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Menopausal brain fog fluctuates day to day, so single cognitive tests miss it. Here's why researchers are turning to wearables and repeated measures.

Eight menopause doctors and researchers worth following — a cross-specialty panel to fill your feed with credible information instead of fear and supplement pitches.

Harvard's Apple Women's Health Study analyzed 94,118 nights of sleep data and found rising nighttime wakefulness in the 18 months before menopause — often before periods stopped. What that means, honestly.

HRT, strength training, CBT, vaginal oestrogen and more — what the evidence actually supports in perimenopause, matched to the symptoms each one treats.

Perimenopause misinformation rarely sounds outrageous — it sounds reassuring. Eight red flags in perimenopause advice, and what good care actually looks like.

A 2026 study of 332 women found testosterone therapy was associated with improvements in fatigue, mood, cognition and biomarkers.

If you’re waking up at 3–4am and then hitting a mid-afternoon crash, you’re not alone. Sleep disruption is a common part of the menopause transition—and it can affect how you feel and function the next day. Important note: This article is for general education and is not personal medical advice. If symptoms are persistent, severe, or worrying, it’s worth discussing them with a qualified clinician. Is waking up at 3am a perimenopause thing? It can be. ACOG notes that during th

You’re in a meeting and the word you need just… disappears. Emails take longer. You lose your train of thought mid-sentence. And because your job depends on your brain, it can feel scary. Here’s the reassuring part: “brain fog” is a common menopause-transition symptom, and in most women it’s mild and stays within normal limits—even when it feels disruptive. This article explains what “brain fog” means, what studies show, why it happens, and what evidence-based options can hel

The study at a glance Researchers grouped 124,780 women into: pre-menopausal, post-menopausal with no HRT, and post-menopausal women who reported ever using HRT (HRT group). They analyzed self-reported mental health and sleep measures, cognitive task performance, and (in a subset with MRI) gray matter volumes in the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). What they found 1) Mental health symptoms were higher after menopause Across several measures