Nobody told me losing words mid-sentence could be perimenopause.
Logging when it happens, alongside sleep, cycle changes and everything else you notice, gives you a clearer picture to bring to your clinician.
Key facts and where they come from
In a study that followed 2,362 women for about 4 years, memory gains stalled in perimenopause, then rebounded after menopause.
Greendale et al., Neurology, 2009 (SWAN study, 2,362 women)
The studies behind it
Greendale GA et al. Effects of the menopause transition and hormone use on cognitive performance in midlife women. Neurology 2009;72:1850-1857.
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