Patches, gels, tablets, vaginal preparations, pellets. The way you take MHT changes how it works in your body. Here is how each compares.

f you have had a hysterectomy, you probably have been told you only need oestrogen. The conversation about progesterone is changing.

Body-identical, bioidentical, synthetic, compounded. Four words for hormone therapy that mean very different things. Here is what each one is.

Breast cancer is the single biggest fear stopping women from starting MHT. Here is what the current Australian evidence actually says.

Menopause is three stages, not one. The stage before menopause is called perimenopause — and it is where most symptoms actually live. Here is what is happening.

In 2002, one study made a generation of women too frightened to take MHT, and a generation of GPs too cautious to prescribe it. Here is what really happened. Category: MHT and Hormones

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.

HRT is what we used to call it. MHT is the technical term now. Same hormones, same treatment, and a name change worth understanding.

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.

Healthy ageing is not about slowing down. It is about staying strong, sharp and independent. And it starts with your muscles — right now, in menopause.

70% of women experience the Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause. Most are never told it has a name — or that it is directly connected to their hormones and their muscle.

Every time your muscles contract, they release signals that fight chronic inflammation. In menopause, this protection is more important — and more under threat — than most women realise.

Metabolic changes in menopause are not about willpower or ageing. They are a muscle and hormone story — and understanding it changes everything.

Brain fog and low mood in menopause have a real cause — and your muscles hold part of the answer. Here's the science, made simple.

The Extraordinary Secret Life of Your Muscles "The Four Superpowers of Muscle in Menopause" Introduction And what it means for your brain, your metabolism, and your long-term health By Anna Pattison | Registered Nurse, Clinical Myotherapist & Menopause Mentor | Menopause Hub ⏱ 5 minute read ⚡ The Short Version You have around 600 skeletal muscles in your body. They move your skeleton — every step, every reach, every turn of your head. But that is the smallest part of thei