Low mood, brain fog, hot flushes, night sweats and difficulty sleeping: these are just some of the symptoms women can experience as they go through perimenopause and the menopause itself. In fact, menopause research platform Morpheus has identified a whopping 103 physical and emotional ailments that women can suffer from. These symptoms can start as early as your 30s, peaking in your mid-to-late 40s, with menopause itself typically happening around the age of 50 or 51.
Of course, not everyone experiences the same timelines and symptoms or even the same severity. For menopause activist and champion Davina McCall , the onset of perimenopause in her mid-40s was a frightening time. ‘I lost myself.
Broken sleep and brain fog, emotional, a bit all over the place, and I was frightened,’ she has said. This led McCall to present two well-received documentaries on the menopause, and write a book on the subject, Menopausing. It won Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023, signalling the huge swell in interest in women’s health – even as it showcased how little information there has traditionally been for women in mid-life.
Actress Tracee Ellis-Ross can empathise. ‘I’m going through perimenopause at the moment,’ she said last year on the Red Table Talk podcast . Tuck into the latest careers news, trends and tips with Metro's partnership with Jobbio’s Amply network.
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