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Perimenopause: More Than Just Hormones

When most people think of perimenopause, the conversation often focuses on hormones. The body's production of estrogen and progesterone decline, bringing hot flushes, mood swings, and irregular cycles. While that’s true, it’s not the whole story.

 

Perimenopause is also a neurological and stress-regulation transition. It’s not just your ovaries winding down, it’s your brain and nervous system adapting to a new hormonal situation. These changes influence how you think, sleep, regulate stress, and process emotions.

 

In this article we will examine how your brain rewires during perimenopause and discuss how your nervous system and stress response play a bigger role in your experience than you may realise. Your adrenal system also influences the symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, and brain fog that are prevalent in perimenopause.



Broken cardboard heart stitched together with red thread with vials of hormones and syringes.
How the body rewires during perimenopause

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