https://menocare.com.au/ Menopause-trained doctors, by video, Australia-wide en-AU https://menocare.com.au/symptoms/low-libido/ https://menocare.com.au/symptoms/low-libido/ Loss of interest in sex is one of the most common changes through perimenopause and one of the least discussed. What contributes to it, and why the physical and the emotional are hard to separate. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://menocare.com.au/symptoms/low-mood/ https://menocare.com.au/symptoms/low-mood/ Feeling flat, tearful or unlike yourself in your forties is common in perimenopause — and commonly mistaken for depression alone. What is known about the difference, and why it matters. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://menocare.com.au/symptoms/weight-changes/ https://menocare.com.au/symptoms/weight-changes/ Weight that settles differently in your forties, on a diet that has not changed. What is actually happening, what the evidence supports, and why most advice aimed at this is wrong. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://menocare.com.au/perimenopause/what-is-perimenopause/ https://menocare.com.au/perimenopause/what-is-perimenopause/ Perimenopause is the years of hormonal fluctuation before your final period. It commonly starts in your forties, can last four to ten years, and is defined by instability rather than decline. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://menocare.com.au/living-well/exercise-and-bone-health/ https://menocare.com.au/living-well/exercise-and-bone-health/ Bone density loss accelerates around menopause and cardiovascular risk rises. What the evidence actually supports doing about both, and why resistance training matters more than it used to. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://menocare.com.au/living-well/menopause-at-work/ https://menocare.com.au/living-well/menopause-at-work/ Symptoms that affect your working life, what adjustments actually help, your rights in Australia, and how to have the conversation — or whether to have it at all. 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Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://menocare.com.au/getting-care/preparing-for-your-appointment/ https://menocare.com.au/getting-care/preparing-for-your-appointment/ What to track before you see a doctor about perimenopause, what to bring, and the questions worth asking while you are in the room. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://menocare.com.au/getting-care/what-it-costs/ https://menocare.com.au/getting-care/what-it-costs/ Medicare rebates, bulk billing, long appointments and the gap you may pay. What to expect financially when seeking care for menopause symptoms, and how to keep the cost down. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000