Over thirty symptoms, a decade-long transition, and one blood test that keeps coming back normal. This is the 21-week guide medicine skipped.
Perimenopause can begin in your mid-thirties and last ten years. Yet the average consultation ends with a single FSH test, a mental health referral, or the suggestion to return once your periods have stopped entirely. If you have left that room without answers, this book was written for you.
Perimenopause: It Is Not in Your Head draws on peer-reviewed research and current clinical guidelines to explain what is actually happening in your body and brain, and what to do about each part of it. Twenty-one chapters, each closing with strategies to try that week, reflection questions, and further reading.
Inside you will find:
This is not a book that reduces perimenopause to hot flushes and mood swings. It is a rigorous, readable account of a transition affecting every person with ovaries, written by a researcher who did the work a ten-minute appointment cannot.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Over thirty symptoms, a decade-long transition, and one blood test that keeps coming back normal. This is the 21-week guide medicine skipped.Perimenopause can begin in your mid-thirties and last ten years. Yet the average consultation ends with a single FSH test, a mental health referral, or the suggestion to return once your periods have stopped entirely. If you have left that room without answers, this book was written for you.Perimenopause: It Is Not in Your Head draws on peer-reviewed research and current clinical guidelines to explain what is actually happening in your body and brain, and what to do about each part of it. Twenty-one chapters, each closing with strategies to try that week, reflection questions, and further reading.Inside you will find: Twenty-one weeks of specific strategies covering symptoms, treatment decisions, advocacy, and identityWhy the transition begins years before your final period, and what the hormonal fluctuation pattern actually looks likeWhy a single FSH test on a single day is an inadequate and often misleading diagnostic toolThe full symptom picture: brain fog, rage, anxiety, palpitations, joint pain, hair and skin changes, sleep disruption, and urogenital healthThe neuroscience of cognitive symptoms, and why brain fog is a direct neurological effect of oestrogen fluctuation rather than anxietyWhat the current evidence says about hormonal and non-hormonal therapy, including an honest reappraisal of the Women's Health Initiative falloutHow to document symptoms and advocate effectively in a consultationPerimenopause alongside ADHD, autism, MCAS, hEDS, dysautonomia, and chronic fatiguePremature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, and surgical menopause, the timelines medicine is least prepared forThis is not a book that reduces perimenopause to hot flushes and mood swings. It is a rigorous, readable account of a transition affecting every person with ovaries, written by a researcher who did the work a ten-minute appointment cannot.Part of The Believed Series from Pointed-Pen Press. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798185969212
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Told your tests are normal Prescribed antidepressants for symptoms that feel hormonal You are not imagining this.Perimenopause can begin in your mid-to-late thirties, last for a decade, and produce over thirty distinct symptoms. Yet the average medical consultation ends with a dismissed blood test, a mental health referral, or the instruction to come back once your periods have fully stopped. This book was written for every person who has sat in that room and left without answers.Perimenopause: It Is Not in Your Head is a science-grounded, compassionate, and unflinching guide to the hormonal transition that medicine has consistently undertreated. Drawing on peer-reviewed research, clinical guidelines, and the lived experience of the perimenopausal population, A. S. Whitfield explains what is actually happening in your body and brain, why your symptoms are real, and how to navigate a medical system that was not designed to support you through this.What this book covers: - Why perimenopause begins years before your final period and what the hormonal fluctuation pattern actually looks like- Why a single FSH blood test on a single day is an inadequate and often misleading diagnostic tool- The full symptom picture: brain fog, perimenopausal rage, anxiety, heart palpitations, joint pain, hair and skin changes, sleep disruption, and urogenital health- The neuroscience behind cognitive symptoms: why brain fog and memory disruption are direct neurological effects of oestrogen fluctuation, not anxiety or stress- Hormonal and non-hormonal therapies: what the current evidence actually says, including an honest reappraisal of the research that followed the Women's Health Initiative study- How to advocate for yourself in a consultation, document your symptoms effectively, and ask the right questions- Perimenopause alongside ADHD, autism, MCAS, hEDS, dysautonomia, and chronic fatigue- Premature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, and surgical menopause: the non-standard timelines medicine is least prepared to support- Sleep, movement, nutrition, and the evidence-based lifestyle strategies that account for hormonal change- Identity, relationships, and the emotional dimensions of a transition that goes far beyond the physicalThis is not a book that reduces perimenopause to hot flashes and mood swings. It is a rigorous, readable account of a transition that affects every person with ovaries, written by a researcher who has done the work that most consultations do not have time for. Whether you are newly symptomatic, years into the transition, or supporting someone you love, this book gives you the language, the evidence, and the clarity to stop accepting dismissal as a diagnosis. Seller Inventory # 9798185969212
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Told your tests are normal? Prescribed antidepressants for symptoms that feel hormonal? You are not imagining this.Perimenopause can begin in your mid-to-late thirties, last for a decade, and produce over thirty distinct symptoms. Yet the average medical consultation ends with a dismissed blood test, a mental health referral, or the instruction to come back once your periods have fully stopped. This book was written for every person who has sat in that room and left without answers.Perimenopause: It Is Not in Your Head is a science-grounded, compassionate, and unflinching guide to the hormonal transition that medicine has consistently undertreated. Drawing on peer-reviewed research, clinical guidelines, and the lived experience of the perimenopausal population, A. S. Whitfield explains what is actually happening in your body and brain, why your symptoms are real, and how to navigate a medical system that was not designed to support you through this.What this book covers: Why perimenopause begins years before your final period and what the hormonal fluctuation pattern actually looks likeWhy a single FSH blood test on a single day is an inadequate and often misleading diagnostic toolThe full symptom picture: brain fog, perimenopausal rage, anxiety, heart palpitations, joint pain, hair and skin changes, sleep disruption, and urogenital healthThe neuroscience behind cognitive symptoms: why brain fog and memory disruption are direct neurological effects of oestrogen fluctuation, not anxiety or stressHormonal and non-hormonal therapies: what the current evidence actually says, including an honest reappraisal of the research that followed the Women's Health Initiative studyHow to advocate for yourself in a consultation, document your symptoms effectively, and ask the right questionsPerimenopause alongside ADHD, autism, MCAS, hEDS, dysautonomia, and chronic fatiguePremature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, and surgical menopause: the non-standard timelines medicine is least prepared to supportSleep, movement, nutrition, and the evidence-based lifestyle strategies that account for hormonal changeIdentity, relationships, and the emotional dimensions of a transition that goes far beyond the physicalThis is not a book that reduces perimenopause to hot flashes and mood swings. It is a rigorous, readable account of a transition that affects every person with ovaries, written by a researcher who has done the work that most consultations do not have time for. Whether you are newly symptomatic, years into the transition, or supporting someone you love, this book gives you the language, the evidence, and the clarity to stop accepting dismissal as a diagnosis. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798185969212
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