If you have been told your pain is stress or ageing while your scans are clear, here is the evidence that pain without visible damage is real and recognised.

Brain fog in perimenopause is real, measurable and usually temporary. Here is what is happening in your brain, and when it settles.

When sleep breaks down in perimenopause, your hunger hormones follow. This is the science behind the midnight cravings — and why it is not about willpower.

Sleep apnoea and restless legs syndrome both increase after menopause and both are underdiagnosed in women. Here is what to watch for and what to ask your GP

Menopause shifts your internal body clock by about an hour. Most women reach for melatonin. Here is why that is unlikely to help and what the evidence actually supports.

Night sweats in menopause: why they happen, why some women only get them at night, the link to broken sleep, and when to see your GP. Plus what actually helps.

How long do hot flushes last — both each episode and over the years? The real duration, why they can last into your sixties, and what differs between women.

What is a hot flush, what it feels like, and what is actually happening in your brain when one hits. The real science behind menopause hot flushes.

Hormone therapy after 60 is not one conversation. Vaginal oestrogen has no age cutoff. Systemic MHT depends on vessels and overall health, not birthday.

Oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone have receptors across almost every system in your body. Here is what those hormones do — and why menopause shows up everywhere.