It’s been a wild symptoms ride in the last couple of weeks. I’ve heard from a doc and an NP that headaches and bleeding longer aren’t indicative of perimenopause 🤔. In the meantime, here’s another symptom from my “Welcome to Perimenopause” series and a few links/resources in reply casts.

Lastly, on bleeding longer during perimenopause: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/well/live/perimenopause-periods-menstrual-cycle.html. “A study that analyzed the menstrual cycles of 1,320 women in the menopause transition found that 78 percent experienced periods that lasted more than 10 days...”

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This week, I also learned about Menopause Society’s Meno Health Questionnaire, which is useful to take to any appointment discussing peri/menopause. Last updated in 2005, but still pretty comprehensive.

This week, I also learned about Menopause Society’s Meno Health Questionnaire, which is useful to take to any appointment discussing peri/menopause. Last updated in 2005, but still pretty comprehensive. https://www.menopause.org/docs/default-document-library/questionnaire.pdf?sfvrsn=90fd425b_0

If you’re in the US, the best shot at finding a peri/menopause-informed physician or NP (that I’ve discovered so far at least) is through Menopause Society’s Certified Practitioner search.

If you’re in the US, the best shot at finding a peri/menopause-informed physician or NP (that I’ve discovered so far at least) is through Menopause Society’s Certified Practitioner search. https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx