Women’s health has traditionally been under-researched, but as the focus starts to shift, we’re beginning to realise that the change of life is much more complicated than many of us thought. For one thing, menopause doesn’t happen in just one act, but in three. Here we take you through each of them...
1 PERIMENOPAUSE
As our ovaries wind down, our sex hormones also begin to peter out – but not before taking us on one last rollercoaster ride. This is known as perimenopause