The Journal

Menopause and hormone therapy, explained

Plain-English guides to hormone treatments, written for women 40+ and reviewed by a licensed clinician before they are published.

PerimenopauseDraftPerimenopause Brain Fog: Why You Walk Into a Room and Go BlankLosing words, losing your train of thought, forgetting why you walked in: brain fog is common in perimenopause. What’s behind it, what helps and when to ask your doctor.8 min read

Treatments

How each hormone treatment works, how it is used, and what to ask your clinician.

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GLP-1s

What GLP-1 medicines do to your body beyond the scale, and how to protect your strength.

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GLP-1sDraftLighter, Not Always Stronger: GLP-1s and Muscle Loss After 35Some of the weight you lose on a GLP-1 is lean mass, mostly muscle. Here’s what the research shows and what helps protect it.7 min read

Symptoms

What hormone therapy can and cannot do for the changes you are noticing.

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SymptomsDraftDoes HRT cause weight gain? What the research saysDoes HRT cause weight gain? What menopause does to weight and belly fat, what trials of hormone therapy found, and how bloating differs from fat gain.9 min read

Sexual & urogenital health

Vaginal dryness, discomfort and urinary changes after menopause, and the local treatments used for them.

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Sexual & urogenital healthDraftVaginal estrogen cream: how it works, how it's used, and who it's forHow vaginal estrogen cream treats vaginal dryness and painful sex after menopause, how the applicator schedule works, side effects, and who should ask first.10 min read

Safety & cost

Side effects, risks and what hormone therapy costs, laid out with the research behind them.

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