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Here's how it usually goes. A hysterectomy in her 30s or early 40s, often for fibroids, endometriosis or bleeding that wouldn't stop. The surgeon keeps her ovaries and tells her...
You laugh too hard. You sneeze. You do one jumping jack. You get up too fast from the couch. And a little bit of pee comes out. Welcome to perimenopause...
In April 2023, Denmark became the first European nation to ban ashwagandha in food supplements. The ban made global headlines. Wellness influencers panicked. Consumers started emptying cabinets. And a plant...
I run a supplement company for women in perimenopause. Which means I'm supposed to be diplomatic about the rest of the industry. I'm not going to be. The average perimenopausal...
I know an incredible woman. She's 42. Killer career. On her second book. Running a household. She's the person other people rely on to remember things. Lately, she can't remember...
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Every time I—or another colleague—post about perimenopause, the comments from women are what stay with me. They’re heartbreaking. Women are regularly told things like: “You can’t be in perimenopause if...
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