menopause knowledge hub
All your symptoms have root causes, which means they can be fixed
You are somewhere in the perimenopause or menopause transition — with no explanation and no map for how to navigate post-fertile life. Yet every symptom you are experiencing has a root cause.
Phases, shifts and symptoms
From the heavy bleeding and anxiety of early perimenopause to the hot flushes, brain fog, night sweats, fatigue, weight gain, joint pain and low mood of late perimenopause and menopause — each symptom has a biological explanation and a root cause that can be addressed.
Late perimenopause and menopause
The oestrogen shift:
Joint pain
Vaginal dryness and recurrent UTIs
Hair loss and chin hair
Acne
Breast tenderness
Thinning skin
The emotional shift:
From belonging to becoming
Symptoms can be further complicated by complex gynaecological conditions and by HRT.
Complex conditions
Perimenopause and menopause inherently overlap and interact with these conditions. Understanding how and why are the starting points to managing the collision, and functional medicine is uniquely placed to join the dots.
Endometriosis
Adenomyosis
Fibroids
PCOS
PMDD
Hashimoto’s and other autoimmune patterns
Long Covid
ADHD
HRT
Whether you want to avoid HRT, came to me already on it, or have come off it and find yourself struggling — the question is never HRT or nothing. It is what is actually driving your symptoms, and what can be done about it.