INTRODUCING – The perimenopause diaries

Perimenopause: it's a huge physical, mental and sexual upheaval in a woman's life and yet, there's so much confusion as to how to make it through.

Perimenopause is the months and years leading up to the last period, where a woman's hormones get feisty on their way down to retirement. This hormone fluctuation can lead to a range of symptoms, from hot flashes and night sweats to painful sex, mood swings and RAGE!

In this four-part series, Yumi Stynes speaks to women in the thick of perimenopause as well as world-leading experts in the field to find out how to best manage during this phase without going postal.

This episode contains references to perimenopause, hot flashes, night sweats, HRT, Hormone Replacement Therapy, MHT, Menopausal Hormone Therapy, estrogen, vaginal dryness, vaginal atrophy, brain fog, depression, anxiety, rage, anger, irritation, primary ovarian insufficiency, genito-urinary syndrome of menopause.