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- BriefHot flashes & night sweats7.4 yrs
How long do hot flashes last? Often more than 7 years.
The SWAN number, and why the stage you were in when they started matters.
- BriefWeight & metabolism20–60
Does your metabolism crash at 40? No, but your body composition shifts.
6,421 people, 8 days to 95 years: energy use held steady from 20 to 60.
- GuideJoints, muscles & pain
Joint pain in midlife: is it menopause?
What the research links to the transition, and what to rule out.
- GuideWeight & metabolism
Weight and metabolism in midlife: what’s really changing
Including the “your metabolism crashes at 40” myth.
- GuideMood, anxiety & brain fog
Is this brain fog? Memory and focus in midlife
What people mean by it, and when to get checked sooner.
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Perimenopause: the signs and the stages
Perimenopause, menopause, and the years nobody mapped out for you.
- The words, defined
- The stages researchers use
- How long hot flashes last
- When to call your clinician
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