Dr. Mary Claire Haver

But again, do your research.

Midi does take insurance.

Alloy does not, but the prices seem to be pretty reasonable.

I know acquaintances who've used both services and have been very, very happy with them.

How is the new perimenopause book different than the new menopause book?

Great question.

Perimenopause is not early menopause.

It's its own distinct biological phase, and it deserved its own book.

The new menopause is about life after the ovaries stop producing hormones and teaches you how to protect your brain, your bones, your heart, your muscles, and your metabolism in postmenopause.

The new perimenopause is about the 7 to 10-year transition before your periods stop.

This is not a gentle decline.

Hormones fluctuate wildly.

This is when many women first experience anxiety, brain fog, sleep disruption, weight changes, mood shifts, joint pain, loss of resilience, and that unsettling feeling of, I just don't feel like myself anymore, long before anyone ever says the word menopause.

Perimenopause often starts quietly.

It shows up in the brain first, then the body, then everywhere else.

Most women are never taught to recognize it and are told nothing is wrong.

I wrote the new perimenopause because you deserve answers before things spiral.

You deserve care before burnout.

And you deserve a roadmap for a transition medicine has ignored for far too long.

If you've thought, why didn't anyone warn me?