"You are too young." "Your periods are normal." "Your bloods are fine." Why none of these rule out perimenopause — and what the current guidance actually says.

Persistent shoulder pain in your 40s or 50s? The tendons involved are directly sensitive to oestrogen. Here’s the hormonal connection nobody mentioned — and what actually helps.

Frozen shoulder is most common in women aged 40–60 — right in the perimenopause window. The hormonal reason is well established. Here’s what it means for you.

Outer hip pain that won’t resolve in your 40s or 50s? Declining oestrogen is very often part of the picture. Here’s what’s happening and what actually helps.

That sharp first-step heel pain in your 40s or 50s has a hormonal dimension most practitioners have never mentioned. Here’s what the research shows — and what actually helps.

Waking at 3am and can't get back to sleep? You are not going crazy — and it is not just stress. This is one of the most common and least-talked-about symptoms of perimenopause. Here's the hormonal explanation, and five things you can try tonight.