A growing library of plain-language education on the treatments women most often discuss in menopause and perimenopause care. Written and reviewed by a Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner.
New topics are added regularly.
Systemic Estrogen Therapy
Estrogen that circulates through the whole body — most often discussed for moderate to severe hot flashes and night sweats, and for bone loss prevention.
ReadSECTION 2The partner to systemic estrogen for women with a uterus — and a distinct conversation of its own in perimenopause, cycle changes, and sleep.
ReadSECTION 3Vaginal (Local) Estrogen Therapy
A small amount of estrogen delivered directly to vaginal and nearby urinary tissue — the treatment most often discussed for GSM and recurrent urinary symptoms.
ReadSECTION 4Non-Hormonal Options for Hot Flashes & Night Sweats
A growing set of non-hormonal options for vasomotor symptoms — a category that has changed more in recent years than in the previous two decades.
ReadSECTION 5What the evidence actually supports — and the pellet question, answered.
ReadSECTION 6Weight Changes After 35
What changes, why it happens, and what actually helps — muscle, metabolism, and the cardiometabolic conversations worth having earlier.
ReadSLEEP & MIDLIFE HEALTHBetter Sleep After 35
Understanding insomnia, night sweats, sleep disruption, hormones, and practical approaches to better sleep during midlife.
ReadGENITOURINARY & SEXUAL HEALTHUnderstanding Vulvovaginal Changes After Menopause
How declining estrogen affects the vulva, vagina, bladder, urethra, and pelvic floor — and evidence-based options to discuss with your clinician.
ReadBRAIN HEALTH AFTER 35Brain Health & Cognition
Understand brain fog, memory changes, sleep, hormones, and the difference between common midlife symptoms and signs that deserve further evaluation.
ReadHEALTHY LIVINGHealthy Eating After 35
An evidence-informed approach to nourishing your body during midlife — for cardiovascular, metabolic, bone, digestive, and brain health.
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