Micronized progesterone and progesterone cream are not interchangeable. An evidence review of what the capsule was tested for, what the cream trials found, and why the difference matters for anyone using estrogen.
Post menopausal symptoms split three ways: some fade, some are silent, and one group, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, tends to get worse without treatment. What the research says, and the three words worth saying at your next appointment.
Who invented the 40 hour work week? Page one says Henry Ford. A fact-check with four labour historians says otherwise. The dated record from Robert Owen in 1817 to the Fair Labor Standards Act, and what happened to the boundary after. Vol. 8 of The Britannica Series.
Hot flash medication has changed. Hormone therapy is still the most effective, but two new non-hormonal drugs, fezolinetant and elinzanetant, now sit alongside the older options. The whole evidence-backed menu, and what the evidence does not support.
Resentment towards a husband who is, by most measures, a decent one is usually filed as a character fault. A study of 393 households measured the mechanism underneath it, and it has little to do with how much either of you loves the other.
Estrogen dominance is not a recognized diagnosis, but part of the idea is real physiology. An evidence review of what perimenopause does to estrogen and progesterone, why saliva tests cannot settle it, and what to bring to a clinician instead.
Productivity guilt is the thing that starts a timer the moment you sit down. Four studies measured the belief underneath it, found it predicts lower happiness and higher stress, and found one condition under which it lets go.
Weird perimenopause symptoms are usually one hormonal change showing up in tissue nobody associates with menopause. What is documented, what is still uncertain, and which ones are not perimenopause at all.
Does HRT cause weight gain? A Cochrane review of 28 randomized trials in 28,559 women found no effect on weight beyond the usual midlife gain. Why the scale moved anyway, and what to measure instead.
How long does menopause last? The word covers three things with three timelines. The largest American study found the transition runs 4.4 to 8.6 years, and the age it started decides most of it.
