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How long do menopause hot flushes last?
Longer than most sources say. The largest study found a median of 7.4 years — and when yours started is the strongest predictor of how long they'll run.
Perimenopause & menopause
Answers you can check.
Evidence-led writing on perimenopause and menopause — every claim traceable to a named source, and the uncertainty left in.
Every claim is sourced
Not “studies show”. The study, named and linked — NICE, the NHS, Cochrane, the trial itself. You can check the working.
Uncertainty stays in
Where the evidence is mixed, we say it’s mixed. Where nobody knows yet, we publish that. It’s more useful than a confident guess.
Written by someone in it
Ann is going through menopause herself. She isn’t a nutritionist or a doctor, and nothing here pretends otherwise.
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How long does menopause anxiety last?
There's no clean answer — and the honest reason why is more useful than a number. What the evidence shows, what shortens it, and when not to wait it out.
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Is nausea a symptom of perimenopause?
Not according to UK guidance — nausea isn't on the NHS or NICE symptom lists. Here's what might explain it, and why assuming it's hormonal is the risky move.
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Perimenopause fatigue: what it feels like and what's causing it
Exhaustion in perimenopause is real — but it often has a treatable cause that isn't hormones. The heavy bleeding link, and the blood test worth asking for.
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What do perimenopause cramps feel like?
Much like period cramps — the sensation isn't distinctive. What changes is the pattern, and a change in pattern in your forties is worth paying attention to.
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