Hormonal Changes In Menopause

Hormonal changes in menopause can be a real nuisance – from sudden hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings, to sleepless nights, brain fog and more – all the while you have to pretend everything is ok so people don't think you're crazy!

Reproductive hormones like oestrogen and progesterone play an important role in regulating everything from your mood and energy levels, brain and bone health, heart health and even your sleep patterns.

So when you're dealing with the challenges of menopause, restoring hormone balance is not only key to decrease symptoms but also reducing the risk for many future conditions like osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, heart attack, and cognitive decline.

Keep reading to learn more about hormonal changes in menopause and how you can maintain optimal hormone levels during this challenging time of transition.

Menopause is a natural part of the aging process for women, marked by the cessation of menstrual periods and a decline in hormone production, especially oestrogen.

This change in hormone levels can result in the aforementioned symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, mood and cognitive changes.

Importantly, this transition period also comes with a statistically higher risk for health problems like breast cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, arthritis and depression – so it's important to partner with a health practitioner specialising in hormone health to maintain optimal health throughout both perimenopause and menopause.

Fortunately, we now have a much deeper understanding of what impacts hormonal changes, how to manage them more effectively and natural treatments such as bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) that provide effective symptom relief while protecting your long-term health.

Ideally, women approaching menopause (or who are already in menopause) will want to adjust their lifestyle, diet and sleep habits to naturally lessen symptoms like weight gain, fatigue, and insomnia.

Before diving into bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to restore depleted reproductive hormones, it's important to evaluate your current hormone levels to determine the best personalised treatment approach.

Our comprehensive blood tests offers much more than a standard blood test: it looks at sex, thyroid and adrenal hormones as well as important biomarkers.

If you're based in the UK and are not sure whether working with our BHRT Drs is the right route for you, you can book a discovery call. Alternatively, if you're ready to get started, please call the clinic directly on +44203 303 0237 to book in for your initial visit (£699 including comprehensive blood test).

If you're not based in the UK, you won't be able to work with our BHRT Drs but you can still work with our functional medicine nutritionist and coach. Please call the clinic on +44203 303 0237 to find out more.