Menopause Supplements: What the Evidence Actually Shows
An evidence-based review of common menopause supplements including black cohosh, soy isoflavones, evening primrose oil, red clover and others, with study sizes and honest readings.
Articles
How to Prepare for a Menopause Appointment
What to track before a menopause visit, which questions to ask about diagnosis and treatment, and how to leave with a follow-up plan.
Mood Changes in Perimenopause: When to Ask for Help
How mood symptoms can relate to perimenopause, what else may contribute, and how CBT, depression care and menopause treatments fit together.
Brain Fog in Perimenopause: Real Symptom, More Than One Cause
What research says about cognitive changes during perimenopause, how sleep and mood contribute, and what to discuss before trying treatment.
Heavy, Irregular or Postmenopausal Bleeding: What Needs Checking
How to distinguish expected cycle changes from bleeding that needs assessment, and what current ACOG guidance says about postmenopausal bleeding.
Vaginal Dryness and Urinary Symptoms After Menopause
What genitourinary syndrome of menopause means, how it differs from infection, and the evidence for moisturizers, lubricants and local vaginal treatment.
Menopause and Sleep: What Is Waking You Up?
A practical guide to night sweats, insomnia and sleep apnea during menopause, with evidence for CBT-I, hot-flash treatment and clinical evaluation.
Nonhormonal Hot-Flash Treatments That Have Evidence
Evidence for prescription nonhormonal medicines, CBT and hypnosis for hot flashes, including the limits of supplements and cooling products.
Hormone Therapy Risks: Put the Headlines in Numbers
A plain-language guide to systemic menopausal hormone therapy, the WHI numbers, who should avoid it, and how to discuss alternatives.
Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: What Actually Helps
Why hot flashes happen, how to check for other causes, and what hormone therapy, nonhormonal prescriptions, CBT and hypnosis can do.