings and low self-esteem
- problems with memory or concentration (brain fog)
Physical symptoms
Common physical symptoms of menopause and perimenopause include:
- hot flushes, when you have sudden feelings of hot or cold in your face, neck and chest which can make you dizzy
- difficulty sleeping, which may be a result of night sweats and make you feel tired and irritable during the day
- palpitations, when your heartbeats suddenly become more noticeable
- headaches and migraines that are worse than usual
- muscle aches and joint pains
- changed body shape and weight gain
- skin changes including dry and itchy skin
- reduced sex drive
- vaginal dryness and pain, itching or discomfort during sex
- recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)
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