Menopause and PerimenopauseCutting Through the Noise
Symptoms, HRT risks in real numbers, getting help in NHS Scotland, your rights at work, and the hype to ignore.
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About this guide
Perimenopause and menopause affect around half the population, yet good information is surprisingly hard to find among adverts, influencers and old scare stories.
More about this guide
This guide sets out what the evidence really says, from the first symptoms to talking to your GP: HRT and its risks in real numbers, the 2002 scare and what changed since, non-hormonal options, and your rights at work.
It covers NHS Scotland and the rest of the UK, with a symptom tracker, questions for your GP and a list of reliable places to get help.
What’s inside
- What perimenopause and menopause actually are
- The symptoms, including the ones nobody mentions
- Is it perimenopause? How it is diagnosed
- Getting help in NHS Scotland and the rest of the UK
- HRT: what it is and the options
- HRT risks in real numbers
- The 2002 scare, and what the 2024 update changed
- Special situations: early menopause, surgery, cancer and other conditions
- Non-hormonal treatments that work
- Exercise, food and everyday habits: what the evidence says
- Sleep, brain fog and mental health
- Sex, relationships, vaginal and bladder health
- Bones, heart and long-term health
- The hype to watch out for
- Menopause at work: your rights
- Myths versus facts
- Popular theories checked
- Supporting someone through menopause
- Symptom tracker and questions for your GP
- Where to find reliable help
General information only, not medical advice. Talk to your GP or pharmacist about your own symptoms and treatment.
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