Menopause library
Guides, articles and first-person stories about perimenopause and menopause.
Guides
Am I too young for menopause?What early and premature menopause mean, the ages they typically occur, and when to seek an assessment.
Where can I find help for menopause?Where to find help for menopause — medical providers, menopause specialists, and the questions worth asking.
How can I prepare myself for menopause?How to prepare for menopause: what to read, what to track, and the conversations to have before symptoms start.
How is induced menopause different from natural?How induced menopause — brought on by surgery, radiation or medication — differs from natural menopause.
What are the signs I’m reaching menopause?The signs that perimenopause has begun, from cycle changes to sleep, mood and temperature regulation.
What does menopause mean for my health?What menopause means for long-term health, including the bone, heart and metabolic changes that follow it.
What are all the symptoms of menopause?The recognised perimenopause and menopause symptoms, grouped by how they tend to show up.
What causes menopause?What causes menopause — natural ovarian decline, surgery, medical treatment and other triggers.
Menopause 101What menopause is, when it happens, how perimenopause differs, and the symptoms most commonly reported.
Articles
Why we’re launching the #40Questions campaignWhy Caria launched the #40Questions campaign, and the questions women said they wished they had asked about menopause sooner.
CBT for menopause?What cognitive behavioural therapy is, how it differs from CBD, and why it is used as a non-drug approach to menopause symptoms.
Emotional changes in midlifeHow mood, identity and emotional wellbeing shift in midlife, and why hormonal change is only part of the picture.
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 & MenopauseHow COVID-19 intersected with menopause care in 2020 — symptoms, appointments, HRT supply and looking after yourself at home.
How to get better sleep during menopauseWhy sleep breaks down during menopause, and the routines, environment changes and habits that help most.
How to manage induced menopauseWhat to expect when menopause is brought on by surgery, radiation or medication, and how managing it differs from natural menopause.
Improving your sex lifeVaginal dryness, libido and intimacy during menopause — what changes, what helps, and how to raise it with a clinician.
Managing menopause one breath at a timeHow paced breathing is used to manage hot flushes and stress in menopause, with a walkthrough of the technique.
Your burning questions about menopause…answeredStraight answers to the questions women ask most often about perimenopause and menopause.
Navigating Menopause as a Woman of ColorHow menopause is experienced and treated differently by women of colour, and the gaps in research and care.
When should I see a doctor about menopause?When menopause symptoms warrant a medical appointment, what to take to it, and what a full assessment covers.
The Changing Self: Who Am I Now?Identity, self-image and the sense of becoming someone new during the menopause transition.
The Perimenopause RitualBuilding a daily ritual through perimenopause — tracking, rest and small routines that make the transition easier to read.
We need to talk about incontinenceWhy bladder leaks are common in menopause, what causes them, and the exercises and treatments that help.
Why you should track your symptomsWhat symptom tracking reveals over time, and how a written record helps both you and your clinician.
It’s World Menopause Month!Marking World Menopause Month 2019, and why menopause deserves more than a single day of attention.
Stories
Finding my purpose after a hysterectomyA first-person account of a hysterectomy at 42, and finding purpose through surgical menopause.
Learning to pauseA first-person account of slowing down in midlife and learning to listen to a changing body.
Surviving in the Sandwich GenerationA first-person account of going through menopause while caring for both children and ageing parents.
The menopause I didn’t see comingA first-person account of menopause arriving without warning, and what she wishes she had known.
Trauma, menopause, and finding myselfA first-person account of trauma, menopause, and rebuilding a sense of self.