The library
Everything Nila has, one shelf away.
Mind, body, food and medicine. Plain answers from people who've read the studies — for the days you know what you're looking for.
Browse by shelf
20 shelves · 6 deeper groups
Beauty
Skin, hair, the body changing, what genuinely helps.
Courses
Small, structured courses for this season, paced for a working life. Coming soon.
Events
Meetups, webinars, workshops and conferences. Submit your own.
Guides for loved ones
Plain-language guides for partners, family and friends who want to actually help.
Finding Support
Understanding your options in midlife, what kind of support exists, how to find it, and what to ask.
Journal
A quiet corner to notice what's shifting, before it gets loud.
Body
Hormones & how they show upCopy link to this section
The hormones that drive perimenopause and menopause, and the symptom clusters they create.
- Read hormones overview
Hormones overview
How estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, FSH, and LH actually move.
- Read estrogen
Estrogen
What it does, why it swings, and what changes when it falls.
- Read progesterone
Progesterone
The sleep/calm hormone, and why luteal-phase changes hit first.
- Read testosterone
Testosterone
Often missed. What the evidence says about its role for women.
- Read fsh & lh
FSH & LH
The signals your brain sends — and why blood tests mislead.
Treatments
Treatments, evidence, and trade-offsCopy link to this section
The full treatment shelf, including the myths, the gaps, and the longreads.
- Read treatments overview
Treatments overview
MHT, non-hormonal options, lifestyle levers, and what's still unsettled.
- Read hrt myths
HRT myths
The cancer-risk story, the WHI hangover, and where the evidence sits now.
- Read cancer risk in plain words
Cancer risk in plain words
Absolute vs relative risk, who it applies to, what changes the maths.
- Read supplements landscape
Supplements landscape
What's evidence-backed, what's hype, and what's wasted money.
- Read mirena & menopause
Mirena & menopause
Using the IUD as the progesterone arm of MHT.
- Read when to ask for a specialist
When to ask for a specialist
The signals it's time for a menopause-trained second opinion.
- Read trauma-informed care
Trauma-informed care
What to look for in a provider if past care has been hard.
- Read the gendered script
The gendered script
Anatomy-not-identity framing for trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive readers.
Rights & coverage
Your rights, your access, your workCopy link to this section
What you're owed, what's covered, and how to advocate for yourself when the system is slow.
- Read your rights
Your rights
FDA, Health Canada, and what 'off-label' actually means for the meds you might be offered.
- Read mht coverage (canada)
MHT coverage (Canada)
Provincial drug plans, private insurance, and the realistic out-of-pocket.
- Read questions for your doctor
Questions for your doctor
Print-ready prompts for first appointments, second opinions, and follow-ups.
- Read while you wait for care
While you wait for care
What you can do this week if your appointment is months away.
At work · For you
Menopause at work, from your sideCopy link to this section
If symptoms are showing up at work, this is the employee-facing set: what to say, what to ask for, and what you're owed.
- Read menopause at work
Menopause at work
The realistic guide to working through perimenopause — adjustments, energy, and what actually helps.
- Read telling work — disclosure scripts
Telling work — disclosure scripts
Word-for-word scripts for telling a manager or HR as much (or as little) as you choose.
- Read your rights at work
Your rights at work
Jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction: workplace protections and where they actually exist.
At work · For HR & employers
Menopause at work, for HR and employersCopy link to this section
The employer-facing set: free print-ready templates your HR team and line managers can use tomorrow, plus the case for offering Nila as a benefit.
- Read hr & manager toolkit
HR & manager toolkit
Five free templates: policy, line-manager toolkit + training outline, conversation script, return-from-leave plan, and incident & impact log (member-facing: discrimination log).
- Read nila for teams
Nila for teams
The one-pager you can hand to HR, plus the case for offering Nila as a menopause benefit.
Evidence
How we know what we knowCopy link to this section
The research layer. What's strong, what's thin, and what we're still waiting on.
- Read research notes
Research notes
Plain-language summaries of the studies that shape the guidance.
- Read research gaps
Research gaps
Where the evidence is genuinely missing — and who it's missing for.
- Read glossary
Glossary
The terms doctors use, defined without the jargon.
- Read books
Books
The menopause books we'd hand to a friend, by shelf.
- Read how we grade evidence
How we grade evidence
The framework behind the strength-of-evidence badges across the site.
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