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- ObservationalOct 22, 2026
Human-centred evidence: start with the person, not the snapshot
Menopause can't be understood in a snapshot.
- Source
- Nila Originals
- Authors
- Erin Beattie, founder of Hello Nila
- Checked
- Oct 22, 2026
- ObservationalOct 15, 2026
CMC Webinar Series: Menopause 101
A plain-language starting point from a BC menopause clinic: symptoms, treatment options and where to find support.
- Source
- BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
- Authors
- Dr. Kerstin Gustafson, Medical Lead, Complex Menopause Clinic
- Checked
- Oct 15, 2026
- GuidelineOct 14, 2026
Hormone therapy dose equivalency table (Canadian Menopause Society)
Handy if you're switching from a pill to a patch or gel. Bring it to your doctor or specialist rather than changing doses yourself.
- Source
- Canadian Menopause Society
- Authors
- Canadian Menopause Society
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- GuidelineOct 14, 2026
Australasian Menopause Society: resources for health professionals
A trusted shelf to share with a doctor, specialist or any health professional who wants to learn more.
- Source
- Australasian Menopause Society
- Authors
- Australasian Menopause Society
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- ReviewOct 14, 2026
The Vajenda, Dr. Jen Gunter's newsletter
A steady, plain-language read when a headline about hormones or menopause sounds too good to be true.
- Source
- The Vajenda (Substack)
- Authors
- Dr. Jen Gunter
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- ObservationalOct 14, 2026
What really happens to your body during menopause, with Dr. Jen Gunter (TED)
Five minutes, plain language, from an OB/GYN: what menopause does in the body.
- Source
- TED
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- ObservationalOct 13, 2026
What happened to everyone else's data
What thirteen health-app privacy cases reveal about the gap between promise and practice.
- Source
- Hello Nila
- Authors
- Erin Beattie, founder of Hello Nila
- Checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- ObservationalOct 13, 2026
Can a spit test tell you you're in perimenopause?
What hormone-testing kits can measure, what they can't establish on their own, and where a thoughtful conversation about testing fits.
- Source
- Hello Nila
- Authors
- Erin Beattie, founder of Hello Nila
- Checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- ObservationalOct 13, 2026
Menopause isn't pink
The pink box in the pharmacy aisle never had much to say to me.
- Source
- Nila Originals
- Authors
- Erin Beattie, founder of Hello Nila
- Checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- Grade BObservationalOct 12, 2026
A physiological cliff at the final menstrual period: 300 million lab tests reconstruct menopause dynamics (Pridham et al., 2026)
The biggest look yet at what menopause does to the body: change starts 10-plus years out, then steps up sharply at the final period. Hormone therapy blunted much of it.
- Source
- Nature Medicine
- Authors
- Pridham G, Hayut Y, Lavi-Shoseyov N, et al.
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- ObservationalOct 8, 2026
The Spoon Theory: the original personal essay
Spoons are a communication metaphor for available energy, not a medical measurement.
- Source
- But You Don’t Look Sick?
- Authors
- Christine Miserandino · original essay, 2003
- Checked
- Oct 8, 2026
- Grade CRandomized trialOct 6, 2026
Three things from IMS 2026: testosterone and bone, lichen sclerosus, anemia
Itching or white patches on the vulva are worth showing a doctor or specialist, since lichen sclerosus has a well-supported treatment.
- Source
- The Vajenda (Substack)
- Authors
- Dr. Jen Gunter
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- Grade CObservationalOct 4, 2026
Perimenopause and work: findings from the AMY study (IMS 2026)
Workplace support works best when it looks at the whole picture: mood, health conditions and the job itself, as well as symptoms.
- Source
- The Vajenda (Substack)
- Authors
- Dr. Jen Gunter, reporting on research by Prof. Sue Davis
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- Grade CRandomized trialOct 1, 2026
Transdermal testosterone and muscle in postmenopause: the PAMELA trial (IMS 2026)
Strength training remains the best-studied way to protect muscle. Testosterone didn't meaningfully add to it in this trial.
- Source
- The Vajenda (Substack)
- Authors
- Dr. Jen Gunter, reporting on research by Dr. Hayley Dillon and colleagues
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- ReviewSep 30, 2026
Why menopause supplements aren't worth it
Read the label, not the name: many menopause blends list helpful ingredients at doses too small to matter.
- Source
- Which?
- Authors
- Shefalee Loth, Which?
- Checked
- Oct 2, 2026
- Grade CObservationalSep 29, 2026
Sex and menopause are missing from popular TikTok content
Top menopause creators on TikTok rarely mention sexual symptoms, even though they're common.
- Source
- Menopause (journal of The Menopause Society)
- Authors
- Hariharan, Ahsan and Rowen
- Checked
- Oct 3, 2026
- ObservationalSep 25, 2026
When hormones shift, mental health shifts with them
Hormone swings can shake your mood, and the risk gathers around the change itself: perimenopause, the weeks after birth, surgical menopause, and any time hormone therapy is interrupted.
- Source
- Nila
- Authors
- Erin Beattie, founder of Hello Nila
- Checked
- Sep 25, 2026
- Randomized trialSep 24, 2026
Hyaluronic acid for vaginal health and quality of life after menopause: systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs (Dahab et al.)
The highest-level evidence summary so far on vaginal hyaluronic acid after menopause: randomized-trial evidence for symptom relief and quality of life, with a safety profile suited to people avoiding hormones.
- Source
- International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- Checked
- Sep 24, 2026
- Grade CObservationalSep 19, 2026
Lower bone density and hearing loss after menopause
An early finding: hearing loss was more common in people with lower bone density. Worth mentioning if you notice both.
- Source
- American Journal of Otolaryngology
- Authors
- Mkrtchyan et al.
- Checked
- Oct 2, 2026
- ObservationalSep 18, 2026
Women's Healthcare Barriers Extend Into Work and Family Life
Care gaps do not stay in the appointment room. Among U.S. women who could not get needed healthcare, 66% said the effect reached their work.
- Source
- Gallup and Pivotal
- Authors
- Gallup, in partnership with Pivotal
- Checked
- Sep 22, 2026
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- Grade CSep 15, 2026
Menopause, sex and pain (MREF booklet)
A voluntary survey of 537 respondents, so selection bias applies and it isn't peer-reviewed, but it's one of the few sources naming pain during sex plainly.
Read our summary - Grade AJan 1, 2025
GSM guideline 2025 (AUA/SUFU/AUGS)
The guideline behind local estrogen as first-line care for genitourinary symptoms. The strongest grade we give.
Read the vaginal health guide - Grade B2016
Sexual function after RRSO (Tucker, 2016)
What happens to sexual function after risk-reducing ovary removal, from a real cohort, not a marketing page.
Read the surgical menopause guide
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