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Perimenopause, explained calmly
What perimenopause is, when it starts, how long it lasts, and why so many women are surprised by it. A calm, sourced overview — thoughts, not medical advice.
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Thoughts on perimenopause
What helps, what has been misunderstood for years, what new research says, and the things people say out loud. Written by the team behind PeriWise, with every fact linked to its source.
A note before you read: these articles are a collection of thoughts — reflections we gathered while building PeriWise, and things our community told us they found useful. It is not medical advice, and PeriWise is not a medical device. Facts are linked to their original sources at the end. Please talk to a qualified healthcare professional about your personal situation.
What actually helps? Nine things worth knowing about
From evidence-backed treatments to small daily habits: nine things women and clinicians consistently point to for perimenopause symptoms. Thoughts and pointers, not prescriptions.
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How one halted study reshaped a generation's fear of hormone therapy, and what later analyses actually found. A look at the most consequential misreading in women's health.
Read the articleNew clinical findings: how menopause care changed in 2023–2025
NK-receptor drugs, a CBT recommendation, new perimenopause guidelines and fresh data on cognition and digestion — a sourced tour of what changed recently in menopause research.
Read the articleBrain fog is real — and usually temporary
Word-finding pauses, lost threads, the name that won't come: what research says about cognition in perimenopause, and what seems to help. Thoughts, not medical advice.
Read the articleWaking at 3 a.m.: sleep in perimenopause
Why sleep breaks during the transition — night sweats, hormone shifts, 3 a.m. wide-awakeness — and the approaches with the best evidence behind them.
Read the article“You're too young for this” — eight things people say, answered
The sentences women in perimenopause hear from partners, doctors and colleagues — and calm, sourced answers to each of them.
Read the articleTen minutes with your doctor: how to make them count
Appointments are short and perimenopause is complicated. A practical structure — pattern, priority, question — plus what to bring, from the team behind PeriWise's doctor report.
Read the articleCycle chaos: when your cycle stops being predictable
Shorter, longer, skipped, heavier — why cycles change in perimenopause, what patterns mean, and which changes deserve a doctor's look.
Read the articleMenopause myths that won't die
Seven persistent myths about perimenopause and menopause — where each one came from, and what the evidence says instead.
Read the articleSee your own pattern
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