What are the symptoms of perimenopause and what help is available?

Google the signs and symptoms of perimenopause and you’ll read that there are 34. I happen to think there are a lot more, however in this episode we will go through the different types of symptoms, and what you can expect for treatment of those symptoms by both Western and Chinese medicine.

In this podcast we will go over:

• How I generally classify the symptoms of perimenopause (hint: there are more than 34). It is helpful to understand the different groups of symptoms as they do have different treatment approaches
• The first line treatment of perimenopause from your GP is purely symptom based and most often hormonal. Whilst this may be necessary in some instances, often taking a gentler and natural approach may have better results in the long run
• The different types of Chinese medicine “patterns” for perimenopause. Maybe you will recognise yourself! In order to provide an effective acupuncture and herbal treatment plan it is very important to acurately diagnose your Chinese medicine “pattern” which is based on groups of signs and symptoms
• My first line treatment of perimenopause as an acupuncturist is using acupuncture to address your perimenopause symptoms. This is a much different approach in every way to using Western medicine